Social science is becoming increasingly important in conservation, with more studies
involving methodologies that collect data from and about people. Conservation science is a …

Conservation issues are often complicated by sociopolitical controversies that reflect
competing philosophies and values regarding natural systems, animals, and people …

Ecological research and biodiversity management often raise ethical questions in areas that
include responsibilities and duties to the scientific community, public welfare, research …

Conservation organizations are asked to be responsive to a number of ethical obligations
beyond that of the conservation of biodiversity: the reduction of poverty, the imperative of …

Ethical obligations to animals in conservation research and management are manifold and
often conflicting. Animal welfare concerns often clash with the ethical imperative to …

Imagine that you are an environmentalist who passionately believes that it is wrong to drill
for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How do you convince someone that a decision …

Conservation scientists and practitioners share many of the same goals. Yet in a majority of
cases, we argue, research conducted by academic conservation scientists actually makes …

Natural resource researchers have long recognized the value of working closely with the
managers and communities who depend on, steward, and impact ecosystems. These …

Increases in data availability coupled with enhanced computational capacities are
revolutionizing conservation. But in the excitement over the opportunities afforded by new …

Abstract The Special Feature led by Sutherland, Dicks, Everard, and Geneletti (Methods
Ecology and Evolution, 9, 7–9, 2018) sought to highlight the importance of “qualitative …