Projects by Year

Mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in wildlife corridors: The case of Tarangire-Manyara Basin Ecosystem, northern Tanzania

The aim of this project is to test on the ground the newly developed Buffer Zone Land Use Planning (BUZLUP) Framework so that lessons learnt can be extrapolated to other parts of the world with similar socio-economic and environmental setting.

Status and conservation of Himalayan Serow in Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal.

The main aims of the project are to explore the status of Himalayan serow and change the local people attitude towards the conservation of this species in natural habitat.

Identifying critical areas for a landscape level wildlife corridor in the southern Western Ghats

This project aims to identify optimal areas for conservation as large mammal corridors between the Periyar and Agasthyamalai landscapes based on both ecological and socioeconomic criteria.

Frugivorous Bats and Collpas: Activity Hotspots as Conservation Priorities for the Rainforests of Southeastern Peru

This project aims to determine patterns of use of collpas –also called mineral licks– by frugivorous bats, the potential reasons for this behaviour, and the importance of these places in Peruvian Amazon.

Improving local livelihoods through elephant conservation in Southern Sumatra

This project aims to conserve elephants in Bengkulu, Sumatra, by increasing awareness within the local farming community about human-elephant conflict mitigation and of local policy makers about elephant conservation issues.

The Great Bustard in Mongolia: From Conservation Biology to Land-Use Planning

Our goal is to increase knowledge of the critical habitat and population genetics of endangered Central Asian populations of the Great Bustard, concomitantly engaging local people in the research process and promoting awareness of this species in local communities.

Conservation of montane forest anurans in Southeastern Peru

The project goals are to document diversity and assess condition and trends in a species-rich, montane frog community, to study the population response of selected species to land-use changes, to increase our knowledge of the natural history of endangered and critically endangered species, to raise awareness of the current threats on frog populations, and to involve local people and children in research, monitoring and education activities.

Population size and site fidelity of the estuarine dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in South Rio Grande do Norte state, northeast Brazil – Implications for Conservation

This project aims to estimate population size, site fidelity and the potential impacts suffered by the estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, along the south Rio Grande do Norte coast, Brazil.

Conservation and landscape genetics of Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in a periodically flooded Amazonian forest, Brazil.

This project aims to examine connectivity among lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the dynamic landscape of the Pantanal using molecular tools, with views to develop a predictive model to be used to set priorities for conservation.

Divergence of adaptive phenotypic traits and mate recognition systems (song) in response to recent anthropogenic habitat changes in an oceanic island (São Tomé, Gulf of Guinea) endemic passerine (Speirops lugubris).

This project aims to understand the effects of anthropogenic habitat changes in the divergence of mate recognition systems in an endemic oceanic island passerine (the São Tomé Speirops).