GIS Specialist (Maternity Cover)
- £22,000 - £27,000 p/a (dependent upon experience) plus benefits including 8% pension
- Cornwall
Severe Weather Impacts Wildlife
In 2017, Hurricane Irma offered scientists the chance to study the impact of a severe weather event on white-tailed deer. They discovered that the deer changed their movement rate and their habitat selection, thus are able to alter their behaviour in order to survive.
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Humanity's Footprint is Squashing Biodiversity
Using the most comprehensive dataset on the 'human footprint,' which maps the accumulated impact of human activities on the land's surface, researchers have documented intense human pressures across the range of a staggering 20,529 terrestrial vertebrate species.
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Platypus on Brink of Extinction
Australia's devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus. With increasing reports of rivers drying up and platypuses becoming stranded, it is feared that local populations are declining rapidly.
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Lost Species Rediscovery
A species previously believed to be lost to science has been re-discovered. The silver-backed chevrotain was seen for the first time in 25 years on camera trap footage in Vietnam. Scientists will now study the population to determine its size and the threats to its survival.
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By-Catch Fisheries
Adding CCTV and inspectors to every ship will put the fishermen under constant scrutiny and place strain on the workforce.
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