Language a barrier in biodiversity work

16 May 2025
Birds
Oriental storks are endangered across a number of countries but Japanese research is not cited in any other language. Image: Adobe.

A University of Queensland study has shown scientific knowledge on the conservation of endangered species is often overlooked when not presented in English.

PhD candidate Kelsey Hannah examined articles about the protection and management of birds, mammals, and amphibians and compared how often those in English and 16 other languages were cited in further work.

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