Maureen Kinyanjui
Maureen's PhD investigates how rapid infrastructural development, economic development and ecological changes - particularly drought and elephant crop-raiding behaviour - influence people’s behaviour.
William Sharkey
Will's research explores how local people can contribute to protected area law enforcement.
Species and demographic responses to wildlife‐friendly fencing on ungulate crossing success and behavior
Using camera trap data from three properties across the American Prairie Reserve, Montana, we investigated the effects of fencing on four ungulate species. Averaged across species and demographics, a wildlife‐friendly fencing design increased the probability that ungulates successfully crossed a fence and reduced the time taken to cross, but had limited effects on species' crossing behaviour.
The bean method as a tool to measure sensitive behaviour
Based on a simple voting system, the bean method is a practical, low‐cost way to obtain anonymous answers about sensitive topics.
Implications of the World Bank’s environmental and social framework for biodiversity
The World Bank's social and environmental safeguard policies were recently updated in the new Environmental and Social Framework. Although elements of the new policy have the potential to benefit conservation, Concerns have been raised that the policy is now too flexible and lacks clear definitions for key terms.
Intervener trustworthiness predicts cooperation with conservation interventions in an elephant conflict public goods game
We develop an experimental, framed public goods game to test how support for otherwise identical elephant conflict interventions varies with perceptions of the trustworthiness of two different intervening groups. Our result show that participants cooperate more with interveners they perceive to be more trustworthy and that different aspects of trustworthiness matter differentially.
Experimentally assessing the effect of search effort on snare detectability
Using an experimental approach, we investigated the effect of search effort, habitat, season, and team on rangers' detection of snares in a tropical forest landscape. Our results suggest that snare detectability in tropical forest landscapes is likely to be low, and may not improve dramatically with increased search effort.
Making Messy Data Work for Conservation
We present an overview of the opportunities and limitations associated with "messy" data: unstructured observational data, such as citizen science records or ranger patrol observations. We explain how the preferences, skills, and incentives of data collectors affect the quality of the information they contain and the investment required to unlock their potential.
Women, wellbeing and Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania
We examine the common patterns and differentiated ways women are affected by Tanzania’s Wildlife Management Areas, using data from 937 married women in 42 villages across six WMAs and matched controls in Northern and Southern Tanzania.
ការបំពុលសត្វព្រៃក្នុងភាគខាងជើងនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
នៅភាគខាងជើងនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាសត្វព្រៃដែលទទួលការគំរាមកំហែងសត្វពាហនះ និងមនុស្សកំពុងត្រូវបានបំពុលដោយថ្នាំសម្លាប់សត្វល្អិតដែលបានដាក់ក្នុងត្រពាំងនៅតាមរដូវកាលនីមួយៗ។ ការដោះស្រាយដើម្បីឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងការគំរាមកំហែងការអភិរក្សដ៏ សំខាន់នេះទាមទារឱ្យមានការយល់ដឹងអំពីកត្តាជំរុញអាកប្បកិរិយានៃការបំពុលនិងបរិបទសង្គម។ការសិក្សានេះត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងក្នុងសហគមន៍ចំនួន10 ក្នុងតំបន់ការពារចំនួន02 ក្នុងគោលបំណងដើម្បីផ្តល់នូវការវាយតម្លៃជាជំហ៊ានដំបូង។
CONSERVATION SCIENCE 