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{"title":"Incomplete protection of critical habitat still plagues southern mountain caribou in British Columbia, Canada","authors":"Eric C. Palm, Shaun Fluker, Holly K. Nesbitt, Aerin L. Jacob, Tim Burkhart, Mark Hebblewhite","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70344","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Since their 2003 listing under Canada's federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), 15 subpopulations of southern mountain caribou (<i>Rangifer tarandus caribou</i>) have been functionally extirpated (Lamb et al., <span>2024</span>). In 2020, we published an article explaining why the Government of Canada has been unwilling to exercise its authority under SARA to protect southern mountain caribou critical habitat on non-federal lands in British Columbia (BC, Palm et al., <span>2020</span>). We found that 909 km<sup>2</sup> of provincially managed critical habitat were logged between 2014 and 2019 following its legal identification under SARA in 2014. We concluded that in the absence of non-discretionary protection on provincial land, critical habitat protection for southern mountain caribou would have to rely on alternative mechanisms such as intergovernmental agreements and the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.</p><p>Importantly, there has been progress on southern mountain caribou habitat protection and population recovery since early 2020. A 2020 agreement between First Nations and the governments of BC and Canada protected habitat for four extant subpopulations by expanding the Klinse-Za/Twin Sisters Park from 27 km<sup>2</sup> to 7986 km<sup>2</sup>, implementing a 30-year moratorium on industrial development across 4478 km<sup>2</sup>, and imposing snowmobile closures across 4723 km<sup>2</sup> (Lamb et al., <span>2022</span>). The parties entered into this agreement in accordance with Section 11 of SARA, indicating that the Act can facilitate a process that leads to effective protection of critical habitat on non-federal lands. In addition, wolf reductions in 21 subpopulations, sometimes combined with other recovery actions such as maternal penning, supplemental feeding, and moose reductions, have either slowed population declines or increased caribou abundance in most of these subpopulations (Lamb et al., <span>2024</span>). Yet without habitat restoration and reliable protection of critical habitat that is deemed necessary for survival or recovery, sustained recovery of southern mountain caribou will place the burden of protection on Indigenous groups and will require that interim interventions continue indefinitely.</p><p>Despite progress on habitat protection and population recovery, destruction of southern mountain caribou critical habitat through road building and logging has continued at a similar pace since 2020 as it did between 2014 and 2019. The BC government's current dataset (as of June 2026) on forest harvest shows that an additional 954 km<sup>2</sup> of critical habitat have been logged since the beginning of 2020 (Figure 1). More than 11 years after partially identifying critical habitat and pledging to complete identification within 6 months, the federal government has yet to issue an amended recovery strategy under SARA fulfilling that commitment. In February 2026, three environmental organizations fi","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70344","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148534285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conservation priorities for Neotropical water striders (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) under climate change","authors":"Leticia Nery,&nbsp;Thiago Bernardi Vieira,&nbsp;Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70319","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrologic changes are increasing globally as human populations grow and climate change alters the planet's energetic and hydric balance. Such changes are widespread in the Neotropical region, especially in large basins, and can deeply affect the aquatic biota. This study aims to determine priority areas of the Neotropics for the conservation of water striders (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae), based on species distribution models under different climate scenarios of the past, present, and future. General patterns recovered for 2050 and 2080 are congruent under optimistic and pessimistic scenarios. There is an overall increase in the conservation importance of the northern Andes and coastal areas of eastern South America, while the central portion of South America decreases. The importances of Guianan Lowlands and Roraima provinces decrease in the most optimistic scenario for 2050, whereas Madeira, Xingu-Tapajós, and Chaco decrease in all future projections. Areas such as the Antilles and the Mexican Transition Zone, in turn, remain constant when compared with the past and present. The changes detected are probably related to a lower climate suitability for many species currently present in certain areas of the Neotropics and their migration to more suitable areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70319","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Debunking the myth of the quintessential resource manager: Precision in actionable science","authors":"Amanda E. Cravens,&nbsp;Nicole M. Herman-Mercer,&nbsp;Aparna Bamzai-Dodson,&nbsp;Megan A. Moore,&nbsp;Richard E. W. Berl,&nbsp;Nicholas W. Cole,&nbsp;Oronde O. Drakes,&nbsp;Diamond V. Ebanks,&nbsp;David C. Fulton,&nbsp;Megan S. Jones,&nbsp;Dawn M. Kotowicz,&nbsp;Alex C. McInturff,&nbsp;James R. Meldrum,&nbsp;Kathryn A. Powlen,&nbsp;Aaron D. Russell,&nbsp;Stefan G. Tangen,&nbsp;Emily J. Wilkins","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70329","url":null,"abstract":"<p>“Actionable science” is a widely held standard for identifying the merits of natural resources research. Yet, science is often framed as actionable to a vaguely identified quintessential “manager” without defining either the intended manager or use. Generic descriptions lack precision for identifying end users or their needs, limiting methodological rigor in research design and leading to contextual misalignments of outputs with the need they intended to serve. Further, imprecise terminology limits the ability to evaluate impact, replicate efforts, or foster adoption and implementation of findings. This perspective article presents the heuristic of “who, what, when, where, why, how” to help researchers be more precise when describing their actionable science. Through intentional reflection, researchers can move beyond generic framings of “managers” representing monolithic organizations. “Managers” become individuals, with unique responsibilities, functions, worldviews, and levels of authority, all influencing their use of and need for scientific information and data.