A year ago…

A year ago…

A year ago… On 21 September 2018 I defended my dissertation “Rethinking Wildlife Management: Living With Wild Animals”. This was quite an experience: full of adrenaline, full of excitement if I would understand the questions and if I was able to provide a satisfying...
Wild animals on YouTube

Wild animals on YouTube

Wild animals on YouTube Monday I was in the famous ‘Greenroom’ of Wageningen University. No, the greenroom is not outside, relaxed, in the forest. Or, in a green park. No the ‘Greenroom’ is located in the basement of one of the WUR-buildings. And in that basement they...
Humans and wild animals; a convivial combination?!

Humans and wild animals; a convivial combination?!

Humans and wild animals; a convivial combination?! Thursday 1 November 2018 I presented and attended at the symposium ‘Towards Convivial Conservation?: Governing human-wildlife relations in the ‘Anthropocene’’, organised by the Centre for Space, Place and Society of...
CSI in wildlife management

CSI in wildlife management

CSI in wildlife management “How do you know you have caught the trouble maker?” This is a quote from a wildlife manager who ought to catch the ‘right’ problem bear who had broken into a house. Wildlife management with regard to (potential) human-animal conflicts is...
Human-Donkey-Tiger conflict?

Human-Donkey-Tiger conflict?

Human-Donkey-Tiger conflict? The article ‘Angry Shareholders Feed Live Donkey To Tiger In Chinese Zoo’ raises a lot of questions… Especially animal welfare issues. The problem here at this particular zoo is an economic problem, but the donkey is the victim in this...