Robynne has dedicated her career to large carnivore conservation, with a particular focus on lions. She is currently based in Botswana, where she continues to advance conservation efforts through applied science, monitoring, protection, and conflict mitigation.

Since 2022, Robynne has been leading an ambitious project on behalf of the KAZA Secretariat, examining multi-species connectivity across the KAZA landscape. The aim of this initiative is to integrate wildlife corridors into land-use planning, ensuring the preservation of connectivity for both large carnivores and herbivores amidst ongoing regional development.

Robynne has been an integral member of WildCRU’s Trans-Kalahari Predator Programme since 2017. Working through the WildCAT Trust Botswana, she has managed large-scale camera trap surveys across northern Botswana, with a particular emphasis on major protected areas and key corridor regions. As a Academic Visitor with the Department of Biology, University of Oxford, she has worked with members of WildCRU to analyse this data, publishing results and reporting recommendations to the authorities and other stakeholders.

On request from collaborators, Robynne has developed and runs an independent professional training course called Camera Trapping for Carnivores, on which she has trained government officers, researchers and practitioners. As Chair of the Botswana Carnivore Forum, she leads a collaborative group of professionals from private and government sectors advancing research and conservation efforts in Botswana, and she is a member of the African Lion Working Group. She is a frequent advisor on nature documentaries having provided academic expertise to Netflix, SKY and BBC series.

Robynne’s professional journey began in 2012 when she conducted her MSc (University of Witwatersrand) and PhD (University of Cape Town) on lion ecology in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. During this time, she also gained valuable experience in large herbivore management and translocations in both South Africa and Botswana.

Through her extensive experience in large carnivore ecology and conservation, Robynne remains committed to ensuring the long-term viability of these species in their natural habitats.