Conservation

When Imaging Fails, Listen

Soundscapes of forests from Brunei to Baraboo are setting benchmarks for biodiversity.

Wrongfully Convicted, Killed in Vain

Groundbreaking, global study led by Adrian Treves shows that killing gray wolves does more harm than good.

What Is Science For?

For Holly Gibbs PhD’08, the answer is simple: to make change.

Field Notes: Conservation of Biodiversity

Join environmental conservation students as they explore Lake Monona and the challenges facing urban lakes.

What’s in the Scat?

By analyzing DNA from carnivore droppings, Allison Fisher is helping researchers better understand wildlife diets in Rwanda.

The Land Ethic in a World on Fire

Wildfires threaten more than life; they threaten its memory.

The Burn Boss

Ryan Klausch turned prescribed burns into a career — one unexpected job at a time.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Dragons

Meet the beasts that have inspired stories across centuries.

Field Notes: Learning to Burn

Inside UW–Madison's prescribed fire ecology and implementation course.

Strengthening our Shorelines

Chelsea Schelly helps lead a $1 million NSF project supporting rural and Indigenous communities facing growing climate hazards.

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