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Oryx, the conservationists' journal

Oryx - The International Journal of Conservation, published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International, is a leading scientific journal of biodiversity conservation, conservation policy and sustainable use, with a particular interest in material that has the potential to improve conservation management and practice.

The website, www.oryxthejournal.org, plays a vital role in the journal’s capacity-building work. Amongst the site’s many attributes is a compendium of sources of free software for researchers and details of how to access Oryx at reduced rates or for free in developing countries. The website also includes extracts from Oryx issues 10, 25 and 50 years ago, and a gallery of research photographs that provide a fascinating insight into the places, species and people described in the journal.

The April issue of Oryx includes a section of eight articles that focus on conservation in China, to mark the forthcoming Society for Conservation Biology’s conference in Beijing. The Conservation in China section includes two commissioned Perspectives written by Chinese conservationists, one of which examines successes and challenges of panda conservation and the other the conservation of bats in China. The other articles in this section focus on a number of different species, from the Chinese crested tern to the Tibetan antelope, illustrating both the diversity of wildlife in the country and the varied threats faced by China’s wildlife.

The April issue also contains a seminal review of bats as bushmeat, with high levels of bat consumption reported throughout Asia, the Pacific islands and some Western Indian Ocean islands. As well as air-borne mammals, the April issue of Oryx also includes articles about aquatic species in the form of Antillean manatees and olive ridley turtles in French Guiana, and a short communication examines subterranean herpetofauna in a reserve in South Africa, documenting a 79% reduction in density of these animals since the last survey 34 years ago.  

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, provides details of upcoming meetings and conferences of interest to conservationists, and contains reviews of the latest books published for and by conservationists.

The current issue of Oryx comprises 18 scientific articles, including:

• Land cover change in western Madagascar’s dry deciduous forests: a comparison of forest changes in and around Kirindy Mite National Park, Amanda S. Whitehurst et al.
• Spatial and temporal variation in meat and fish consumption among people in the western Serengeti, Tanzania: the importance of migratory herbivores, J.W. Nyahongo et al.
• Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (Brachyteles spp.) of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Andre A. Cunha et al.
• Status and distribution of the Near Threatened Tibetan argali Ovis ammon hodgsoni in Ladakh, India: effect of a hunting ban, Tsewang Namgail et al.

If you are interested in contributing to the journal please visit the Oryx website where you will find information and advice on how to submit items to Oryx, as well as a frequently asked questions page, and instructions on how to access free sample issues of the journal.

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.