Many global conservation success-stories originate from Seychelles and Mauritius. Remarkably, however, propagating these much-needed skill-sets elsewhere doesn’t happen naturally, particularly across low-income and island nations. … Read more
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Who’s a pretty parrot then? Public preferences for native and non-native species across Western Europe
Principal Investigator: Dr Zoe Davies Project dates: 2015-2016 Funding: University of Kent Faculty of Social Sciences Collaborators: Dr Thomas Lundhede (University of Copenhagen), Dr Martin … Read more
Restoration efforts required for achieving the objectives of the Birds and Habitats Directives
Principal Investigators: Dr Bob Smith and Dr Zoe Davies Project dates: 2014-2015 Funding: European Commission Collaborators: Bio Intelligence Service, Institute for Environmental Studies from VU … Read more
Reconnecting poverty-alleviation to biodiversity conservation in Kenya’s Eastern Arc Mountains
The main aim of this project is to facilitate diversified livelihoods in the Taita Taveta region of Kenya that are linked to sustainable natural resource … Read more
European network on invasive parrots (ParrotNet): understanding invasion dynamics and predicting risks to agriculture and society
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Groombridge, Chair of ParrotNet (COST Action ES1304) Co-Investigators: Dr Diederik Strubbe (Vice-Chair), and Dr Simon Tollington Dates: 24th October 2013 – … Read more
The role of supplemental feeding and disease in Mauritius parakeets
Principal Investigators: Dr Simon Tollington and Dr. Jim Groombridge Project Dates: 2013 – present Funding: NERC, Rufford Foundation, British Ecological Society Collaborators: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation … Read more