Plus a spotlight on leopards, the risks to primates, the link between bats and chocolate, otter taste buds, and a whole lot more.

Western science structures are embedded in a deeply rooted settler-colonial mindset. Indigenous traditional knowledge has the potential to overturn western systems destined for doom.

Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.

Taking sand from one place to save another often creates more problems — but there are ways to fix that.

…and other interesting new research that crossed our paths in the past few weeks, including a look at ecotourism land grabs.

As funding drops and institutions change, the study of plants appears to be withering on the vine. That’s letting critical skills go extinct.

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.

One species she discovered, a critically endangered plant, eluded modern researchers for decades but has recently been rediscovered — as has Barber herself.

There’s never been more momentum for ocean conservation, but new research finds that many efforts fail to protect endangered species — or have barely gotten off the drawing board.

A recent success got a lot of publicity, offering us insight into not only the species but the narratives that resonate with people.