🎓️The latest issue of Oryx celebrates early-career conservationists, featuring 12 articles led by first-time authors whose research spans human–wildlife conflict, species recovery, conservation psychology and protected area management. important milestone in the careers of emerging conservationists.

Tri Hita Karana, 'three causes of happiness', teaches that balance is achieved through harmony with the divine, people and nature. And it is with this approach that the people of Babahan Village in the Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary live alongside their resident Bali starlings.

🧾 Read more about these seals' use of bubble caves in Oryx's Short Communication by Gonzalvo et al. here: doi.org/10.1017/S003...

🥳 Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎂 Thank you for all your support over the years, From the team at Oryx 𓃲 🌿 David was introduced to our journal in 1959 whilst filming his series Zoo Quest and has been a supportive advocate for Oryx, and Fauna & Flora, ever since 💚

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In Anna Asatryan’s blog, she describes her search for elusive wild pear trees across the rugged Armenian mountains🌄 From rediscovering Pyrus hajastana after 52 years to documenting new individuals and localities for other endemic pears 🍐

🦠'The value of conserving soil biodiversity is becoming increasingly recognized by landholders, government agencies and NGOs. However, there is a clear need to address the huge knowledge gaps that are limiting the scientifically planned management of soil ecosystems...

🪽 The latest issue of Oryx features a selection of articles on bird conservation, bringing together studies that span multiple continents, species and conservation challenges. In the lead article, Risi et al. highlight the importance of Aldabra in the Seychelles for the red-footed booby🪶

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📖 Simon Pooley’s 'Discovering the Okapi' is a fascinating deep dive into one of the world’s most elusive mammals—and the complex human histories that shaped its Western “discovery.” Chloe Hodgkinson has reviewed 'Discovering the Okapi' in Oryx 🖊️

A new discovery in the western Indian Ocean has reshaped our understanding of whale shark movements 🌊 Researchers from the Madagascar Whale Shark Project and the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles have confirmed the same individual whale shark travelling between Madagascar and Seychelles🐋

📢 Oryx blog! A Chinese pangolin has been recorded for the first time in Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Vietnam—an exciting discovery that extends the species’ known range and highlights the Park’s incredible biodiversity ⛰️

🔴 New research in Oryx assesses Astragalus centralis as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List criteria. With only a single known declining population, the species urgently requires habitat protection, ex situ propagation, conservation translocation and regulated grazing.

🌳The latest issue of Oryx focuses on one of the world’s most diverse yet vulnerable biomes—the Atlantic Forest. Once spanning 1.3 million km² across Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, this biodiversity hotspot has lost nearly 90% of its original vegetation.

A global study combining data with insights from Indigenous and local communities across three continents has revealed that commonly observed bird species today are smaller-bodied than those remembered from past decades, highlighting the avian biodiversity crisis and the importance of collaboration.

🐌Justin Gerlach's blog post traces the remarkable journey of Partula conservation from the near‑total collapse of wild populations in the 1970s, following the introduction of the predatory rosy wolf snail, to successful reintroduction efforts.

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Jo et al. have produced the first comprehensive distribution map for South Korea’s endangered long‑tailed goral. For this elusive, cliff‑dwelling species, they combined species distribution modelling with three years of rigorous field surveys across the Baekdudaegan Mountains ⛰️

🐸 Oryx Conservation News 📣 Borzée et al. report that the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution on 9 October 2025 to guide global amphibian conservation. Read the article in full, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgq Photo by Diego Rastelli on Unsplash.

📣 Oryx Conservation News: Henriques et al. report on the rapid rise of an international ant pet trade and call on CITES Parties to act 🐜 Read about it in their Oryx piece here: doi.org/qkgp Photo by Tao Yuan on Unsplash.

🪼 Taklis' Conservation News piece in Oryx reports a significant aggregation of mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) in the Pagasetic Gulf, central Greece, observed in May 2025.

🦆 Poland has strengthened legal protection for five bird species—the common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, Eurasian woodcock and hazel grouse—by removing them from the game list! Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉 📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn

🐈 Jakher et al.'s Conservation News piece in Oryx shows the first photographic confirmation of the melanistic leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve. Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg

Fankem et al.'s article, recently published in Oryx, places an estimated ≈11,787 great apes across the ~11,000 km² Dja‑Ngoyla Complex in south‑eastern Cameroon, where western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees live in sympatry. doi.org/qkgm Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.

🌿Read about the first confirmed records of Catasetum arietinum in Paraíba, extending this rare Brazilian orchid’s known range. The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas. doi.org/qkgc

🗞️ The IUCN SSC has launched a Woodlouse Specialist Group. Woodlice are a group of 4,100+ species that drive litter decomposition, nutrient cycling and soil water retention, and yet have been largely overlooked in conservation planning🪵

The the Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, has been declared successfully eradicated from the World Heritage Site, Amami Oshima, after 31 years of sustained efforts. Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx: doi.org/qjc9 Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.

Marliana & Nugraha's blog discusses their research on the bear cuscus in South Sulawesi. Over 92% of the landscape is unsuitable habitat, with remaining areas fragmented and threatened by mining, deforestation, and poaching. Legal protection and reassessment of its IUCN status are urgently needed🌿

🌱 365 individuals of Jeju endemic Salix blinii were recorded in a survey on Mt Halla, with 34 flowering. The authors confirm S blinii's Vulnerable status and recommend targeted micro‑reserves and ongoing monitoring⛰️ You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx: doi.org/qjcj

🌿 Cycas orixensis, a rare cycad from Odisha, is Critically Endangered. In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation. Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species. doi.org/qjcd