Conservation interventions require evaluation to understand what factors predict success or failure. To date, there has been little systematic investigation of the effect of social and cultural context on conservation success, although a large body of literature argues it is important. We investigated whether local cultural context, particularly local institutions and the efforts of interventions to engage with this culture si...

Data from long‐term ecological studies further understanding of ecosystem dynamics and can guide evidence‐based management. In a quasi‐natural experiment we examined long‐term monitoring data on different components of the Serengeti‐Mara Ecosystem to trace the effects of disturbances and thus to elucidate cause‐and‐effect connections between them. The long‐term data illustrated the role of food limitation in population regulat...

Recovering predator populations may present problems for conservationists if their prey are of economic or conservation value. We address this issue by examining the conflict between raptor conservation and management of Red Grouse ( Lagopus l. scoticus ) in Britain. Heather moorland is a distinctive habitat that supports an important assemblage of breeding birds. Large areas of moorland are managed by private landowners for s...