Challenges and Opportunities for Transboundary Conservation of Amur tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in North-East Asia
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Geography
Abstract
My PhD research focuses on the transboundary conservation of large carnivores, primarily focused on north-east Asia and the world's largest extant cat, the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). This necessitates the use of a range of research techniques from the biological and social sciences within an inter-disciplinary framework, in order to evaluate threats to transboundary Amur tiger populations at both a local and regional scale, as well as the potential opportunities and limitations for conservation interventions, including international wildlife law, conservation translocations and mitigation of human-tiger conflict.
Organisations
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE/S007229/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/09/2027 | |||
| 2235792 | Studentship | NE/S007229/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/03/2024 | Joshua Powell |
| NE/W502716/1 | 01/04/2021 | 31/03/2022 | |||
| 2235792 | Studentship | NE/W502716/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/03/2024 | Joshua Powell |
| Description | Work funded through this award has discovered that Amur leopards were present in Seoul, Korea, in the late 19th century, the only known example of an urban Amur leopard population: which carnivore species and key prey species occur in North Korea, and the main threats they face (still active); that the Asian badger can climb; the scale of badger trade and farming in South Korea; and the consequences of a big cat trade ban in South Korea for legal and illegal felid trade (still active). Work funded through this award has also succeeded in better understanding changing relationships between humans and big cats on the Korean Peninsula, from the 14th-20th centuries. |
| Exploitation Route | The outcomes of this funding might be taken forwards by the government of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to monitor illegal big cat trade, or to regulate and monitor badger trade, in South Korea. Researchers in the environmental and social sciences might choose to take the outcomes of this funding forwards to further advance scientific understanding of some of the key topics presented and to address identified knowledge gaps, for example uncertainties around extent of illegal poaching of wild badgers in South Korea. The findings of this work are likely to be used by conservation organisations, such as the Tiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF), a South Korean NGO, to inform their work to support rangewide conservation of the Amur tiger and Amur leopard, and may also be used by museums and cultural heritage organisations to inform exhibitions on Korean carnivores. |
| Sectors | Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://london-nerc-dtp.org/profile/powellj/ |
| Description | Findings from this award have been used by the Tiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF) in presentation at the The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, in order to stimulate interest among South Korean policy-makers in the conservation of the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) and Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on the Korean Peninsula. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
| Sector | Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |