It might be hard to picture presence of wild boars (Sus scrofa) in a highly urbanized city such as Hong Kong. However, wild boars are more commonly found in crowded urban areas according to news and reports received by HK AFCD (Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation D...
We have been analysing African elephant vocalisations to determine whether they could be used by males to recognise one another. African elephants produce rumbles – long, low frequency sounds that elephants use in various contexts (see image below). We recorded these v...
Tiger Tops Tharu Lodge is where our lab currently conducts all our Asian elephant field research. Located in Southern Nepal on the border of Chitwan National Park, this eco-lodge is promoting sustainable eco-tourism with Asian elephants through encouraging tourists to...
My book was published on the 2nd April and I'm really excited to be able to share it with people. It's about the lives of elephants, my experiences studying elephants and how we are similar and very different to elephants at the same time! It covers all the incredible...
It's exciting to have this paper come out in PNAS. I was part of a team including Josh Plotnik, Lydia Tiller, Dan Brubaker, Rachel Dale and Nicky Clayton, investigating the ability of elephants to distinguish between quantities of food using olfaction alone. The elepha...
I had dozens of responses to my call for potential PhD students. I have now selected candidates to go forward. It was an extremely strong field. If you haven't heard from me, this means I won't be taking your application forward, but thank you for getting in touch.
I'm very excited that a collaborative paper I have worked on analysing the use of interviews as a technique in conservation and ecology studies has be...
Paper accepted in Methods in Ecology and Evolution
