Dr Philip Wheeler

Biography

"I am an ecologist and conservation biologist interested in tackling real-world conservation problems, particularly by investigating landscape-scale processes. My areas of teaching and research are quite varied, ranging from species ecology to wildlife monitoring and spatial modelling. I joined the Open University in 2015. Prior to coming to the OU I was at the University of Hull's Centre for Environmental and Marine Sciences."

Research Interest

"Ecology of Brown Hares and Rabbits in agroecosystems. Work investigating the distribution and ecology of these species which are of conservation interest as well as agricultural pests. Thus work is in collaboration with the Animal and Plant Health Agency, York. Ecology and conservation of large tropical forest mammals. Work on species including the highly endangered anoa, a dwarf buffalo endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, with perhaps only 3000 individuals in the wild, and Baird's Tapir in Honduras. This work informs activities of the IUCN Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group and Tapir Specialist Group."