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.
Andy is using agent based models to explore how ranger patrols and poachers interact, and what this means for protected area management.
Harriet's work in eastern Cambodia focuses on understanding hunting in a tropical forest ecosystem.
Law enforcement is an essential part of Protected Area (PA) management. This project aims to determine how patrol data can best be analysed by PA managers to monitor enforcement effort, inform future patrolling strategies, and motivate rangers.
Tom is a conservation ecologist interested in how wild animal populations respond to changes in their environment.
Zac's PhD project uses experimental approaches to study conservation conflicts in northern Tanzania
Our award-winning fourth year module introduces the field of conservation science focusing on changes in biodiversity, threats to biodiversity, protected area management, and people-focused conservation.
Zac’s PhD explores how conflicts are conceptualised and how conservationists intervene to resolve them, focusing on a Wildlife Management Area in Northern Tanzania as a case-study.
Chris's PhD research uses frameworks from common-pool resource literature and game theory to explore conflict over goose numbers in the Scottish islands.
Chris’s research is focused on studying the way people in conservation conflicts make decisions.
Chancellor's Fellow & Senior Lecturer in Conservation Science; Research Group Leader
