In a human-dominated world, wildlife increasingly share space with people. This often leads to human-wildlife conflict, a major conservation threat. We research people’s needs, values, and concerns to better understand such conflict and inform strategies for moving towards coexistence.

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Badger Programme

Over 50 years of research into badger socio-ecology, providing invaluable insight to inform species management and conservation.

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Botswana Coexistence Programme

Tackling the underlying causes and providing community-led solutions is the key to promoting human-predator coexistence in the rural farming areas of northern Botswana.

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Carnivore population monitoring in Botswana and Zimbabwe

Establishing baseline population densities of large carnivores and monitoring this over time for insights into population trends and to identify threats.

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Ecology and Conservation of European Hedgehogs

Exploring challenging issues in wildlife conservation equity and effectiveness, compiling evidence to inform policy.

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Farming and Wildlife Programme

From early studies on field margins at Wytham, our work has broadened in its scope: from field to farm to landscape scales, and across a range of species and habitats.

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Lion Landscapes

Integrating local knowledge with world class-science to achieve large carnivore conservation in Kenya, Tanzania & Zambia.

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Long Shields Guardian Programme

A conservation initiative on the boundaries on Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, working for both ecological and social impact.

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Morally Contested Conservation

Exploring challenging issues in wildlife conservation equity and effectiveness, compiling evidence to inform policy.

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Related Projects

Changing carnivore communities & human-wildlife conflict in East Africa

Exploring how species interactions shape populations, the impact of human activities and implications for conservation.

Conservation of the Titicaca grebe

Exploring issues affecting this endemic EDGE species and its habitat to support holistic conservation.
Investigating human-elephant conflict in NW Zimbabwe

Exploring elephant behaviour to help predict potential conflict and assessing local perspectives on managing ‘problem’ elephants
Water management to support African wild dog conservation

Researching competition between wild dogs and larger carnivores in Zimbabwe to inform water management.
Wild deer in Scotland

Researching attitudes, beliefs and policy preferences to inform deer management that benefits wildlife and people.
Jaguar Connectivity Initiative

Developing the first landscape ecological modelled assessment of jaguar population connectivity across the species’ entire range.
Multi-species connectivity modelling across the Kavango-Zambezi landscape

Fusing cutting-edge behavioural science with conservation expertise to influence human behaviours negatively impacting biodiversity.
The Lion Lifelines Project

Developing the first landscape ecological modelled assessment of jaguar population connectivity across the species’ entire range.
The Himalayan Wolves Project

Conducting interdisciplinary research to understand and protect Himalayan wolves, their prey species and habitat.
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