Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group
In the Anthropocene, human pressures on wildlife are reaching unprecedented levels. Animals, plants, and entire ecosystems must bear these pressures across different spatial and temporal scales. The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC) studies how humans influence wildlife. We examine both direct mechanisms like hunting and fire, and mechanisms that are more indirect and that are part of larger-scale processes, such as climate change.
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Wildlife cameras
Camera traps provide an easy and non-invasive way to study wildlife. However, manually processing the millions of images that a typical study generates quickly becomes a challenge.By leveraging artificial intelligence, Agouti can automatically recognise many species and filter blank images.
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Education
The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group is involved in teaching several courses. Additionally you can do an internship or thesis at our department.
Latest publications
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Human-bat contacts in the Netherlands, and potential risks for virus exchange
One Health Outlook (2025), Volume: 7 - ISSN 2524-4655 -
Comparing daily, circalunar and seasonal activity patterns of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus in response to livestock presence in Botswana
Wildlife Biology (2025), Volume: 2025, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0909-6396 -
Migration, Habitat and Hunting Style Do Not Affect the Malar Stripe of Different Falcon Species
Ecology and Evolution (2025), Volume: 15, Issue: 4 - ISSN 2045-7758 -
A random encounter model for wildlife density estimation with vertically oriented camera traps
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2025), Volume: 11, Issue: 3 - ISSN 2056-3485 - p. 327-338.