There could be fewer leopards living across sub-Saharan Africa than previously believed, according to a new study which has analysed suitable habitat and conditions.

By integrating density modelling with habitat suitability, we provide a decision-support framework for leopard conservation across sub-Saharan Africa. The results identify where conservation investme...

Herpetologists are calling for greater inclusion of amphibians in African conservation planning, in a recent letter published in the journal Science.  Africa is home to roughly 1,170 known species of…

In the remote high-altitude stretches of the Kashmir Himalayas, where silence speaks louder than sound and snow muffles every movement, the Himalayan wolf moves

Once, the red wolf roamed every Southern state. Today, only seventeen remain in the wild on a swampy peninsula in Eastern North Carolina, a number on the rise thanks to the passionate team of biologis...

Under the rising sun, when the dawn mist still hangs low over the wheat and mustard fields, a lean, ash-grey figure moves through the crops. The animal canters

For Immediate Release, April 30, 2026  Contact: Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Endangered Mexican Wolf Crosses From New Mexico Into Chihuahua Border Wall Construction Could Sever Link Between Populations  SILVER CITY, N.M.— For the first time in decades, a radio-collared wolf last week relocated from the […]

Call for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in quantitative raptor biology; deadline 15 May 2026

A recent study authored by Drs. Ben Ghasemi and Jeremey Bruskotter of Ohio State University’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with Wolf Conservation Center’s senior resea...

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In this study, we combine tourist-contributed images with camera trap-based monitoring data to estimate leopard (Panthera pardus) population densities using multi-session spatial capture–recapture mo...

The Moncrieff Lab is a research lab based at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Research in the lab involves museum specimens, fieldwork, and...

Do opposites really attract? With Red Wolves, it just might be true. Our research partner Lovin, a graduate student at Utah State University advised by Dr. Julie Young, is helping uncover the answer.

Recent global policy developments have highlighted the need for straightforward, robust, and meaningful biodiversity metrics. However, much of conservation science is dominated by the use of a single....

Peer-reviewed research - Reconstructing the history and demise of the red wolf in Alabama: Insights from examining historical records and cultural perspectives

Black bears as apex predators. American black bears can (1) produce top-down effects on ungulates equal to or exceeding those of typical apex predators and (2) modify the spatiotemporal behaviour of ...