Rhys Green

I study the effects of human activities on populations of wild species. This includes effects on population size and demographic rates of agriculture, game management, habitat change, climate change, pollution and deliberate and accidental killing. I use statistical and simulation models fitted to data on these effects to devise practical interventions that land managers can use to reduce negative effects on wild species so as to improve their conservation status. Two particular themes of my research have been a focus on how farming methods could be adapted to allow wild species living on farmland to do better and be more likely to have high populations alongside food production and the effects of environmental pollution. I have studied impacts and remedial action for the effects of veterinary use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on vultures in Asia and Europe and the effects of lead ammunition used for game shooting on populations of wild species and on human health.