Dr Thomas Doherty-Bone
Conservation Associate
- Location Mount Oku, other localities in Cameroon; Budongo Forest, Uganda
Related Projects
Research interests
Thomas manages the Conservation Research and Action for Amphibians of Uganda and Cameroon (CRAAUC) Project. This project was founded after an RZSS funded expedition to Cameroon in 2006.
Thomas' work covers the following topics:
- Amphibians as umbrellas for sustainable environmental management;
- Building capacity for sustainable environmental management in West and Central Africa;
- Amphibian decline crisis - causes and consequences;
Freshwater ecology; - Alien invasive species - ecological impacts, mitigation and public understanding [topic of his UK-based PhD at the
- University of Leeds, with applications to work in Cameroon.
- Reptile ecology and conservation
Education
PhD (Leeds) Physical Geography (Freshwater Ecology)
MSc (Imperial) Advanced Methods in Taxonomy and Biodiversity
BSc Hons (Aberdeen) Zoology
Publications
For all of Thomas' publications please visit his Google Scholar page here
Latest News
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Blog
10/09/2020
Living Planet Report 2020
The WWF Living Planet 2020 report has confirmed the worrying trend that wildlife around the world is declining at a rapid rate.
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Blog
01/09/2020
Mapping beavers across Scotland
Did you know that you are part of the first generation in over 400 years that has the chance to see beavers in the wild in Scotland? These incredible natural engineers are once again an important, protected and beneficial part of our landscape…and they may be closer than you think.