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WildCRU researchers join call for a greater focus on keeping wildlife and habitats truly wild
May 17, 2021As part of the Pride Lion Conservation Alliance, two of our WildCRU team, Dr Amy Dickman and Dr Alayne Cotterill, write in Mongabay about the value of keeping wild animals and places truly wild, rather than moving towards an increasingly managed and sanitised version of ‘the wild’. In Defence of the Wild Amy Dickman, ... Read full story
Hedgehog Awareness Week
May 2, 2021In 2020 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List for British Mammals classified the European hedgehog as “vulnerable to extinction”. For Hedgehog Awareness Week our Research Associate Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen is sharing tips on how everyone can help support the recovery of the species through seven simple hedgehog friendly steps that you ... Read full story
Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe, a new addition to WildCRU’s Trans-Kalahari Predator Programme
April 30, 2021WildCRU is pleased to announce that Lovemore Sibanda will be leading the Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe (CCPZ) as a new addition to WildCRU’s Trans-Kalahari Predator Programme (TKPP). Lovemore has been part of the WildCRU family since 2010 when he worked as a Community Liaison Officer for Hwange Lion Research. He later joined ... Read full story
Leopard population density varies across habitats and management strategies in a mixed-use Tanzanian landscape
May 11, 2021Protected areas across sub-Saharan Africa are becoming increasingly isolated as a result of human pressures, and many have failed to mitigate human-induced threats to mammal populations. As a result, the continued protection of the continent’s wildlife populations remains precarious. The African conservation landscape is also undergoing widespread changes, including the decline of trophy hunting in ... Read full story
Unravelling the natural history of the canidae with Prof Claudio Sillero
April 30, 2021In a new episode of One of the Family podcasts with Nicky Campbell, WildCRU's Claudio Sillero discussed all 37 species of canids - large and small, rare and common, pack or pair living. Drawing on insights from over 1000 hours of behavioural observations of Ethiopian wolves, Claudio explained the intricacies of Ethiopian wolf society, how fathers ... Read full story
First comprehensive report on the wildlife economy in Africa
April 29, 2021Delighted to see the major new report on The State of Wildlife Economy in Africa from the ALU School of Wildlife Conservation. WildCRU Research Visitor, Dr Frank Vorhies, is Academic Director of ALU’s School of Wildlife Conservation and a main contributing author to the report. It is ... Read full story
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