Category: DICE

PhD candidate Will Hayes is currently out on fieldwork in Guyana; ‘Human settlements might have a role to play in biodiversity conservation going forward’. From … Read more

What is the role of scientists in the planetary emergency? We welcomed Dr Charlie Gardner back to talk to us about activism and academia. On … Read more

A new study shows that orangutans, are still rapidly declining despite more than one billion US dollars invested in their conservation between 2000 and 2020 … Read more

PhD student Natalie Yoh’s research focuses on how bats in Malaysian Borneo are impacted by land use change particularly by the use of bioacoustics. He … Read more

Professor Keith Somerville gives his expert comment on the announcement of the most recent rhino poaching figures. On 8 February, South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, … Read more

PhD candidate Steve Allain gives a talk on his sideshow interest, Alytes Obstetricians for the Herpetofauna Worker’s Meetingm non-native species symposium. PhD candidate and Herptologist … Read more

Dr Simon Black has produced the first competence framework for Leaders in conservation, following a study drawing upon the experience of hundreds of conservation professionals … Read more

Dr Simon Black study evaluates the genealogy and diversity of so-called ‘Moroccan Royal lions’. A newly published study co authored by Simon Black at the Durrell Institute … Read more

Many, many congratulations to DICE alumni Simson Uri-Khob from Namibia and Rachel Ikemeh from Nigeria! Now in its ninth year, the Tusk Conservation Awards ceremony … Read more

On Tuesday 12th October 2021 the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) conservation masters students had the opportunity to visit the Wildwood Trust as … Read more