Effective conservation requires a bedrock of reliable information. Our research provides that information on diverse range of topics, including behaviour, ecology, genetics, and population status, threats and dynamics.

Relevant programmes

Badger Programme

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

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Bornean Carnivore Programme

Long-running research answering fundamental questions about populations, habitat status and conservation needs.

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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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Mink: Research, Management, and Restoration

Researching and informing the management of European mink and invasive American mink across Europe.

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Southeast Asian Felids

Long-term research into the ecology, behaviour and habitat of southeast Asian felids to inform site-based conservation efforts.

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Relevant 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.
Conserving African wild dogs under climate change  

Using behavioural, spatial and demographic data to inform local and range-wide wild dog conservation strategy.
Fragmented Futures: Landscape Connectivity in Southeast Asia

This project investigates how habitat degradation affects the connectivity of carnivore populations, and how future environmental changes might impact their distribution, population size, and genetic diversity.
Impacts of climate change on lions across Africa

Unravelling processes happening to landscapes as climate changes and exploring the impacts on lion habitat and behaviour.
Investigating human-elephant conflict in NW Zimbabwe

Exploring elephant behaviour to help predict potential conflict and assessing local perspectives on managing ‘problem’ elephants
MorphoCam

Developing AI technology to estimate animal population density and gather data from camera trap images
Regenerative farming and biodiversity

Exploring the impacts of a regenerative farming system on butterfly communities
Value of trees outside woods for farmland biodiversity

Quantifying the value of trees outside woods for wildlife and understanding their management challenges
Water management to support African wild dog conservation

Researching competition between wild dogs and larger carnivores in Zimbabwe to inform water management.
The Himalayan Wolves Project

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