‘Smoothing and the environmental manifold’ published in Science Direct

November 15, 2021

This paper is about gaining a deeper understanding of the fundamental question of the relationship between the recorded occurrences of a species and the environmental factors influencing these occurrences, we introduce two concepts for this purpose: the smoothing function, and the environmental manifold. We began with studying data gathered from camera traps on the Sunda ... Read full story

Blog post: Studying ecology in a more-than-human world

November 8, 2021

by Siddharth Unnithan Kumar As late spring was blooming, and the second year of my PhD drawing to a close, I left Oxford to embark on a trip to Turtle Island. Turtle Island is more commonly known as the United States of America, but I think that names are important and that words have power, ... Read full story

Blog post: My path to conservation by Délagnon Assou

October 27, 2021

Throughout my childhood, my ambition was to become a medical doctor. However, after receiving my High School Diploma I was unable to enroll myself in medical sciences at university as I didn't receive the information about the application deadline in time. Instead, in what I now view as a fortunate twist in events, I decided ... Read full story

Lion Landscapes nominated for IUCN/UNEP Pathfinder Award for Innovation in Nature Conservation

November 9, 2021

We are thrilled to announce that an initiative developed in our Tanzanian Lion Landscapes project site has been chosen as a finalist for the IUCN/UNEP Pathfinder Award for Innovation in Nature Conservation! This award celebrates outstanding, innovative approaches which successfully conserve nature while also enabling sustainable human development. In the case of the ... Read full story

Overcoming racism in the twin spheres of conservation science and practice

November 3, 2021

Wildlife conservation, both in terms of academia and practice, has a history of deep-seated systemic racism, which has marginalised Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities; positive changes to revert this discrimination have been painfully slow. Furthermore, this topic often lacks open discussion, as people feel uncomfortable about considering their role in unjust systems, ... Read full story

New research sheds light on the endoparasites of European hedgehogs

October 22, 2021

By Sophie Lund Rasmussen Be prepared to broaden your horizons! Research into the wriggling endoparasites of hedgehogs is actually quite fascinating! My colleagues and I investigated the endoparasites of 299 dead European hedgehogs from Denmark and found that 69% of the hedgehogs hosted endoparasites! The hedgehogs used in the study originated from The Danish ... Read full story