Shannon Cornish
Conservation Scholar Alumna
- Qualifications BSc
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Focus area
Populations
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Location
Africa
- Additional Information
MRes, University of Chester
Using camera traps to assess mammal communities in East Africa
This project interests me as I have a passion for using camera traps to look at the behaviour and better understand the ecology of a range of elusive species, both in the UK and in other countries. The research looks at using data collected by Chester Zoo’s Giant Pangolin Research Team, to assess the distribution of various species which share Giant Pangolin burrows and habitat. Being able to use the camera trap images to identify interactions between mammals in Uganda is something which I am very much looking forward to.
The project is important to conservation as very little is known about mammal communities which are present in Uganda, this project allows for the assessment of these communities. It also allows us to identify interactions between both the same, and different, species. The information generated from examining the camera trap data will be used to inform management decisions by Rhino Fund Uganda.
Supervisors
Stuart Nixon (Chester Zoo)
Naomi Matthews (Chester Zoo)
Dr Matt Geary (University of Chester)
Dr Achaz von Hardenberg (University of Chester)