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  • ISSN: 0030-6053 (Print), 1365-3008 (Online)
  • Editor: Dr Martin Fisher Fauna & Flora, UK
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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

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Oryx Blog

  • New Issue: September 2023
  • 08 September 2023, Emma Sinnett
  • The September 2023 issue has a focus on our partnership with the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), a collaboration established to encourage SSC members to publish their conservation research. The special section features 10 articles on work carried out by SSC members, covering a breadth of topics from green turtle nesting in the South Pacific […] The post New Issue: September 2023 first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • It’s all there in black and white: do China’s zoo exhibits boost people’s knowledge of the iconic giant panda?
  • 04 September 2023, Dingzhen Liu, Xuemei Yao and Chris Newman
  • The giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca is a charismatic species endemic to China. Its cute appearance and iconic status have made it popular with people around the world, and it has become a flagship species for biodiversity conservation. Although the panda is already much-loved, further improving the public’s knowledge about and appreciation of this iconic animal […] The post It’s all there in black and white: do China’s zoo exhibits boost people’s knowledge of the iconic giant panda? first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • A race against time: the urgent quest to save Kashmir’s Critically Endangered hangul deer
  • 31 August 2023, Khursheed Ahmad
  • Found within the breath-taking landscapes of Kashmir, a silent guardian of the valley stands on the brink of vanishing: the remarkable Kashmir red deer Cervus hanglu hanglu, also known as the hangul. Long considered a subspecies of the European red deer Cervus elaphus, this enigmatic deer is instead now recognized by the IUCN as a […] The post A race against time: the urgent quest to save Kashmir’s Critically Endangered hangul deer first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....

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.…...