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70329","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148532519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"To release or not to release? A call for caution when considering wildlife reintroductions","authors":"Héctor Ruiz-Villar,&nbsp;José María Gil-Sánchez,&nbsp;David Álvarez,&nbsp;Andrés Ordiz","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70337","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In a global scenario of biodiversity loss, apex predators and large obligate scavengers are common targets of conservation efforts. Management agencies typically focus on individual species and on immediate actions, seemingly neglecting the holistic and long-term scope that lies at the very core of conservation biology. Conservation actions such as captive breeding and the eventual release of individuals can help species at the brink of extinction to recover. However, they sometimes seem to be the ultimate goal, regardless of the conservation status of the species and bypassing the need to pursue long-term ecosystem recovery. Minimizing the factors that drove species to a threatened status and assessing the ecological and societal impacts of reintroductions should be crucial steps before assuming that reintroductions are a priority. We discuss these issues based on ongoing management programs of several species in the Iberian Peninsula. We propose complementary actions that would promote the recovery of species and, ultimately, ecosystem resilience in the long term. Our concerns may prove useful for many other species and ecosystems on a global scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70337","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Steep declines of colonial wading birds in northeastern North America's largest breeding population","authors":"Dustin Partridge,&nbsp;Shannon R. Curley,&nbsp;Tod Winston,&nbsp;José R. Ramírez-Garofalo,&nbsp;Michael C. Allen,&nbsp;Emilio Tobón,&nbsp;Paul Kerlinger,&nbsp;Elizabeth Craig,&nbsp;Susan B. Elbin","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70316","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Urban estuaries can support thriving ecosystems despite bustling human activity, and bird populations can serve as a key indicator of environmental health. The largest breeding population of colonial nesting wading birds (herons, egrets, ibises) in the northeastern United States is in New York-New Jersey Harbor, one of the world's largest urban centers. We use a long-term (22-year) complete nest census dataset, covering all breeding locations within the region, to investigate trends in wading bird populations. We found that while the number of colonized islands has remained steady, the overall population has declined by 27%, faster than average declines across North American birds. Although populations of great egret (<i>Ardea alba</i>) and snowy egret (<i>Egretta thula</i>) increased, we found that black-crowned night heron (<i>Nycticorax nycticorax</i>) and glossy ibis (<i>Plegadis falcinellus</i>) declined by 55% and 59%, respectively, over the 22-year period and were driving overall population declines. We also found black-crowned night heron, historically the most abundant species, could be locally extirpated as soon as 2037. The loss of black-crowned night heron could signal a significant ecosystem shift with cascading consequences. Immediate action and investigation by researchers, resource managers, and policy makers are needed to reverse these declines and to understand the implications for the health of this important urban estuary.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70316","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148532521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Toward more inclusive governance and conservation in the urbanizing Amazon","authors":"Christian J. Rivera,&nbsp;Pamela Montero Alvarez","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70340","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rapid global change and continued demand for natural resource commodities call for inclusive and equitable responses that account for the interdependencies between social and ecological systems across diverse contexts and scales. As the Amazon basin faces increasing urbanization, a lack of inclusive approaches to environmental governance across the rural–urban interface will continue to hinder effective and just conservation. In this perspective we propose two paths forward toward a more inclusive approach to governance and conservation action in the Peruvian Amazon: (1) grounding natural resource management programs in local-level realities and (2) accounting for flows and transformations of place-based relationships (e.g., values, practices) across the rural–urban interface. Our proposed paths forward center both place- and flow-based approaches to governance and conservation, with the intended goal of establishing trust among governing bodies, inclusive decision-making spaces, sustainable resource use, and biodiversity conservation across the expanding rural–urban spectrum of the Peruvian Amazon.