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Oryx
  • ISSN: 0030-6053 (Print), 1365-3008 (Online)
  • Editor: Dr Martin Fisher Fauna & Flora, UK
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Published for Fauna & Flora
Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, open access journal of biodiversity conservation, conservation policy and sustainable use, and the interaction of these subjects with social, economic and political issues. The journal has a particular interest in material that has the potential to improve conservation management and practice, supports the publishing and communication aspirations of conservation researchers and practitioners worldwide and helps build capacity for conservation. Besides articles and short communications, Oryx regularly publishes reviews, forum sections and letters, and every issue includes comprehensive reporting of international conservation news. For a personal subscription please visit: www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/oryx

Oryx Blog

  • New issue: July 2024
  • 24 October 2024, Emma Sinnett
  • The latest issue of Oryx focuses on biodiversity conservation in Indonesia. The editorial and nine articles authored by Indonesian researchers examine a broad range of contemporary issues in conservation research, from individual species to conservation methods, bird and amphibian diversity, protected area management and research on mammals. The lead article examines bird diversity in the […] The post New issue: July 2024 first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • Vanishing tropical glaciers in Venezuela: a delicate balance has been lost
  • 11 September 2024, José R. Ferrer-Paris, Luis Daniel Llambí and Alejandra Melfo
  • When we think of tropical landscapes, ice and snow do not usually come to mind. Yet tropical glaciers do exist, and they are fascinating, remote and dynamic ecosystems. Found only at the highest elevations in equatorial latitudes, they emerge like frozen islands from the hot and humid landscape surrounding them. Their icy substrate depends entirely […] The post Vanishing tropical glaciers in Venezuela: a delicate balance has been lost first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • Working towards coexistence between farmers and elephants in rural Kenya
  • 09 September 2024, Lynn Von Hagen
  • African savannah elephants—the largest terrestrial animals alive today—once roamed across vast swaths of the continent, but their habitats have shrunk dramatically over the past decades. As human populations expand and our activities take up more space, these large mammals are forced into smaller areas, and people and elephants often end up sharing spaces, resulting in […] The post Working towards coexistence between farmers and elephants in rural Kenya first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....

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Oryx on the Cambridge Core Blog

  • Ecotourism transforms attitudes to marine conservation
  • 11 May 2020, Cambridge University Press
  • An Oryx study has shown how ecotourism in the Philippines has transformed people’s attitudes towards marine conservation. Researchers from the University of Victoria in Canada and Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE), visited three sites where tourists pay to swim with whale sharks in the wild.…...