David Wilkie

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After failure, reflection: effective conservation requires regular assessments (commentary)

David Wilkie, Heidi Kretser, Kara Stevens, Matthew Carr, Richard Margoluis 7 Apr 2022

In northeastern DR Congo, as in many places around world, the forest produces a bounty of delicious and nutritious caterpillars that are a seasonally important food for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Photo © David Wilkie/WCS

Protect Indigenous People’s rights to avoid a sixth extinction (commentary)

David Wilkie, Susan Lieberman, James Watson 29 Sep 2020

Researchers examining fungi in China. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Failure Factors: Sometimes the most important thing to know is what did not go as planned (commentary)

David Wilkie, Kara Stevens, Richard Margoluis 13 Nov 2019

The nature of conservation evidence: Imperfect, but good enough (commentary)

David Wilkie, Michael Painter 4 Dec 2018

Indigenous stewardship is critical to success of protected areas (commentary)

Michael Painter, David Wilkie, James Watson 25 Jul 2018

Pursuing a decent life for all on a sustainable planet (commentary)

Michael Painter, David Wilkie 18 Sep 2017

Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Conserving the World’s Remaining Intact Forests (commentary)

Michael Painter, David Wilkie 25 Jul 2017

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Collage of a cloned jaguar

The vulnerable Rufous-breasted blue flycatcher was photographed on Luzon Island in March 2025. It was last documented in 2008. Image by kenny_well via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Wallace's Passage between Gam and Waigeo islands in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

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