Helen Taylor-Boyd
Lecturer
I am a behavioural ecologist with a particular focus on responses of wildlife to anthropogenic impact and the practical applications in conservation. I also spend time working in industry as an ecological consultant.
I currently teach on a variety of BSc and MSc modules focussing on Animal Behaviour and Welfare topics as well as research skills subjects and I most enjoy supervising a range of student projects working on investigating behaviour in both captive and wild animals.
My MSc research focussed on movement ecology of big cats in Namibia and I have also spent some time on working on bird-focussed projects. Having then specialised in research on bats, I have been developing a long-term research and conservation project since 2015 on bat species in Zambia, part of which has formed my PhD which looks at bats using agricultural landscapes. I also have an interest in wildlife in urban landscapes, especially where human-wildlife interactions can cause concern.