Philip Seddon

Research Interests

Restoration of threatened species
Ecology of mammalian pest species
Seabird, specifically penguin, ecology
Assessment of the impacts of nature-based tourism
Reintroduction Biology, including Assisted Colonisation and other Conservation Introductions

Current Projects

Application of remote sensing, GIS and GPS technology to quantify spatial ecology at all scales
Conservation Management of native species (current/recent collaborative and student projects include work on black stilt (kaki), brown teal (pateke), buff weka, robins, kaka, black-billed gulls, yellow-eyed penguins, grand and Otago skinks.
Assessment, mitigation and management of human/tourism influences on seabirds.
Strategic planning for wildlife reintroductions in collaboration with the IUCN Re-introduction Specialist Group.
Recent Book: Ewen, Armstrong, Parker and Seddon (Eds) 2012. Reintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management. Wiley-Blackwell www.wiley.com/buy/978-1-4443-6156-8