National Badger Day 🦡
Did you know that WildCRU researchers have studied the European badger for nearly 40 years?
Find out more 👉 wildcru.org/programmes/b...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Did you know that WildCRU researchers have studied the European badger for nearly 40 years?
Find out more 👉 wildcru.org/programmes/b...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
October 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
National Badger Day 🦡
Did you know that WildCRU researchers have studied the European badger for nearly 40 years?
Find out more 👉 wildcru.org/programmes/b...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Did you know that WildCRU researchers have studied the European badger for nearly 40 years?
Find out more 👉 wildcru.org/programmes/b...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
WildCRU is happy to be supporting @saveourwildcats.bsky.social with their continued efforts to restore Scottish wildcat populations.
🎉 @NatureScot has awarded Saving Wildcats over £400,000 from the Nature Restoration Fund 🎉
This funding will build on the success of the project and help to move towards a restored Scottish wildcat population and a fair coexistence between wildcats and people 🐾
This funding will build on the success of the project and help to move towards a restored Scottish wildcat population and a fair coexistence between wildcats and people 🐾
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
WildCRU is happy to be supporting @saveourwildcats.bsky.social with their continued efforts to restore Scottish wildcat populations.
#WildCRU Article sur l'inauguration de la "Salle Lund Rasmussen" avec @drhedgehog.bsky.social, @aminataniakate.bsky.social et @magalireghezza.eurosky.social
Un moment formidable. Maintenant, on se bat pour la prochaine International Hedgehog Conference 2028 à Paris !
www.wildcru.org/news/new-wil...
Un moment formidable. Maintenant, on se bat pour la prochaine International Hedgehog Conference 2028 à Paris !
www.wildcru.org/news/new-wil...
New wildlife hospital ward named after WildCRU researcher - WildCRU
Take a look at our latest Impact Report for 2023 here.
www.wildcru.org
July 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#WildCRU Article sur l'inauguration de la "Salle Lund Rasmussen" avec @drhedgehog.bsky.social, @aminataniakate.bsky.social et @magalireghezza.eurosky.social
Un moment formidable. Maintenant, on se bat pour la prochaine International Hedgehog Conference 2028 à Paris !
www.wildcru.org/news/new-wil...
Un moment formidable. Maintenant, on se bat pour la prochaine International Hedgehog Conference 2028 à Paris !
www.wildcru.org/news/new-wil...
Rarely seen and found nowhere else on Earth.
Weighing just 1kg, the endangered Bornean ferret badger is one of the world's least-seen mammals.
@biology.ox.ac.uk & WildCRU have helped deliver the most comprehensive assessment of the species to date ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3S8G3uF
Weighing just 1kg, the endangered Bornean ferret badger is one of the world's least-seen mammals.
@biology.ox.ac.uk & WildCRU have helped deliver the most comprehensive assessment of the species to date ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3S8G3uF
June 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Rarely seen and found nowhere else on Earth.
Weighing just 1kg, the endangered Bornean ferret badger is one of the world's least-seen mammals.
@biology.ox.ac.uk & WildCRU have helped deliver the most comprehensive assessment of the species to date ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3S8G3uF
Weighing just 1kg, the endangered Bornean ferret badger is one of the world's least-seen mammals.
@biology.ox.ac.uk & WildCRU have helped deliver the most comprehensive assessment of the species to date ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3S8G3uF
The WildCRU team will be sharing their research at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Showcase tomorrow, celebrating the group's hard work to understand and protect species around the globe.
WildCRU has been shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's 'Making a Difference Globally' Award.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
WildCRU has been shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's 'Making a Difference Globally' Award.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
June 1, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The WildCRU team will be sharing their research at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Showcase tomorrow, celebrating the group's hard work to understand and protect species around the globe.
