March 1, 2018
Confirming Zero: A Call for Innovative Solutions for Conservation
GIS and Data Program Manager David Will outlines the challenges posed by conservation data collection and calls for innovative solutions…
February 21, 2018
WIRED Features Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell
WIRED features GBIRd and Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell in an article about the potential for gene drives to…
February 5, 2018
Managing Invasive Species Around the World – Successes, Failures, and Hope for the Future
Dr. Andy Sheppard, Research Director at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s Health & Biosecurity for the Managing Invasive Species…
November 9, 2017
Bill Weir Explores Predator Free New Zealand
CNN’s “The Wonder List” explores stories of incredible places, people, and species. In their latest episode, journalist Bill Weir investigates…
November 8, 2017
Scientific American Covers Gene Drive as a Potential Conservation Tool
Scientific American delves into the need for advances in transformative conservation technology and the hope GBIRd may provide for native…
September 21, 2017
Gene Drive: A Conservation Game Changer?
Neuroscientist and science writer Shelly Xuelai Fan explains why gene drive technology could save species from extinction, but more research…
September 12, 2017
Could this New Tool Save Island Birds?
In the race against extinction, conservationists need new technologies to scale up restoration efforts. One such potential technology is gene…
September 7, 2017
Exploring a Conservation Application for Gene Drive
An article published in The Scientist highlights research on a potential new tool for conservation. Introduced, damaging (invasive) rodents have…
July 27, 2017
Gene Drive: A Tool for Conservation?
YaleEnvironment360 covers the unknowns and opportunities presented by genetic engineering in the field of conservation. Gene drive opens up new…