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Wildlife Population Monitoring (field methods, technology, study design, data analysis)
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White-bellied Pangolin from Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon
Photo credit: Operation Pangolin
Galago sp. from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda
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Current Projects:
Operation Pangolin (https://gfjc.fiu.edu/operation-pangolin/) Biomonitoring Pillar: Monitoring of pangolins using ground/arboreal camera traps, audio moths, and thermal camera traps Role: survey design, wildlife identification, data analysis, and publication writing Collaborator: Florida International University Funding: Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Utility of arboreal camera traps for primate monitoring in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda Role: assist with survey design and wildlife identification, lead on data analysis and publication writing Collaborators: Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Uganda Wildlife Authority, and the International Gorilla Conservation Programme Funding: WWF Norway Baseline population survey of wildlife within a newly protected area, Gishwati-Mukura National Park, Rwanda using arboreal and ground camera traps Role: assist with survey design, wildlife identification, data analysis, and publication writing Collaborator: International Gorilla Conservation Programme and Rwanda Development Board funded by Funding: WWF Norway Understanding how humans alter the role of lion and other predators using co-occurrence occupancy models in an African landscape Role: data analysis and publication writing Collaborator: Kris Everatt, Panthera Identifying galago species using nocturnal primate surveys and live trapping Collaborator: Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Oxford Brookes University |
Trends in Illegal Activity using Ranger-collected Data
Burning of confiscated ivory, snares, and weapons near Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
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Current Project:
Understanding trends in illegal activity and differences in detection of threats across patrolling methods, such as foot patrols, vehicles patrols, and aerial patrols Collaborator: Wildlife Works Finished Projects: Effect of poaching activity on species of conservation concern and species of high risk Collaborators: International Gorilla Conservation Programme and Rwanda Development Board Publication Optimal patrolling scenario for reducing poaching activity Collaborators: Wildlife Conservation Society - Rwanda Program and Rwanda Development Board Publication |
Population Modeling
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Human-Wildlife Conflict
Lion in Nairobi National Park, Kenya
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Current Project:
C2C: Conflict to Coexistence (website) Role: revision of C2C assessment, implementation of assessment in SMART, creation of output reports, and creation of R Shiny app for outputs Collaborator: WWF |