Can your passion help conservation and support local economies in the Global South? The answer could be yes if you like “tororois”! Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela di...

The legacy of Eurocentrism continues to affect knowledge production in the social sciences. Evidence produced in and about the global North is assu...

Researchers highlight barriers to their work and steps for overcoming them

About 1 billion birds die each year due to collisions against windows. This project will help quantify mortality of birds due to window collisions, identify hotspots of mortality, and propose...

The Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists is a grassroots effort developed to showcase the expertise, talents, and diversity of Hispanic and Latinx scientific faculty.

Communications Biology - Data Deficient species are more likely to be at extinction risk than previously thought across multiple taxonomic groups.

UC Santa Cruz faculty mothers say the cost of child care and rent is unsustainable and negatively affecting their careers. They're submitting a child care subsidy proposal to administrators in the...

The east African country is a birders’ paradise, where a group of 80 female birders are pushing boundaries, finding friendship and forging careers in nature

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Modelling reveals large swathes of land in tropical grassy and dry forest biomes that are climatically suitable for commercial plantations of oil palm and would...

Durante cuatro días se adentraron en lo más profundo del bosque y lograron registrar 89 especies de aves.

Nature Ecology & Evolution - The authors outline five decolonizing shifts that could help to transform academic ecological practice, challenging the discipline to become more inclusive,...

A new preprint from scientists across the region asserts that advances in neotropical ornithology will require a stronger commitment to inclusion.

Nature Human Behaviour - Masters-Waage et al. report that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in the USA face barriers in the promotion and tenure process, receiving more negative votes and...

Two faculty members have begun a new collaboration to use machine learning models to create continent-wide maps of bird habitat connectivity for conservation purposes, and they have recently received...

Aim Global species distribution maps tend to be limited to a reduced number of species or are too coarse to inform ecological research and conservation actions at local scales. We developed a...

The Santa Marta sabrewing, an emerald green hummingbird, has been officially documented for only the second time since it was discovered in 1946

Abstract. Field courses provide learning experiences that diversify curricula and inspire students. Despite these benefits, we still have much to learn abo

Effectively extending wildlife protections depends on knowing exactly where conservation is needed—and, importantly, how exactly to ensure that conservation is effective. (Partner Content)

A pair of scientific expeditions in South America broke new ground for women in ornithology in the 21st century, while following in the footsteps of women ornithologists from 100 years ago.

Nature - A re-run of a 100-year-old, US-led bird survey will inform future conservation efforts — but be helmed by local researchers.

Scientific Reports - The post-conflict expansion of coca farming and illicit cattle ranching in Colombia