Our People in the Wildlife Management Programme
Professor Philip Seddon is Director of the Postgraduate Wildlife Management Programme, and in charge of the administration and general running of the course.
Professor Yolanda van Heezik joins him and together they oversee the general course structure, take on some of the teaching, and are your first point of contact for questions, queries, or concerns and comments.
You will take postgraduate papers co-ordinated by other staff members from Zoology, and other departments in the university. Academic staff with research and teaching interests that are of relevance to Wildlife Management include:
- Professor Bruce Robertson
- Professor Alison Cree
- Professor Lloyd Davis (Centre for Science Communication)
- Professor Liz Slooten
- Professor Gerry Closs
- Professor Jon Waters
- Professor Kath Dickinson (Botany)
- Professor Phil Bishop
- Dr Deborah Wilson
In addition, the Wildlife Management Programme at the University of Otago maintains close links with staff from research and management agencies, such as Landcare Research and the Department of Conservation.
