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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

  • Empower local talent: tropical island amphibians need more research
  • 08 May 2025, Renoir J. Auguste
  • Amphibians are found on all continents except for Antarctica; from Southeast Asian wetlands to South American jungles, and from temperate mountain tops to remote tropical oceanic islands. They are an especially important group of animals to study because they are the most imperilled vertebrate class, more threatened with extinction than birds or mammals. And because […] The post Empower local talent: tropical island amphibians need more research first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • Low-cost research for tiger conservation: a story from the lowlands of Nepal
  • 06 May 2025, Basant Sharma
  • In the foothills of the Himalayas lies the Terai region of Nepal, a vast landscape of dense forests, grasslands and river systems that serves as a vital habitat for numerous wildlife species, including the Endangered Bengal tiger Panthera tigris tigris. Here, finding ways to mitigate poaching and human–tiger conflict are not the only difficulties when […] The post Low-cost research for tiger conservation: a story from the lowlands of Nepal first appeared on Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation....
  • 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....

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.…...