MY Research.
My research and professional interests lie in developing and advancing science for applied conservation and management, with a special focus on threatened carnivores and large mammals.
I have extensive experience in wildlife conservation in Thailand, including directing field operations for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's (SCBI) Carnivore Conservation Project (focused on clouded leopards) from 2004-2007.
My ongoing research, in collaboration with scientists at SCBI, focuses on the potential threat of disease spillover from domestic dogs to dholes and other carnivores in protected areas in Thailand. To learn more about species’ behavior and movements, I utilize noninvasive study methods such as camera-trapping and fecal analysis, but also use GPS telemetry to intensively monitor individuals. I have also become increasingly involved in studying the relationship between protected areas and their surrounding rural communities, and the mitigation of conflict between wildlife and human interests.
I have extensive experience in wildlife conservation in Thailand, including directing field operations for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's (SCBI) Carnivore Conservation Project (focused on clouded leopards) from 2004-2007.
My ongoing research, in collaboration with scientists at SCBI, focuses on the potential threat of disease spillover from domestic dogs to dholes and other carnivores in protected areas in Thailand. To learn more about species’ behavior and movements, I utilize noninvasive study methods such as camera-trapping and fecal analysis, but also use GPS telemetry to intensively monitor individuals. I have also become increasingly involved in studying the relationship between protected areas and their surrounding rural communities, and the mitigation of conflict between wildlife and human interests.
DOGGING THE DHOLE
(Smithsonian ZooGoer)
Little known and widely feared, the Asiatic wild dog has few fans. But they include dedicated Smithsonian scientists.
(Smithsonian ZooGoer)
Little known and widely feared, the Asiatic wild dog has few fans. But they include dedicated Smithsonian scientists.
Infrastructure Supporting National Parks May Provide Poachers Easier Access to Wildlife
Press release about our study based on
camera-trap images of poachers in Thailand 's Khao Yai National Park.
Press release about our study based on
camera-trap images of poachers in Thailand 's Khao Yai National Park.
