Can the Tortoise Win the Race?

Cato Daily Podcast: Why Won’t the Feds Acknowledge that the Gray Wolf is Recovered?

Jonathan Wood

A podcast on the gray wolf's recovery and the challenge of species delisting.

Cameras for Conservation: Direct Compensation as Motivation for Living with Wildlife

Laura Huggins,  Olivia Hansen,  Harrison Naftel

Future conservation efforts are likely to be more successful if they respect cultural norms and rely on incentives rather than punishment.

Misinformation About Trophy Hunting Threatens Conservation

Catherine E. Semcer,  Dr. Amy Dickman,  Adam Hart,  Brian Child

Banning trophy hunting without viable alternatives would imperil biodiversity and undermine local communities.

Federal Regulations Sometimes Stymie Efforts to Recover Formerly Endangered Species

Jonathan Wood

Maintaining a realistic offramp from the Endangered Species Act is essential to spurring long-term recovery efforts.

Regulations Won’t Save America’s Favorite Butterfly

Shawn Regan,  Tate Watkins

The default approach to endangered-species policy should be to reward—or at the very least, to avoid punishing—people who provide important and hospitable habitats.

The Key to Recovering the Monarch is to Reward Private Landowners

Jonathan Wood

While the monarch’s plight is cause for alarm, that the species has not been formally listed may not be.