Dr Lochran W Traill
- Position: Lecturer
- Areas of expertise: Ecology and conservation, sustainable use and human wildlife conflict.
- Email: L.Traill@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 9.18 Miall
- Website: Researchgate
Profile
I grew up in Zimbabwe, and I was drawn to wildlife conservation from a young age. I went to University in South Africa, and I worked and volunteered in the conservation and wildlife management sectors in Zimbabwe in between studies.
I then travelled to Darwin in Australia and worked at the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management (now incorporated into RIEL at Charles Darwin University). In 2005, I was awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award to study for a PhD at the University of Adelaide. My field work was based in Kakadu National Park.
After my PhD, I travelled the world as a Postdoc. I worked at the University of Queensland, the University of the Witwatersrand and Imperial College London (Marie Curie Fellowship). I then worked at Liverpool John Moores University as a Lecturer, before moving to Leeds Uni.
I teach and supervise students at undergrad and postgrad level at the Uni of Leeds. Professionally I am a member IUCN SSC Hippo Specialist Group and the Southern African Wildlife Management Association. I am a reviewer for the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, and an editor with the African Journal of Wildlife Research.
Responsibilities
- Member of the Student Experience and Opportunities Committee
- Member of the Faculty Research Ethics Committee
Research interests
I am an ecologist and conservation biologist, with an interest African systems. For now I focus on human wildlife conflict and coexistence, conservation technolgy and megaherbivore ecology and conservation. I work with people whose expertise is very different to mine, including engineers, computer scientists, population biologists, social scientists and geneticists.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Adelaide (2009)
- Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship (254442)
Professional memberships
- Southern African Wildlife Management Association
- IUCN SSC Hippo Specialist Group
Student education
I teach broadly in the fields of applied population biology, ecology, conservation science and conservation technology. I manage two modules, namely ‘Advanced Topics in Conservation Science BLGY3247’ and ‘Population Dynamics BLGY5188’.
Research groups and institutes
- Sustainable ecosystems and adaptation