This project will examine current public opinion about conservation actions and investigate where, how and why public opinion is sought and used by different conservation organisations.
Using the theory of planned behaviour, informant interviews and focus group discussions, we investigated drivers of wildlife poisoning across ten communities in northern Cambodia.
We assessed hunter behaviour, knowledge of rules, and perceptions of patrols amongst 705 households living within Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia
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.
Zac Baynham-Herd's idea for peer-to-peer conservation won an award from the Scottish Institute for Enterprise in this year's Fresh Ideas competition.
In his recent TEDx talk, Zac explored whether we could use the digital world to help conserve the natural world.
An update after Emiel's first PhD field trip to Cambodia
Aidan Keane, Zac Baynham-Herd and Chris Pollard were all present for the inaugural meeting of a new Conservation Conflict Research Group.
Xinyue's project examines local people’s biophilia and knowledge of biodiversity in Guanxi, China
Tong Shi's MSc project compares local people's experience of life around community conserved areas and nature reserves in Guanxi, China.
Josie's dissertation research investigates barriers to movement and migration of ungulates across the Great Plains of North America
A friendly, student-led club for learning statistics and coding skills
Sorrel's PhD project uses insights from behavioural psychology and cognitive sciences to design better ways of reducing bushmeat use in West Africa.
Emiel's PhD project aims to understand how information from a conservation intervention is transferred, how it flows through a communities and how this affects behaviour.
