Applied Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Lab

📣Opportunity for German undergraduate students📣 Summer internship funded by DAAD on Lantau Buffalo personality. Come to Hong Kong and discover more about these free ranging animals. Project number HK-BI_BI-5996. daad.de/rise/en/rise-worldwi…

Open position: Research Assistant II - HK Dolphin and Wild Boar Projects Join our team at HKU! Dive into the Hong Kong Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin and Wild Boar Projects, employing anthropology and ecology methods to explore human-animal interactions.

Introducing a new lab member - Dr Estelle Meaux

Congrats to our FYP students Harry and Katie giving their final presentations today!

🐗🌿 Dr Hannah Mumby and research assistant, Sammi, led a group of CityU students on a field trip to Aberdeen to explore human-wild boar interaction. The students gained a deeper understanding of conservation and sustainability in urban areas. A valuable experience for all!

Introducing a new lab member - Danhe Yang

Lab members @yfw393 & @CSarabian recently participated in a 'silkscreen printing' workshop from @HKUniversity Museum and Art Gallery. And they picked up the HK Wild Boar Project logo as an experimental image! After a couple of trials...👍

Introducing another new member - Xuefei Yao (Research Assistant)

Introducing a new member - Dr Yingwei Chen Yingwei’s postdoc project at HKU investigates the implications of the ivory ban in China. This project aims to examine whether the rules and laws under the ban sufficiently combat the illegal ivory trade in the country.

Introducing a new member - Dr Cécile Sarabian (Postdoctoral Researcher) Cécile will mainly work on the Hong Kong Wild Boar Project, where she aims to develop applications of disgust-related avoidance behaviours both in wild boars and people to mitigate negative interactions.