THE TEAM: WHO WILL CARRY OUT THE WORK?
The
field work will be supervised by Dr Andrew (Andy) Loveridge from the
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University. Dr Loveridge is an
experienced field biologist with considerable experience working with the
ZPWMA and field based managers in Zimbabwe. He has run the Hwange Lion Research
Project in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe for the last seven years. The project
is investigating the impact of sport-hunting on the Hwange National Park lion
population. The data from this study is currently assisting the ZPWMA in managing
the lion population, not only in Hwange but at a national level. He has contributed
to a number of scientific papers on carnivores (jackals, lions and sport hunting)
to peer reviewed journals and scientific books, and has experience supervising
students. He is a member of the IUCN affiliated, African Lion Working Group.
Dr Loveridge is a Zimbabwean citizen.
During the course of the project, the aim is to train field staff from the PWMA, the Rural District Councils and where necessary the hunting industry. Once funding is available the project will also employ two students, one at the MPhil level and one at the DPhil level to carry out field research. We will include details of these people as and when they join our team.
