The potential for extirpation of extremely small populations (ESPs) is high due to their
vulnerability to demographic and environmental stochasticity and negative impacts of …

Nobody enjoys failure, particularly scientists. The competition for funding is fierce and the
importance of reputation paramount. Conservation scientists also bear the added burden of …

If ecologists" live in a world of wounds"(Leopold 1949), then conservation biologists could
be said to perform triage daily in a ward full of chronically hemorrhaging patients. In the two …

Biologists involved in endangered species conservation are skilled in the scientific and
technical aspects of their work. However, it is equally important that they understand how to …

Conservation resources have become increasingly limited and, along with social, cultural
and political complexities, this shortfall frequently challenges effectiveness in conservation …

Few would doubt that the chances of success of modern conservation efforts are enhanced
significantly by multi-disciplinary approaches to solving social, economic, political, and …

Although some sectors have made significant progress in learning from failure, there is
currently limited consensus on how a similar transition could best be achieved in …

Effective conservation requires addressing three fundamental questions whose answers can
only be sought in conservation practice:(1) What should our goals be and how do we …

Endangered species recovery programs face many challenges; chief among them is the
implementation challenge. Implementation is a complex, dynamic, and multifaceted task …

Species threatened with extinction are the focus of mounting conservation concerns
throughout the world. Thirty‐seven years after passage of the US Endangered Species Act …