Conservation groups often focus on charismatic megafauna like pandas and elephants. What does that mean for other, often overlooked species?

For the first time, whole-genome analysis shows that the small Cape leopards are a genetically distinct population.

Studying charismatic species increased the likelihood of negative workplace experiences for younger colleagues, women and researchers.

Inbreeding depression plays a role in the decline, endangerment, and extinction of small populations, and thus inbreeding has received much attention in conservation biology. The term inbreeding is us...