Lutra 49(2)_Editorial_2006

Publish!

Some decades ago the slogan “Publish or perish” was a constant warning for many scientific institutes and those working in them. In a real struggle for survival many institutes merged or disappeared while others successfully adapted. Nowadays the first part of this slogan remains: “Publish!” - but in some respects the scope has altered. All actions supporting the conservation or protection of mammals need to be firmly rooted in good science, as we have pointed out in earlier editorials (e.g. Knowledge is the key to protection, issue 49 (1)). This dictum holds for all types of study from occasional notes to long term studies, as well as those that fall between. So, “Publish”, for the sake of mammals, and for the sake of nature conservation. Abstracts of papers published in Lutra from volume 43 (1) (2000) onwards are now available on the internet. Since last year the content of papers can also be read and downloaded online....