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BBC interview Claudio Sillero on Tiger Conservation
February 3, 2015Further to his interview on Austrian Radio station FM4, WildCRU Deputy Director Professor Claudio Sillero was interviewed on the BBC news regarding Tiger Conservation. [video width="720" height="576" mp4="http://www.wildcru.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BBC_World_News_2015-01-20_16-19-36.mp4"][/video]
WildCRU analysis on trade in live carnivores and primates
February 2, 2015A new analysis of IUCN trade records by WildCRU’s Dr Lauren Harrington reveals that an alarming proportion of carnivores and primates traded live legally are taken from the wild. Frequently traded species, taken predominantly from the wild, included squirrel monkeys, capuchins, fennec foxes and kinkajous – all of which are popular ... Read full story
First global study of human-bear conflict by WildCRU
February 2, 2015WildCRU's Dr Ozgun Emre Can and Professor David Macdonald recently worked with world bear experts to complete a global review study on human-bear conflict covering 59 countries. The first study presenting the status of conflict between people and all seven terrestrial bear species ... Read full story
Claudio Sillero interviewed on Indian Tiger conservation
February 3, 2015WildCRU Deputy Director, Professor Claudio Sillero, was interviewed for FM4 Austrian radio station about Indian Tiger conservation. The interview can be heard via a link at the bottom of this page on the FM4 website. A quote from the interview: "I would like to commend the Indian authorities for what they have achieved so far. ... Read full story
WildCRU member receives Compassionate Conservation Commendation
February 2, 2015Dr Sandra Baker, who is the Humane Society Research Fellow at WildCRU, has received a Commendation in the 2014 Virginia McKenna Awards for Compassionate Conservation. For over 15 years Sandra has worked on issues relating to wild animal welfare, including human-wildlife conflict, humane wildlife management, foxhunting and the wildlife trade. ... Read full story
WildCRU’s Scottish Wildcat work highlighted
February 2, 2015The Scotsman newspaper website recently ran an article about the work being done on the Scottish Wildcat by WildCRU's Dr Ruairidh Campbell. From the article: Wildcats, which live only in the Highlands, are rarer than the Bengal tiger. The photos show wildcats playing with bait, and a black mother cat with an army of ... Read full story
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