This figure from the paper shows the distribution of wildlife values across 33 countries in Europe and the Americas from 2021-2023. Percent of mutualism-oriented (a) and domination-oriented (b) ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The values that the public holds toward wildlife are broken out into four different categories: traditionalists, mutualists, pluralists, and distanced.

I wholeheartedly agree with Bill Watkins that Alaska and not the federal government is overreaching on game management. I have been an Alaska resident since 1979. I am an avid runner, hiker, skier, ...

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South Africa’s conservation debate is too often anchored within the blunt slogan, “If it pays, it stays.” At face value, this appears pragmatic, even responsible. But there’s a troubling premise ...

How people view and treat wild animals can vary dramatically from one part of the world to another. In the first international study of wildlife values, research led by Colorado State University found ...

For decades, fish and wildlife in Colorado were given only secondary consideration in the oil and gas permitting process, which was designed to “foster” the development of the industry. This system ...

Children love learning, and it’s undeniable that great ideas and principles shared at a young age can have an impact on the path of a child for a lifetime. A coloring book I had as a child about ...

As I recently watched the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners hastily approve the annual hunting of Florida black bears, one thought crossed my mind: It’s time we had a conservation ...

Bison are political animals. A federal decision to revoke grazing leases for bison on public lands on the rolling plains of ...

Billions of people, in developed and developing nations, benefit daily from the use of wild species for food, energy, materials, medicine, recreation, inspiration and many other vital contributions to ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. March 3 was World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate the many and diverse wildlife populations ...