Consultant Conservation Biologist All of Simon’s work is targeted towards applied conservation efforts. His primary research interest is in landscape level conservation and movement ecology. By understanding how landscape processes drive patterns of movement we can better understand how human use of the landscape will impact wildlife populations and help advise future management. Based on this interest, his PhD work used genetics as a tool to understand the movement historic change in genetic diversity of lions in Southern Africa. More recently, Simon has begun to work in the field of wildlife forensics and wildlife crime scene investigation. Despite the considerable effort being made to detect wildlife crime, limitations in technical ability in many regions of the world mean that wildlife crime is going unprosecuted. However, by helping improve regional capacity in these sectors it is hoped that this gap can be filled. This article was published on 2024-09-02
