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I am so excited to announce that finally , after many years in the making, the cheetah book that my old colleagues from Cheetah Conservation Fund and I have been working on is out next month!! I co-authored two chapters, one on reducing human-cheetah conflict (Chapter 13) and another on using social science methods to conserve cheetah (Chapter 35). Cheetahs: Biodiversity of the World reports on the science and conservation of the cheetah both in the wild and in captivity, covering such aspects of cheetah biology and ecology as demography, density and feeding behavior; genetic makeup and disease risks; and home range requirements and spatial utilization. The volume includes a broad range of topics, demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of research and conservation efforts. The book begins with chapters on the unique physiology of this species, followed by the taxonomy and genetic status of the cheetah, leading into their behavior and ecology. Want a discount?! Visit https...

Back in August, a rare female brown bear was sentenced to death by Italian authorities as it had been found guilty of attacking a number of people.  The final straw was when it seriously injured an elder;y man who was out walking his dog.  Was it right for the authorities to kill the bear?  I was interviewed the BBC to talk about the complications of introducing potentially-deadly predators into human-dominated landscapes.  You can read the full article here .

Last week, whilst in the depths of a conference on illegal wildlife trade, I was contacted by BBC Radio 4 to do an interview on wolves.  It was not a good PR week for wolves - they had been blamed for the death of a British lady who was visiting Greece.  I tried to set the record straight on human-wolf conflict and was thrown a curveball question at the end on how to respond if you think a wolf might be stalking you!  You can hear the interview from 47:18 onwards here .