George Honeyborne is an MSc student in Biodiversity, Conservation and Nature Recovery at the University of Oxford and a member of WildCRU’s Controversial Conservation group, supervised by Dr Darragh Hare. His research focuses on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, particularly how trust, fairness, and stakeholder perceptions shape tolerance towards wildlife. His MSc thesis examines perceptions of white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Scotland, exploring conflict diagnosis and the social factors influencing coexistence between rural communities and recovering predator populations.

Before Oxford, George studied Biological Sciences at Durham University, where his interests centred on marine ecosystems, climate change ecology, and environmental governance, with research focused on kelp forests and deep-sea mining. During this time, he also contributed to biodiversity monitoring and camera-trap research initiatives in Spain and Kenya.

Alongside his academic work, George has experience in marine conservation and wildlife filmmaking. He trained as an SSI Divemaster in Mozambique, leading dive expeditions and supporting research on sharks and rays, and later worked in natural history film production both as a camera assistant on Netflix’s Living with Leopards in Botswana, and as a researcher on environmental media projects in West Greenland.

George is particularly interested in the intersection of conservation science, policy, and communication, and in how interdisciplinary approaches can support coexistence between people and wildlife.