WildCRU Director honoured at Future for Nature Awards 2015

March 11, 2015

Professor David Macdonald was proud to be invited as the guest of honour speaker at the Future for Nature Awards 2015 on Friday 27 February, pictured here with Saba Douglas-Hamilton and the 3 winners of the international prize of €50,000. Saba is the chairwoman of the International Selection ... Read full story

BBC interview Claudio Sillero on Tiger Conservation

February 3, 2015

Further 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, 2015

A 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

WildCRU speaks at Herpetofauna Workers Meeting

February 17, 2015

WildCRU's Rosie Salazar recently spoke at the Herpetofauna Workers Meeting in Newcastle about an exciting new project she has been working on with the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. The project is funded by Natural England and seeks to inform policy on ... Read full story

Claudio Sillero interviewed on Indian Tiger conservation

February 3, 2015

WildCRU 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, 2015

Dr 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