Behind every scientific breakthrough at Colossal Biosciences stands a question that transcends technology: Should we? While genetic engineering capabilities have advanced dramatically, the ethical ...

The relationship between being a conservationist and an outdoor recreationist is complicated, even paradoxical. How can someone claim to protect the land while actively using it for adventure and ...

A new petition published in the journal Nature today from 240 leading conservationists, including UC Santa Cruz faculty, argues that conservation’s impact on the world is being hindered by the field’s ...

Papers from a workshop held in Atlanta, Georgia, in March 1992. Contents Foreword / David Ehrenfeld -- Preface / Bryan Norton -- Zoo conservation and ethical paradoxes -- William Conway -- Role of ...

In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, more and more biobanks are being set up to safeguard and potentially restore genetic diversity. Preserved tissue or cells allow scientists and ...

A few weeks ago I received a copy of a book by Jenny Gray, CEO of Zoos Victoria (Australia), called Zoo Ethics: The Challenges of Compassionate Conservation. I've been looking forward to reading Ms.

WANAMINGO, Minn. — Up that hill and east of that barn … there’s two projects that were done for my dad in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Fred Halvorson says. Halvorson, a semi-retired ...

Article discusses educational programs begun in the early 1980's to assist Latin American countries in their efforts to build environmental awareness and to use the knowledge gained to develop ...

I recently spent a few days at the Black River on Apache tribal lands. Wildlife was abundant and the river ran clear and strong, the fishing good and the land intact. The ground was not being ripped ...

The evolving field called compassionate conservation (see also), in which the guiding principle "First do no harm" stresses the importance of individual nonhuman animals (animals), is gaining ...