How long do hedgehogs live? Dr Hedgehog discovers the world’s oldest European hedgehog

15/02/2023

A new study shows that hedgehogs may reach a very high age despite inbreeding. During 2016 over 400 volunteers collected dead hedgehogs throughout Denmark for the research project ”The Danish Hedgehog Project”, which is led by WildCRU Research Associate Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen. Sophie, who is also known as Dr Hedgehog, examined a total of ... Read full story

How Cats Share a Forest

19/01/2023

Our third short film on SEAsia research features a recently published open access article: https://www.mdpi.com/1384188 Investigating Carnivore Guild Structure: Spatial and Temporal Relationships amongst Threatened Felids in Myanmar by Pyae Phyoe Kyaw, David W. Macdonald, Ugyen Penjor, Saw Htun, Hla Naing, Dawn Burnham, Żaneta Kaszta, and Samuel A. Cushman. In ... Read full story

Protecting the last Living Wild Yaks of Nepal, a TED x talk by Naresh Kusi

16/01/2023

In this talk, our diploma alumnus Naresh Kusi speaks about one of the endangered species "Wild Yak". The future of wild yaks of Nepal is in the hands of people who strive to work on the ground to prevent the species from going truly extinct.... Read full story

British Hedgehog Preservation Society funds important research to improve the treatment of sick hedgehogs

03/02/2023

2023 is off to a brilliant start as the British Hedgehog Preservation Society commits to a research grant for Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen, also known as Dr Hedgehog, our resident hedgehog specialist at WildCRU. Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen will lead a comprehensive and important study on the microbiomes of European hedgehogs in the UK ... Read full story

A Dog’s Life

18/01/2023

The study of wild canids has always been at the heart of WildCRU’s endeavour. From the smallest to the largest, be them solitary or gregarious, versatile or specialist, across many biomes and continents, we have been there, watching them closely. Wild canids are the most widespread carnivores on the planet, thriving in the least ... Read full story

Anthropogenic edge effects and aging errors by hunters can affect the sustainability of lion trophy hunting

12/01/2023

Trophy hunting of African lions to generate revenue and protect wildlife habitat is widely practiced, with valid scientific and ethical arguments for and against the practice. Research, published in Scientific Reports this week, evaluates current lion trophy hunting strategies in the context of other risk factors using an individual based population model. Findings of ... Read full story