Some extinctions can be prevented if impediments to protection of threatened species are overcome. Policies and practices have failed endangered species and biodiversity conservation is fraught with impediments such as rhetorical adoption, policy dismantling, circumvention of legislative obligations, and deliberate ignorance of scientific evidence. Recovery plans for endangered species need to be implemented to be effective and need to be mandatory, funded, monitored, and reported.

While many pollinator studies have been conducted in China, more efforts are required to conservation pollinators and pollination services. Three proposed conservation interventions were proposed in this mini-review, including long-term pollinator monitoring plan, design suitable agricultural landscapes, and wildflower strips and bee hotels.

• Integrating data collected by citizen scientists with data from traditional surveys improves our knowledge of reptile species distribution and richness.

• Data contributed by citizen scientist can inform reptile species abundance and rarity patterns in Brazil.

• Further combined efforts between professional and citizen scientists can fill gaps on reptile species occurrence at the national scale

Our study explores the use of large language models in fact-checking misinformation about commonly feared wildlife such as jellyfish, wasps, spiders, vultures, and large carnivores. We highlight how these tools can effectively dispel myths, thereby reducing human–wildlife conflicts and promoting a harmonious coexistence. These tools therefore have the potential to foster more informed public perceptions and support conservation efforts.

Potential distribution scenarios of Ophiophagus hannah in current and future climate change scenarios indicate highly suitable areas for this reptile will increase over the period and will shift towards the north of Asia. This may have a prospective alteration in human-snake encounters in these areas of Asia accordingly.

In the process of integrating and optimizing of nature reserves in China, preserving farmland would increase the exposure level and decrease the maximum depth of nature reserves.