I am a behavioural and sensory ecologist. I’m particularly interested in Conservation Behaviour and how animal behaviour can be used to solve problems in conservation biology. My research interests include the evolution of animal cognition and how animals use multiple sensory systems for foraging, communication and recognition in complex and changing environments, and how these might influence species conservation.
The Myall Lakes dingo project is a collaboration between Taronga Conservation Society, the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of New South Wales and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Established in 2019, and funded by the Hermon Slade Foundation, this project aims to develop and test non-lethal tools for dingo management, and to … More Myall Lakes Dingo Project
How do animals use olfactory cues when foraging and during social interactions? … More Olfactory cues in foraging and recognition
What information is in animal vocalisations and how is it encoded? … More Vocal signalling and information coding
Benjamin PITCHER 