Sacred natural sites (SNS) have gained recognition from conservationists, and are regarded
as the oldest form of habitat protection in human history. Many case studies and literature …

Biological invasions have had severe impacts on ecosystems globally, particularly affecting
freshwater habitats. In the aquatic realm, marine environments have received less attention …

Non‐native species introductions affect freshwater communities by changing community
compositions, functional roles, trait occurrences and ecological niche spaces …

Freshwater capture fisheries are globally essential for food security and aquatic biodiversity
conservation. The Yangtze River Basin is the third longest and one of the most human …

Technical note prepared by IUCN for the European Commission. This note has been drafted
by a team of experts under the supervision of IUCN within the framework of the contract No …

Prayer animal release (PAR)—a traditional “compassion‐based” religious practice of
releasing captive animals into the wild to improve the karma of the releaser—has been …

Invasive alien species (IAS) cause myriad negative impacts, such as ecosystem disruption,
human, animal and plant health issues, economic damage and species extinctions. There …

Adaptive genetic variations are key for understanding evolutionary processes influencing
invasions. However, we have limited knowledge on how adaptive genetic diversity in …

Invasive predators have been widely regarded as one of the principle drivers of the global
decline of amphibians, which are among the most threatened vertebrate taxon on Earth. The …

Freshwater habitats in China are potentially suitable for invasive alien turtle species and,
consequently, raising turtles in aquaculture facilities and the trade in turtles this supplies …