Fig. 1: The Gola Rainforest in Sierra Leone. Source: Sathya Chandra Sagar, 2022 How effective are protection measures truly? The same scenario plays out all over the world in environmental protection: a new initiative, policy, or protection zone is established, and funds, energy, and time are spent to enforce it, but when it comes to monitoring the actual success throughout the years, many challenges present themselves. The very characteristics that make a region worthy of protection can also...

Photo Credit: S.Murphy, Conservation Partners An Enigmatic Bird The endemic night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of Australia’s most elusive bird species. In fact, it was considered extinct by many for almost a century before being rediscovered in 1990. Today, the night parrot is listed as critically endangered, but conservation work targeting it is burdened by a lack of knowledge about this elusive species. Its behaviour adds to the problem, as this small parrot inhabits extremely...