Conservation efforts in less-developed and politically unstable countries are full of risk, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0303-Levikov-real-cost-of-conservation.html#89LQ6vLWSpPtfym8.99 Conservation efforts in less-developed and politically unstable countries are full of risk, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.