Counting cats – new Lion Landscapes research

May 30, 2022

Have you ever thought about how we count cats (and other wildlife) in the field? Counting wildlife is critical to inform conservation management - and ensure that our activities are having an impact. Traditionally, spotted cats are the easiest to count: they have distinct, unique spot patterns, which allows you to identify individuals in photographs; this ... Read full story

An update from the Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe

May 19, 2022

Cheetah populations are racing towards extinction across much of Africa, but in Zimbabwe their current status is unknown. The last major cheetah census was carried out in 2015, and recorded huge population declines across the country - but what has happened since then? One WildCRU alumn is working to find out. Dr Lovemore Sibanda, a ... Read full story

‘Strawberry’ leopard caught on camera in Tanzania

May 3, 2022

Today on #WorldLeopardDay we wanted to highlight some of our exciting work on leopards in East Africa. Across the region, we use remotely triggered bush cameras (camera traps) have revolutionised conservation science, and are used around the world to understand animal behaviour, movement patterns, and changes to wild populations. Not only do they allow us ... Read full story

Professor David Macdonald listed as the 26th most influential academic in the disciplines of Ecology and Evolution

May 27, 2022

At the WildCRU, tangible conservation impact is our raison d’être. But the devil is in the detail: how we measure conservation impact is highly subjective, and no single metric can truly capture the many ways in which we impact conservation science and practice around the world. As a research group within the University of Oxford, ... Read full story

Research finds that donkey skins may act as a cover for illegal wildlife trade

May 11, 2022

Published by Saïd Business School news. "Newly published research raises important concerns about whether the trade in donkey skins is being used as a cover for smuggling illegal wildlife products. The research, published today in Conservation Science and Practice, reveals novel links between the global trade in donkey skins and ... Read full story

New population of giant muntjac discovered in Virachey Park, Cambodia

April 28, 2022

Camera traps consistently provide fascinating insights into wildlife, including identifying species never before recorded in an area. Of the 12 species of muntjac deer found across Asia, the giant muntjac is one of the rarest, and is considered critically endangered by the IUCN. A new WildCRU study has documented a previously unknown population of ... Read full story