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Oryx - a world class conservation journal
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Oryx, the conservationists' journal


Oryx - the International Journal of Conservation, is a leading scientific journal in the field of conservation biology and management, and is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International.

Photo: Pigeons and doves, the Columbidae, are threatened worldwide by habitat loss, hunting, and introduced predators. Pictured on the cover is the Goura Victoria, hunted for its meat and feathers. Credit: Kenneth W. Fink / Ardea.The latest issue contains articles about a wide variety of conservation topics, ranging from reintroducing the rifleman, New Zealand’s smallest endemic bird, to Ulva Island, to assessing the effect of the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet railway on the migration of the Endangered Tibetan antelope. This issue also includes two review articles, one examining the geographical patterns of threat among pigeons and doves, and the other investigating the conservation status of West Indian palms.

If you join Fauna & Flora International as a Subscribing Member, Member, Life Member or Concessionary Member you will receive a complimentary copy of Oryx every quarter. Fauna & Flora International also offers institutional subscriptions.

In addition to scientific papers and thought-provoking and challenging articles, Oryx includes published news of general conservation interest from around the world and news concerning major recent developments in conservation. Oryx also lists details of upcoming meetings and conferences from around the world that are of interest to conservationists and contains reviews of the latest books published for and by conservationists.

The current issue of Oryx comprises 17 scientific articles, including:

  • Managers’ perceptions of threats to the protected areas of Kenya: prioritization for effective management by John Warui Kiringe, Moses Makonjio Okello and Sylvia W. Ekajul.
  • Human disturbance affects habitat use and behaviour of Asiatic leopard Panthera pardus in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand by Dusit Ngoprasert, Antony J. Lynam and George A. Gale.
  • Community conservation: practitioners’ answer to critics by Robert H. Horwich and Jonathan Lyon.

If you are interested in contributing to the journal please visit the Cambridge University Press Oryx page.

An invaluable research tool - the Oryx CD/DVD

The Oryx CD-ROM, which is also available as a DVD, comprises a fully searchable database of 100 years of Oryx issues. An invaluable research tool, the database includes PDF files and front cover photographs of all Oryx issues from 1903 - 2002.

To order your copy of the Oryx archive, please contact Elizabeth Allen at oryx@fauna-flora.org or call +44 (0)1223 571000.


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