Introducing WildCRU’s candid camera! Across global research sites, our team sets up camera traps to collect scientific data, but we also capture unexpected wildlife moments! Do you know this animal? Hint: photo taken in Africa 📸 @jonathan-growcott.bsky.social & Charlotte Searle @biology.ox.ac.uk

I had a great time chatting on BBC Radio Devon and Cornwall about how I became a large carnivore biologist!! You can listen to a small clip here or follow the link for the full interview 🧪🦁

WildCRU, Oxford@wildcru.bsky.social · last yr.

How does it feel to see a lioness in the wild for the first time? PhD researcher @jonathan-growcott.bsky.social shared his experience and what it's like to study big cats on BBC Radio Devon and Cornwall. Catch up on 'When I grow up' here (3:23): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @biology.ox.ac.uk

This weekend on "When I grow up" on BBC Radio Devon & Cornwall, @exeter.ac.uk researcher Jonathan Growcott will talk about his childhood dreams - & how his first encounter with a wild lion led him to his current work on conservation of big cats Listen at 9.10am on Saturday to hear Jonathan's story

Very excited to see my research featured in Nature Africa! 🐆📸🎙️ We used a combo of #cameratraps and #bioacoustics to demonstrate that leopards have individually identifiable roars! @wildcru.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @uniexecec.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d44...

Leopard roars speak volumes

Technique to analyse animals’ unique vocalizations pinpoints individual leopards with 93% accuracy, which could help wildlife monitoring.

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Very grateful to have my research highlighted by BES! @wildcru.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social This paper is now out and can be accessed here 🥳 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates the individual identification of leopards via their roars

Here, we conducted the first large-scale joint camera trap and bioacoustics survey for large African carnivores in Nyerere National Park, Tanzania. By combining the different data types that each tec....

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British Ecological Society@britishecologicalsociety.org · 2y ago

🐆Enter the new year with a roar! New research shows ecologists can identify leopards by their roars with 93.1% accuracy, using bioacoustics paired with camera traps. 🧪🌍