Amy Dickman joined OPEN Conversation: 'Policy Is Political: What Does That Mean for Academic Engagement?'
During the panel, Amy shared her experiences of working in policy for wildlife conservation, using science to inform sometimes controversial conservation policies.
Lynx are often apex predators in healthy forest ecosystems but their conservation and reintroduction can be controversial.
WildCRU researchers are investigating public perceptions of lynx reintroductions and what the implications could be for biodiversity and local communities.
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Congratulations to @wildcru.bsky.socialĀ and the Animal Vibration Lab, who have been recognised in the @ox.ac.ukĀ VC Awards!
WildCRU won the Global Impact Award while the Animal Vibration lab were shortlisted for their Seismic Senses exhibit for the Research Engagement Award š
Researchers recorded 407 detections across Sabah's western highlands, confirming the species in Nuluhon-Trusmadi Forest Reserve for the first time.
The ferret badger is known only from the Kinabalu-Crocker-Trusmadi mountains, highlighting the importance of protecting unique highland ecosystems
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Tune in to the Nature Conservation Talk Show
The Morally Contested Conservation Project explores challenging issues at the intersection of wildlife conservation & economic development in sub-Saharan Africa, focussing on perspectives of communities living alongside wildlife
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WildCRU, Oxford
WildCRU, Oxford
WildCRU, Oxford
The MCC Hwange team visited Dingani and Magoli to share research findings with community leaders (in local language - Ndebele) and propose the next phase of research. Hear more on SKYZ METRO FM ( 9th June, 11:30am to 12pm) š skyzmetroradio.co.zw
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What do people really think about reintroducing species to the wild?
At a late-night event at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Josh Sains and Darragh Hare invited visitors to take part in a pilot study on unlicensed species reintroductions, sometimes called "guerrilla rewilding."
The Bornean ferret badger (Melogale everetti), currently listed as Endangered by the IUCN, is endemic to Sabah and remains one of Borneo's least-known mammals. New research identifies the last refuge of this rare species.
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Guests helped test the wording and difficulty of species knowledge questions that will be used in a study exploring whether people's knowledge of a species influences support for its reintroduction.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by and contributed to the research!
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