Lecturer in Conservation Science and Lead of @BrisZooSociety Cameroon Conservation Programme focused on Kordofan giraffe 🦒 also a fan of rhinos 🦏
Bristol, England
Joined September 2010
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It was fantastic to witness how the @philincon_ field and ranger teams are working to protect the forest. Myself & @RicardoLFig were very lucky to join them on a recent survey, where we recorded four Critically Endangered Visayan warty pigs on a camera trap! 🐗🐗🐗🐗
Last month, our conservation team visited the Philippines to catch up with project partners and local communities 🌍
While there, they visited rangers in the rainforest, and held workshops about the reintroduction of endangered wildlife 🐦
Read more: bristolzoo.org.uk/news/commu…
If you're interested in studying conservation, then please do check out the details of the BZS undergraduate course below. I'll also be hosting a webinar on Tuesday 16th (12:30 BST) to share why its great and to answer any questions!
uwe.ac.uk/events/fdsc-integr…
💡 If you're attracted to a career in #conservation and want to learn from conservation scientists with real-world experience, then our Integrated Wildlife Conservation FdSc course may be for you! courses.uwe.ac.uk/F750/integ…
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This #EndangeredSpeciesDay, we're shining a light on our amazing Equatorial Guinea conservation team, who have been using innovative methods to protect Critically Endangered African forest elephants 🐘
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You can read our latest conservation update below, including how @BrisZooSociety have been working with the Conservation Service and @SekakohOrg on how to further increase the effectiveness of anti-poaching efforts in Bénoué National Park 🦒
Our two-year project to help safeguard the precious wildlife of Bénoué National Park in northern Cameroon, has been declared a success 🙌
Read more: bristolzoo.org.uk/news/great…
Thanks to @IUCNsos, @EU_Partnerships & Sekakoh
#Conservation #AnimalConservation #WildlifeConservation
If you want to hear more about BZS's giraffe conservation work then see link below! 😃
Dr Sam Penny, one of our Lecturers in Conservation Science, was recently invited on to the BBC @sciencefocus podcast to talk about declining giraffe populations, and what we're doing at Bristol Zoological Society to fight extinction 🦒
Listen now 🎧:
open.spotify.com/episode/5mP…
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Ready to boost your conservation career? Join the MSc Conservation Leadership Virtual Open Event on Feb 28, 12:30-1:30pm (GMT) to learn about our new program from UWE Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society. Click the link to join us: shorturl.at/dtLOY
Our new study finds as few as 27 Kordofan giraffe may remain in Cameroon's Bénoué National Park - you can read the full article here
doi.org/10.1111/aje.13249
Over the last 3 years, our conservation team and researchers from @BristolUni have used camera traps to learn how many Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe are living within Cameroon’s Bénoué National Park.
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Such a small population is particularly susceptible to the effects of poaching and without further intervention may go locally extinct onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
To address this @BrisZooSociety is working with @SekakohOrg and @IUCNsos to fund and support anti-poaching patrols in the park
BZS & @SekakohOrg are busy conducting the first large-scale camera trap survey of Bénoué National Park's threatened fauna. Working with its Conservation Service, we have now received our first images from the field! More details in the blogpost below -
bristolzoo.org.uk/news/using…
ALT Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
ALT Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)
Congratulations Dr Stracquadanio on a fantastic and well-deserved achievement 🥂🎊
I passed my PhD viva today!! #PhDone #pangolins Thank you to my supervisors for supporting me! @sgpenny @BrightonEcology 🍾
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Kordofan giraffes may be extinct in 15 years dlvr.it/StnQq3
I had a great time discussing the recent birth of a spotless baby giraffe with the brilliant @ColinMurray on @bbc5live last night. Scroll to 2:38 if you want to hear more about the fight to conserve giraffe! @BrisZooSociety
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001pt…
Interesting to see some empirical evidence showing that dehorning rhinos can reduce poaching rates. Despite its wide-spread practise there have been few studies that have looked at its success as a conservation measure -
1/ A new report evaluates the cost and effectiveness of rhino conservation interventions in the Greater Kruger region, assessing data collected by 11 reserves between 2017 and 2021 gkepf.org/rhino-conservation… (via @gkepf)
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Our Project Leader for Cameroon, Dr Sam Penny, was on @BBCBerkshire this morning to talk about the baby giraffe that's been born with no spots in Tennessee Zoo!
Listen from 07:38 - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:b…
bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-c…
Temminck's pangolins are a rare & elusive species that are highly threatened by the illegal wildlife trade. However, far fewer people know that electric fences are also a cause of death. This study led by @LeaStracq highlights the need for mitigations & improved fence monitoring
The first paper from my PhD and my first first-author paper ever is out! 🎉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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New @BrisZooSociety and @BristolUni study demonstrates the precarious and alarming situation facing giraffe in northern Cameroon
bristolzoo.org.uk/kordofan-g…
Some eye-opening results from our population modelling of Kordofan giraffe in Cameroon's Bénoué National Park. It really highlights the urgency and importance of conservation work within one of the few areas that this subspecies still roams @BrisZooSociety
Without intervention, the poaching of two Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffes per year could result in local extinction in just 15 years. Our @Bristol_Vets partnered with @BrisZooSociety to understand the threat these incredible animals are facing.🦒 👉fal.cn/3AsLg
Full article available through @ResearchGate
researchgate.net/publication… and @WileyEcolEvol
doi.org/10.1111/aje.13196 🦒🇨🇲