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70340","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating multiple objectives, partners, and jurisdictions: Decision analysis for range-wide conservation planning for an at-risk species","authors":"Brian A. Crawford,&nbsp;John C. Maerz,&nbsp;Clinton T. Moore","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70291","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recovery planning for wide-ranging, at-risk species requires navigating multiple objectives, diverse partners, and complex jurisdictional boundaries. We describe a collaborative, multi-partner, multi-objective structured decision making process to develop a range-wide conservation planning framework to recover an at-risk species—the gopher frog <i>Lithobates capito</i>. We linked existing habitat models and population viability analysis with optimization approaches to predict future population persistence, redundancy, and representation at multiple scales, given combinations of management actions. The process identified optimal, site-specific management strategies that balanced population outcomes and cost, depending on the weight decision makers could assign to those objectives. Our work contributes an example of designing rigorous species recovery planning frameworks that leverage ecological data and shared objectives across the species' range while also allowing species' needs, management options and constraints, and managers' priorities to vary by site or jurisdiction. Our approach using structured decision making to co-develop a conservation planning framework can be adapted for other at-risk or listed species to coordinate partners across a species' range, identify common objectives, share and leverage knowledge, and inform cost-effective management decisions at local to range-wide scales.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70291","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148203009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementing real-time acoustic monitoring for conservation: A case study using edge computing and satellite transmission","authors":"Damon B. Lesmeister,&nbsp;Christopher McCafferty,&nbsp;Natalie M. Rugg,&nbsp;Kirsten Wert","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70301","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Passive acoustic monitoring is widely used in conservation but often limited by delayed results due to manual retrieval and post-processing. To explore the feasibility of real-time monitoring in remote landscapes, we conducted field evaluations of a prototype automated surveying unit (ASU). The ASU integrated onboard convolutional neural network-based sound classification with satellite data transmission for near real-time species detection. We deployed ASUs alongside conventional autonomous recording units at eight sites to survey for northern spotted owls (<i>Strix occidentalis caurina</i>) and marbled murrelets (<i>Brachyramphus marmoratus</i>) in old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. We compared detection rates, background noise levels, and operational performance. ASUs successfully transmitted detection summaries and system status, though the elevated background noise in ASU recordings reduced detection rates relative to conventional units. These preliminary findings suggest that real-time autonomous monitoring systems demonstrate potential to support time-sensitive conservation efforts, while highlighting current limitations and areas for improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148203003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shedding light on the dark: Does artificial illumination affect mammal activity at waterholes in sub-Saharan Africa?","authors":"Jessica R. Patterson,&nbsp;Stéphanie Périquet-Pearce,&nbsp;James C. Beasley","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70289","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Artificial lighting is increasingly used at waterholes in tourism areas to enhance nocturnal wildlife viewing, yet its effects on animal behavior remain poorly understood. We experimentally tested the impacts of artificial lighting on mammal visitation patterns at waterholes across two dry seasons in north-central Namibia. Using motion-activated camera traps, we monitored six lit and six unlit waterholes before and after lights were introduced, analyzing visit frequency, duration, and diel activity for 10 mammal species, including carnivores and herbivores. Overall, lighting had minimal effects on most species. Gemsboks (<i>Oryx gazella</i>) increased their use of lit waterholes, while lions (<i>Panthera leo</i>) reduced nocturnal activity at lit sites and increased activity at dark waterholes. No consistent evidence of habituation emerged, suggesting shifts were driven by environmental factors or predator–prey dynamics rather than acclimation to light. These findings indicate that water acquisition in arid regions may override perceived risks from artificial lighting, and most species are not strongly deterred by light. While artificial lighting can influence behavior in some cases, overall waterhole use showed limited negative impacts. This study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how artificial lighting interacts with wildlife behavior and resource use, providing insight that can help managers develop evidence-based guidelines for sustainable tourism practices that minimize potential disturbance to wildlife.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70289","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148202951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice","authors":"Michael B. Kowalski,&nbsp;Christine E. Wilkinson,&nbsp;Christopher C. Wilmers,&nbsp;Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela","doi":"10.1111/csp2.70300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70300","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Participatory mapping is a collaborative process through which participants and cartographers co-develop maps to represent their knowledge, experiences, and preferences regarding a relevant area, enabling communities to visualize and analyze their environment and potentially spur transformative social change. There has been a recent increase and diversification in the use of participatory mapping in the field of conservation; however, methodological standards remain both disjointed and confounding. We conducted a comprehensive review of the conservation participatory mapping literature, providing a road map to the diverse studies of this field and best practices for incorporation into science and practice. We synthesized geographical, temporal, and topical trends across a total of 398 peer-reviewed studies to provide current findings, common pitfalls, ethical standards, strengths and weaknesses. We offer future directions to increase methodological cohesion, propel the field forward, and introduce interested conservation researchers and practitioners to participatory mapping.</p>","PeriodicalId":51337,"journal":{"name":"Conservation Science and Practice","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.70300","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148202994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}