Overview

I am a conservation researcher interested in the interface between environmental and human sciences. My PhD seeks to study both ecological and social dimensions of birds of prey translocations by researching the proposed translocation of the locally endangered hen harrier to Southern England. To this end, I am currently investigating local stakeholder perspectives, the debate surrounding the management of the species in the media, but also the viability of the reintroduced individuals when socio-political and ecological factors are considered.

Publications

Marino F, McDonald RA, Crowley SL, Hodgson DJ (2024). Rethinking the evaluation of animal translocations. Biological Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110523

Marino F, Crowley SL, Williams Foley NA, McDonald RA, Hodgson DJ (2023). Stakeholder discourse coalitions and polarisation in the hen harrier conservation debate in news media. People and Nature, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10437.

Marino F, Kansky R, Shivji I, Di Croce A, Ciucci P, Knight AT (2020). Understanding drivers of human tolerance to gray wolves and brown bears as a strategy to improve landholder–carnivore coexistence. Conservation Science and Practice, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.265.

Qualifications

PhD Biological Sciences - University of Exeter (2023)

MSc Conservation Science - Imperial College (2018)

BSc Natural Sciences - University of Milan (2014)

Links

• Google Scholar
• LinkedIn
• ResearchGate

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