WildCRU has been shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's 'Making a Difference Globally' Award.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
WildCRU has been shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's 'Making a Difference Globally' Award.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
🚨New on the blog🚨
Jaguars in the trees: how big cats thrive in the Amazon’s flooded forest
Guilherme Costa Alvarenga (WildCRU, University of Oxford) studied an extraordinary population of jaguars living an arboreal lifestyle in the Mamirauá Reserve
➡️ wp.me/pcNAUj-aC
@wildcru.bsky.social
Jaguars in the trees: how big cats thrive in the Amazon’s flooded forest
Guilherme Costa Alvarenga (WildCRU, University of Oxford) studied an extraordinary population of jaguars living an arboreal lifestyle in the Mamirauá Reserve
➡️ wp.me/pcNAUj-aC
@wildcru.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
🚨New on the blog🚨
Jaguars in the trees: how big cats thrive in the Amazon’s flooded forest
Guilherme Costa Alvarenga (WildCRU, University of Oxford) studied an extraordinary population of jaguars living an arboreal lifestyle in the Mamirauá Reserve
➡️ wp.me/pcNAUj-aC
@wildcru.bsky.social
Jaguars in the trees: how big cats thrive in the Amazon’s flooded forest
Guilherme Costa Alvarenga (WildCRU, University of Oxford) studied an extraordinary population of jaguars living an arboreal lifestyle in the Mamirauá Reserve
➡️ wp.me/pcNAUj-aC
@wildcru.bsky.social
WildCRU researchers shared their work at @iccb2025.bsky.social.
From jaguars (Gui) and African wild dogs (Jenny) to animal welfare (Lauren), wild meat research (Jasmin) and a decision support system workshop (Carol), WildCRU was proud to be part of the global conservation conversation!
From jaguars (Gui) and African wild dogs (Jenny) to animal welfare (Lauren), wild meat research (Jasmin) and a decision support system workshop (Carol), WildCRU was proud to be part of the global conservation conversation!
July 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
WildCRU researchers shared their work at @iccb2025.bsky.social.
From jaguars (Gui) and African wild dogs (Jenny) to animal welfare (Lauren), wild meat research (Jasmin) and a decision support system workshop (Carol), WildCRU was proud to be part of the global conservation conversation!
From jaguars (Gui) and African wild dogs (Jenny) to animal welfare (Lauren), wild meat research (Jasmin) and a decision support system workshop (Carol), WildCRU was proud to be part of the global conservation conversation!
Happy International Day for Biodiversity 🌍
Today we celebrate some of the amazing species that the WildCRU team researches, supporting biodiversity, conservation projects and policy decisions around the world.
@biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
Today we celebrate some of the amazing species that the WildCRU team researches, supporting biodiversity, conservation projects and policy decisions around the world.
@biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
May 22, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Happy International Day for Biodiversity 🌍
Today we celebrate some of the amazing species that the WildCRU team researches, supporting biodiversity, conservation projects and policy decisions around the world.
@biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
Today we celebrate some of the amazing species that the WildCRU team researches, supporting biodiversity, conservation projects and policy decisions around the world.
@biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
🚨New on the blog🚨
Can you guess how many Ethiopian wolves we captured?🦊
14 people, 10 days, 4 camps, 3 cars
Read more about my most insane (but meaningful) fieldwork ever!
➡️ ethiopianwolf.org/news/notes-f...
#EWCP
#WildCRU @wildcru.bsky.social
#Oxfordbiology @biology.ox.ac.uk
Can you guess how many Ethiopian wolves we captured?🦊
14 people, 10 days, 4 camps, 3 cars
Read more about my most insane (but meaningful) fieldwork ever!
➡️ ethiopianwolf.org/news/notes-f...
#EWCP
#WildCRU @wildcru.bsky.social
#Oxfordbiology @biology.ox.ac.uk
March 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🚨New on the blog🚨
Can you guess how many Ethiopian wolves we captured?🦊
14 people, 10 days, 4 camps, 3 cars
Read more about my most insane (but meaningful) fieldwork ever!
➡️ ethiopianwolf.org/news/notes-f...
#EWCP
#WildCRU @wildcru.bsky.social
#Oxfordbiology @biology.ox.ac.uk
Can you guess how many Ethiopian wolves we captured?🦊
14 people, 10 days, 4 camps, 3 cars
Read more about my most insane (but meaningful) fieldwork ever!
➡️ ethiopianwolf.org/news/notes-f...
#EWCP
#WildCRU @wildcru.bsky.social
#Oxfordbiology @biology.ox.ac.uk
Recent research from @wildcru.bsky.social shows that individual wildcats and wildcat hybrids can be highly specialised in terms of their habitat preferences. This research is one of several papers in a series published by WildCRU that covers ongoing wildcat research in Scotland 🐾
Scottish wildcat hybrids challenge classic assumptions of generalist and specialist species, occurring across a broad range of ecological conditions and geographical ranges, but also having highly specialised individuals.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40FgGlV
@oxfordbiology.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40FgGlV
@oxfordbiology.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
January 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Recent research from @wildcru.bsky.social shows that individual wildcats and wildcat hybrids can be highly specialised in terms of their habitat preferences. This research is one of several papers in a series published by WildCRU that covers ongoing wildcat research in Scotland 🐾
It is conference season at WildCRU and our researchers have been attending events across the world to share their work, forge new collaborations and discover the latest updates in wildlife conservation.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It is conference season at WildCRU and our researchers have been attending events across the world to share their work, forge new collaborations and discover the latest updates in wildlife conservation.
