Associate Professor
Department of Forest Resources Management, Biodiversity Research Centre
IBioS Founding Member
Research Themes
Mammal community dynamics | Human – wildlife coexistence | Habitat modeling | Biodiversity | Carnivore ecology | Ecological Monitoring
Geographical Area(s) of Research
Canada | Sri Lanka | Ecuador | Peru
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Top Three Research Questions on Biodiversity Solutions and Sustainable Coexistence of People and Nature
1. Which species are most vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures (such as land-use change) and under what contexts can they successfully adapt to the pressures?
2. What management/mitigation strategies are effective at reducing negative impacts of human activities on wildlife?
3. What evidence is required to motivate more sustainable policies and actions?
Bio
Cole Burton is an associate professor at UBC in the Department of Forest Resources Management. He is a conservation biologist and wildlife ecologist with broad interests in using science to inform biodiversity conservation, environmental management, and human-wildlife coexistence. His recent work has focused primarily on the ecology, management and monitoring of terrestrial mammal communities in the transforming landscapes of western Canada. He maintains diverse research interests in ecological methodology, carnivore conservation, and human-wildlife relations around the world.