Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is
becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human …

Metaphor, defined as the linguistic substitution of one phenomenon for another, is
ubiquitous in environmental science and policy. In science, when used well, metaphors help …

Classifying species as 'native'or 'alien'carries prescriptive force in the valuation and
management of 'nature'. But the classification itself and its application are contested, raising …

Cities are home to both a majority of the world's human population, and to a diversity of
wildlife. Urban wildlife conservation research and policy has importantly furthered ecological …

As natural habitats decline and wildlife adapts to increasing anthropogenic disturbance, it is
crucial to understand human-wildlife relationships in residential areas. However, relevant …

Expert elicitation can be valuable for informing decision‐makers on conservation and
wildlife management issues. To date, studies eliciting expert opinions have primarily …

Understanding human attitudes toward wildlife management is critical to implementing
effective conservation action and policy. Understanding the factors that shape public …

Conservation management is a rapidly evolving field in which scientific innovation and
management practice can run ahead of social acceptability, leading to dispute and policy …

The 2019–2020 Australian bushfire disaster witnessed extraordinary wildlife death. A key
component of the response was killing invasive life that might opportunistically colonise …

Achieving conservation goals, such as coexistence between wildlife and humans, requires
an evidence‐based understanding of the factors that shape conservation contexts. For …