Wildlife Management

Wildlife Diseases
Our studies of mammalian behaviour provide insights into the transmission of disease between wildlife and people. This approach underpins our work on various diseases, spanning the role of badgers as a reservoir of bovine tuberculosis in the UK, jackals and rabies in Zimbabwe, crab-eating foxes and leishmaniasis in Brazil and rats and leptospirosis in Britain.

Invasive Species & Pests
Rats are a threat to island sanctuaries and we are working on their control in both the Galapagos and New Caledonia. American mink can threaten native wildlife and we are working on their impact in Britain, Belarus and Argentina. There is increasing demand for non-lethal approaches to managing a wide range of pest species. We are investigating the use of chemical repellents as a benign alternative to culling foxes.