Geraldine Werhahn
PhD Student
RESEARCH
Phylogeny and ecology of the Himalayan wolf
DPhil student at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
My research focuses on the phylogeny, ecology and conservation of wolves in the high altitude regions of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia. The goals of this research are to provide an ecological and phylogenetic data basis around the Himalayan wolf to inform conservation and generate insights into canid evolution. My work is driven by the appreciation that maintaining healthy carnivore populations is interrelated with conserving the integrity of the ecosystems they inhabit.
FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Oxford-Lady Margaret Hall-Natural Motion Graduate Scholarship
SUPERVISORS
Prof. David W. Macdonald (WildCRU, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford)
Prof. Claudio Sillero (WildCRU, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford)
Dr. Helen Senn (RZSS WildGenes, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
SELECTED SHORT FILM
LINKS
Google Scholar
www.himalayanwolvesproject.org
@HimalayanWolves
https://www.wildcru.org/research/the-himalayan-wolves-project/
https://www.wildcru.org/members/ms-geraldine-werhahn/
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=F9G2cIsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Latest News
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Blog
11/05/2022
A GIANT update
Our charity has worked with Arnaud and his team at the Wildlife Conservation Institute (ICAS) in Brazil for over a decade to safeguard endangered giant armadillos, giant anteaters and their threatened habitat.
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Blog
28/04/2022
The new scientific techniques saving an ancient species
Capercaillie (Capall coille in Scots Gaelic, meaning ‘horse of the woods’) are such rare and elusive birds in the UK that few of us nowadays would be lucky enough to see one. In this guest blog by Jocasta Mann, communications officer at the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project, find out more about the largest grouse in the world and discover how the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project is working with a wide range of partners, including scientists at RZSS WildGenes, to improve the long-term fortune of this iconic Scottish species.