Land use change threatens global biodiversity and compromises ecosystem functions, including pollination and food production. Reduced taxonomic α‐diversity is often reported under land use change, yet the impacts could be different at larger spatial scales (i.e., γ‐diversity), either due to reduced β‐diversity amplifying diversity loss or increased β‐diversity dampening diversity loss. Additionally, studies often focus on taxo...

Many wide‐ranging mammal species have experienced significant declines over the last 200 years; restoring these species will require long‐term, large‐scale recovery efforts. We highlight 5 attributes of a recent range‐wide vision‐setting exercise for ecological recovery of the North American bison ( Bison bison ) that are broadly applicable to other species and restoration targets. The result of the exercise, the “Vermejo Stat...