The concept of nonhuman animal agency has recently been introduced in fields from more‐than‐human geography to wildlife conservation. Nonhuman animal agency refers to the capacity of animals to create, set in motion, and cause or influence actions through their relations with humans and other nonhumans. Ecologists have long recognized that animal species are active components of ecosystems and have important ecological functio...

Central Chile, despite being a zone of conservation prioritization and threat, only benefits from limited ecological restoration and species reintroductions. We suggest that this is due to a lack of integration between ecology and historical ecology and paleo-ecology, and a consequent lack of baseline scenarios for public consideration. Here, we review the knowledge and knowledge gaps around the distributions, habitats, and ec...

There has been much recent interest in the concept of rewilding as a tool for nature conservation, but also confusion over the idea, which has limited its utility. We developed a unifying definition and 10 guiding principles for rewilding through a survey of 59 rewilding experts, a summary of key organizations’ rewilding visions, and workshops involving over 100 participants from around the world. The guiding principles convey...

Conservation researchers are increasingly aware of the need to conduct interdisciplinary research and to engage nonscientists in practical applications of conservation biology. But so far, industrial designers have been left out of such collaboration and outreach efforts. Conservation of wildlife often depends on products such as nest boxes, feeders, barriers, and corridors, all of which have a designed component that is frequ...