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Launching Unseen Empire
March 2, 2021Entering Unseen Empire, you can experience the extraordinary wildlife of forests in far flung corners of exotic habitats in Southeast Asia, and share the delights and challenges of undertaking a continent-wide conservation project. You can also follow the lives of remarkable fieldworkers, and be inspired by their achievements, as you discover the ultimate impact ... Read full story
WildCRU’s Laura Perry completes her DPhil viva
February 23, 2021Congratulations to Laura Perry who has completed her DPhil viva from Mozambique over zoom, with thanks to her examiners Dr Andy Gosler and Dr Silvio Marchini. Conservation outcomes depend heavily on human behaviour, but very little research focuses on these decision-making processes. In her thesis, Laura used tools from social psychology to explore how different ... Read full story
WildCRU launches new conservation technology initiative
February 9, 2021David Macdonald is excited to announce WildCRU’s role in launching the World’s First Conservation Venture Studio. This is a partnership between the University of Oxford, Global Accelerated Ventures, and the research commercialisation arm of the University, Oxford University Innovation. The Conservation Venture Studio will rapidly accelerate novel technologies and innovative solutions addressing the world’s most ... Read full story
Joining the spots: leopard print fashion and big cat conservation
March 2, 2021A leopard, so the saying goes, cannot change its spots – but could the fashion industry play its part in helping to reverse the decline of this charismatic species? ‘Yes’, say researchers at Oxford University, who explore in a new paper the extent of public interest in leopard print fashion, and whether this interest could be ... Read full story
Could COVID-19 lower global demand for illegal wildlife products?
February 11, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic might reduce consumer demand for wildlife-based products – but only temporarily on its own without additional interventions. This is the finding of a novel study by scientists at Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, in collaboration with World Animal Protection, published on the 4th February 2021 in the journal Frontiers in Ecology And Evolution. The ... Read full story
WildCRU’s Iding Haidir meets Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry
February 3, 2021A double success in Indonesia, writes WildCRU Director, David Macdonald: after six years of fruitful fieldwork on our clouded leopard and tiger project in Sumatra, Iding Haidir recently returned home, doctoral thesis complete, to enjoy the honour of being greeted by Mr Wiratno, the Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation of the Indonesian ... Read full story
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