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There Is Nary a Pest as Hated as Mesquite in the Desert Flatland of Kutch

Collectivism is the tendency to prioritise ecosystems over species, species over populations, and populations over individuals, feel a section of conservation biologists. Photo: Frontierofficial/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Does Conservation Biology Suffer From a Lack of Compassion?

Giant Predatory Worms Are Invading France

A common myna. Credit: kkoshy/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Disease That Decimated UK’s Garden Birds Now Found in Mynas in Pakistan

Grasslands and deserts have long been mistaken as the ‘unnatural’ product of anthropogenic degradation of forests. Credit: honzasoukup/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The New Forest Policy Is a Lesson in Missing the Woods for the Trees

Eucalyptus trees in Munnar, Kerala. Credit: vijay_chennupati/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

National Forest Policy Draft 2018 Takes One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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You’d Think Cutting Kodai Plantations Will Save Its Grasslands. It Won’t.