First Interstate Tiger Translocation Completed in India
For the first time, a tiger (Panthera tigris) has been successfully translocated between two Indian states. I was first alerted to this story from The Times of India by a tweet…
Author: Josh Gross
Wildlife, social science, conservation, and scicomm.
Mystery Blogger Award: Take Four
For the fourth time, I am happy to announce that I have been nominated for the Mystery Blogger Award. This is: An award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their…
Nebraska’s Proposed Puma Hunt Threatens the Species’ Eastward Expansion
Pumas (AKA mountain lions, cougars, and Puma concolor) are adaptable cats that live throughout western North America and much of South America. But a large part of their range has been…
Q&A with Vian Sharif: Reducing Demand for the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Introduction I am seriously excited about this Q&A. Vian Sharif is a truly fascinating individual whom I first learned about through United for Wildlife’s free, online course: Introducing Conservation. Ms. Sharif…
The US Fish & Wildlife Service and Snow Leopard Conservationists Team up to Fight Poaching
The Snow Leopard Trust (SLT) recently shared an important article on their blog. The United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) has joined the fight against snow leopard poaching. Poaching…
Review: Analysis of Conservation Initiatives Aimed at Reducing Demand for Traded Wildlife
Introduction While preparing for an upcoming Q&A, I came across a remarkably thorough report about the illegal wildlife trade. The report is titled Analysis of Conservation Initiatives Aimed at Reducing…
Journey to Belize: Dangerous Dreams
This post continues the retelling of my 2017 trip to Belize: participating in an archaeology field school and learning about jaguar conservation. The previous post in this series is located…
Some Predators are Returning to Areas where they are not ‘Supposed’ to Be
Dana Kobilinsky, a science writer for The Wildlife Society, recently published a fascinating article. It concerns predatory animals appearing in seemingly ‘new’ habitats. The article tells the story of Brian…
The Jaguar 