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Heron Allen Lecture 2018 – Friday, 2nd March
February 2, 2018Wolves, Lions, Social Justice and the Ethics of Conservation Professor John Vucetich John Vucetich is Professor of population ecology at the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences at Michigan Technological University and Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow hosted by WildCRU.... Read full story
Ruaha Carnivore Project update December-January 2018
January 17, 2018The latest update from our Ruaha Carnivore Project, run by WildCRU’s Dr Amy Dickman is now available. RCP Report December-January 2018 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Tits help reveal the private lives of bats
December 21, 2017They might all look the same to the untrained eye, but the different species of small insectivorous bats living in Wytham Woods have distinct life histories. More than a decade of study by WildCRU’s Wytham Bat Project, led by the strictly nocturnal Dr Dani Linton, reveals that survival rates of Natterer’s, Daubenton’s and Long-eared bats ... Read full story
WildCRU researchers uncover international online trade in lizard penis for use in tantric rituals…
January 25, 2018Spear headed by WildCRU, and published in the scientific journal Oryx today, a joint Indian/British team of investigators and scientists have uncovered a major international fraud where Monitor lizard hemipenis (male sexual organs) are being deliberately passed off as Tantric plant roots to unwitting customers via major online retailers including amazon, ebay, Alibaba, Snapdeal and etsy ... Read full story
WildCRU alumnus featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine
January 11, 2018WildCRU alumnus Carly Pettett, who studied UK hedgehogs for her doctoral thesis, spoke to BBC Wildlife Magazine about the potential interplay between badgers and hedgehog population numbers. Used with the kind permission Discover Wildlife: discover more at http://www.discoverwildlife.com
Ruaha Carnivore Project update October-November 2017
December 20, 2017The latest update from our Ruaha Carnivore Project, run by WildCRU’s Dr Amy Dickman is now available. RCP Report October-November 2017 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
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