Lecturer in Zoology

Natural Sciences Building, New Wing

Department of Life Sciences

St. Augustine

Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone: 868-662-2002 ext 82206

Email: mark.hulme@sta.uwi.edu


Qualifications

  • PhD: University of St Andrews UK “Density and diversity of birds on farmland in West Africa”
  • MSc: University of Reading UK “Wildlife Management, Conservation and Control”
  • BSc (Hons): University of Durham UK “Molecular Biology and Biochemistry”

Fellowships and Training

  • I have completed training courses in, among others, R software, SAS software, ArcGIS software, Distance software, bird banding and wilderness first aid.

Research Interests

  • Conservation science, particularly relating to birds and the impacts of human land use; tropical ecology; ecosystem services; bird migration; animal behaviour; wildlife population surveys and monitoring.

Professional Experience

  • I have spent a number of years working for conservation NGOs on varied ecology and conservation projects on four continents, in particular for the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
  • In addition, I have been involved in work for environmental consultancies and ecotourism in the UK, Africa and South America.

Featured Work

Skills

  • I have a wide experience of multi-species surveys of birds and mammals in tropical and temperate environments.
  • I have very varied expertise in research relating to tropical agriculture and biodiversity as well as of assessment of ecosystem services.
  • I have extensive data analysis and mapping experience, being a user of multiple software packages including ArcGIS, QGIS, R, SAS, SPSS and Distance.
  • Extensive bird banding / ringing experience in several countries.

Public Service

  • I have been involved in many citizen science projects contributing to biodiversity and ecology data collection across the globe.
  • I have mentored several aspiring African scientists who have already gone on to accomplish great things for research and environment on their continent.

Courses Taught

  • BIOL 1263 Living Organisms II
  • BIOL 2464 Fundamentals of Ecology
  • BIOL 3867 Animal Behaviour

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