[1/3] @biology.ox.ac.uk
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Congratulations to @wildcru.bsky.social and the Animal Vibration Lab, who have been recognised in the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards!
WildCRU won the Global Impact Award while the Animal Vibration lab were shortlisted for their Seismic Senses exhibit for the Research Engagement Award 👇
WildCRU won the Global Impact Award while the Animal Vibration lab were shortlisted for their Seismic Senses exhibit for the Research Engagement Award 👇
WildCRU and Animal Vibration Lab recognised in Oxford VC Awards 2026
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June 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Congratulations to @wildcru.bsky.social and the Animal Vibration Lab, who have been recognised in the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards!
WildCRU won the Global Impact Award while the Animal Vibration lab were shortlisted for their Seismic Senses exhibit for the Research Engagement Award 👇
WildCRU won the Global Impact Award while the Animal Vibration lab were shortlisted for their Seismic Senses exhibit for the Research Engagement Award 👇
WildCRU PhD researchers and Diploma alumni attended the International Conservation Technology Conference, Peru.
From acoustic monitoring and biologging to remote sensing and AI, the conference explored powerful new tools tackling conservation challenges to drive positive impact.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
From acoustic monitoring and biologging to remote sensing and AI, the conference explored powerful new tools tackling conservation challenges to drive positive impact.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
March 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
WildCRU PhD researchers and Diploma alumni attended the International Conservation Technology Conference, Peru.
From acoustic monitoring and biologging to remote sensing and AI, the conference explored powerful new tools tackling conservation challenges to drive positive impact.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
From acoustic monitoring and biologging to remote sensing and AI, the conference explored powerful new tools tackling conservation challenges to drive positive impact.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Congratulations to the new Dr Jennifer Linden! 👏
Jenny assessed potential impacts of climate change on endangered African wild dogs, finding that environmental change could drive widespread but spatially variable declines in the species.
Well done from everyone at WildCRU!
Jenny assessed potential impacts of climate change on endangered African wild dogs, finding that environmental change could drive widespread but spatially variable declines in the species.
Well done from everyone at WildCRU!
June 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Congratulations to the new Dr Jennifer Linden! 👏
Jenny assessed potential impacts of climate change on endangered African wild dogs, finding that environmental change could drive widespread but spatially variable declines in the species.
Well done from everyone at WildCRU!
Jenny assessed potential impacts of climate change on endangered African wild dogs, finding that environmental change could drive widespread but spatially variable declines in the species.
Well done from everyone at WildCRU!
WildCRU is delighted to be welcoming @jonnyhhanson to celebrate the launch of a new book 'Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscapes with Big Cats, Wolves and Bears'.
Could and should we learn to live with lynx, wolves and bears again in Britain & Ireland?
Come along to find out 👇
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Could and should we learn to live with lynx, wolves and bears again in Britain & Ireland?
Come along to find out 👇
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Oxford book launch @wildcru.bsky.social @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social 23/4 5.30-7PM.
Talk & readings, guest perspectives, signed copies available to buy & free Malawi Mountain Gin samples
Register: forms.gle/NW61TATYeMBR...
@pelagic.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social @amydickman.bsky.social
🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙
Talk & readings, guest perspectives, signed copies available to buy & free Malawi Mountain Gin samples
Register: forms.gle/NW61TATYeMBR...
@pelagic.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social @amydickman.bsky.social
🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙
April 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
WildCRU is delighted to be welcoming @jonnyhhanson to celebrate the launch of a new book 'Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscapes with Big Cats, Wolves and Bears'.
Could and should we learn to live with lynx, wolves and bears again in Britain & Ireland?
Come along to find out 👇
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Could and should we learn to live with lynx, wolves and bears again in Britain & Ireland?
Come along to find out 👇
@biology.ox.ac.uk
Oxford's WildCRU was originally nicknamed the Foxlot when I joined it. 🦊
November 20, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Oxford's WildCRU was originally nicknamed the Foxlot when I joined it. 🦊
Researchers from WildCRU and Northern Arizona University shared the 'ConnectingLandscapes' decision support tool with wildlife managers and policy makers in southeast Asia, providing guidance to balance biodiversity with economic and development goals.
