research - Earth Savio

Wildlife Trade

Research into different aspects of wildlife trade, including: over-exploited species (hippos, pangolins, cockatoos), global trade flows, forensic tools to aid enforcement, and consumer demand trends. Communicating findings to policymakers and other stakeholders.

conservation

Conservation

Applying science to achieve direct conservation action. Working with rangers and villagers in Komodo, Indonesia, monitoring macaw nests in Peru, observing and trapping urban wildlife, and microchipping turtles in Palawan, The Philippines.

diversity

Urban Biodiversity

Understanding urban-wildlife co-existence in Asian cities – studying an introduced, rare cockatoo population in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district, nest-site competition between exotic/native birds in Singapore, and surveying public opinion on urban wildlife.

awareness

Raising Awareness

Translating data into conservation through science communication, demand reduction activities/events, and media coverage.