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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 issues: species survival
  • 17 April 2025, Emma Sinnett
  • The latest issue of Oryx is the second to highlight our collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC). The IUCN SSC–Oryx Partnership was established to encourage SSC members to publish their conservation research, and this issue features five articles on work carried out by authors from various SSC groups. Topics range from the use […] The post New issues: species survival first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • Social media posts reveal the alarming extent of illegal wildlife hunting in Lebanon
  • 11 February 2025, André F. Raine, Lloyd Scott & Axel Hirschfeld
  • Lebanon may not immediately spring to mind as a world class location to view spectacular bird aggregations, but the country lies within one of the largest migratory routes on Earth: The Eastern African–Eurasian Flyway. On peak migration days in the spring and autumn, tens of thousands of raptors, storks, cranes and a multitude of other […] The post Social media posts reveal the alarming extent of illegal wildlife hunting in Lebanon first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • Spotting spotted hyaenas: hazards and potential for recovery in a post-war landscape
  • 27 January 2025, Willem Briers-Louw
  • War has devastating impacts not only on people and human infrastructure, but also on the natural world. Since the 1950s, warfare has plagued over 80% of global biodiversity hotspots, often resulting in steep declines of wildlife populations, and even in local extirpations of species. Mammals are particularly vulnerable to the effects of human conflict, as […] The post Spotting spotted hyaenas: hazards and potential for recovery in a post-war landscape 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.…...