👉 bit.ly/4hTSdPB
@biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
👉 bit.ly/4hTSdPB
@biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Researchers from WildCRU and Northern Arizona University shared the 'ConnectingLandscapes' decision support tool with wildlife managers and policy makers in southeast Asia, providing guidance to balance biodiversity with economic and development goals.
👉 bit.ly/4hTSdPB
@biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
👉 bit.ly/4hTSdPB
@biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
Congratulations to the new Dr Yusuf Samsudin! 👏
During his PhD, Yusuf has combined humanities, social science, and natural science to better understand how elephants coexist with different communities in Sumatra, Indonesia.
A huge well done from everyone at WildCRU!
@biology.ox.ac.uk
During his PhD, Yusuf has combined humanities, social science, and natural science to better understand how elephants coexist with different communities in Sumatra, Indonesia.
A huge well done from everyone at WildCRU!
@biology.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Congratulations to the new Dr Yusuf Samsudin! 👏
During his PhD, Yusuf has combined humanities, social science, and natural science to better understand how elephants coexist with different communities in Sumatra, Indonesia.
A huge well done from everyone at WildCRU!
@biology.ox.ac.uk
During his PhD, Yusuf has combined humanities, social science, and natural science to better understand how elephants coexist with different communities in Sumatra, Indonesia.
A huge well done from everyone at WildCRU!
@biology.ox.ac.uk
オックスフォード大学の研究機関WildCRUより論文の紹介の記事が出ていました！国立環境研究所・久保雄広さんからのご依頼でイラストを描きました。絶滅危惧種の売買禁止によって引き起こされる「スピルオーバー効果」についての研究です。
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#biodiversity #conservationpolicy #wildlifetrade #sustainability | WildCRU
At first glance, banning the trade of threatened species seems like the best solution to overexploitation, but the reality is more complex.
A recent study, led by Takahiro Kubo and co-authored by Wil...
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April 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
オックスフォード大学の研究機関WildCRUより論文の紹介の記事が出ていました！国立環境研究所・久保雄広さんからのご依頼でイラストを描きました。絶滅危惧種の売買禁止によって引き起こされる「スピルオーバー効果」についての研究です。
www.linkedin.com/posts/wildcr...
www.linkedin.com/posts/wildcr...
👏 Many congratulations to Professor David Macdonald, who has been awarded the Linnean Medal for long-standing and significant contributions to natural sciences.
Professor Macdonald also founded the Department of Biology’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) in 1986.
@wildcru.bsky.social
Professor Macdonald also founded the Department of Biology’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) in 1986.
@wildcru.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
👏 Many congratulations to Professor David Macdonald, who has been awarded the Linnean Medal for long-standing and significant contributions to natural sciences.
Professor Macdonald also founded the Department of Biology’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) in 1986.
@wildcru.bsky.social
Professor Macdonald also founded the Department of Biology’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) in 1986.
@wildcru.bsky.social
WildCRU wins the Vice Chancellor’s ‘Making a Difference Globally’ Award!
The award recognises the exceptional work of the team, who share their expertise globally to build local capacity, support equitable livelihoods, strengthen policy, and improve human-wildlife coexistence.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
The award recognises the exceptional work of the team, who share their expertise globally to build local capacity, support equitable livelihoods, strengthen policy, and improve human-wildlife coexistence.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
June 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
WildCRU wins the Vice Chancellor’s ‘Making a Difference Globally’ Award!
The award recognises the exceptional work of the team, who share their expertise globally to build local capacity, support equitable livelihoods, strengthen policy, and improve human-wildlife coexistence.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
The award recognises the exceptional work of the team, who share their expertise globally to build local capacity, support equitable livelihoods, strengthen policy, and improve human-wildlife coexistence.
@biology.ox.ac.uk
This week we welcomed Mariana Almaraz, a Bolivian student undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation at Oxford University’s WILDCRU @wildcru.bsky.social.
Mariana is using camera trap data from our Andean Carnivore Conservation Programme in a new study.
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Mariana is using camera trap data from our Andean Carnivore Conservation Programme in a new study.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This week we welcomed Mariana Almaraz, a Bolivian student undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation at Oxford University’s WILDCRU @wildcru.bsky.social.
Mariana is using camera trap data from our Andean Carnivore Conservation Programme in a new study.
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Mariana is using camera trap data from our Andean Carnivore Conservation Programme in a new study.
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