Investigating cheetah presence in Tanzania’s Selous–Nyerere ecosystem

18/12/2023

Up-to-date information on species distribution is vital for effective conservation planning. In an effort to fill information gaps on cheetah presence in Tanzania, Lion Landscapes / WildCRU researchers and partners conducted spoor and camera-trap surveys in the Selous Game Reserve and Nyerere National Park from 2020 to 2022. These parks are part ... Read full story

Helping fill crucial knowledge gaps about jaguars

30/11/2023

WildCRU is helping fill crucial knowledge gaps about jaguars across their range, informing conservation and land-use planning as well as supporting community education activities and fostering coexistence between people and carnivores. Jaguar research is currently being done by four WildCRU members: Guilherme C Alvarenga from Brazil is developing the first modelled assessment of ... Read full story

New research reveals carnivore range extension in Ethiopia’s Somali region

21/11/2023

Little has been documented about large carnivore distribution in Ethiopia to date. A new study led by Fedlu Abdella with WildCRU co-authors Hans Bauer and Paul Johnson helps address this for six districts in the country’s Somali Region. Low densities of carnivores and their prey species as well as ... Read full story

Innovative research on big cat connectivity in Panama

14/12/2023

Big cats need a lot of space and ways of getting from one safe haven to another. This is why innovative research on how corridors provide routes through landscapes is a key theme for WildCRU’s ground-breaking research in landscape ecology. Jaguars are an especially exciting case given their range stretches the whole length of South ... Read full story

Food for thought – insight into the environmental benefits (and more) of being vegan

28/11/2023

Faced with the frequent questions, “You’re vegan? Why don’t you eat meat and dairy?”, Dr Jan Kamler flips it around and asks, “Why DO you eat meat and dairy.” He recognises that people from all corners of the world have different reasons - including taste, nutrition and cultural reasons and that choices ... Read full story

Mitigating Human Impacts on Wild Animal Welfare

13/11/2023

The relationship between wild animal welfare and biodiversity conservation is complex. WildCRU has been engaged with diverse issues around human impacts on animal welfare since the early 1970s. Professor David Macdonald was on the first incarnation of the RSPCA’s Wild Animals Committee, subsequently its Chairman, and then Vice President of the RSPCA. Animal ... Read full story