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Currently based at University of of the Free State under the Afromontane Research Unit and Department of Zoology & Entomology, married with four grown children, I am by profession a mammal taxonomist and ecologist with particular interest on the systematics, biogeography, conservation and ecosystem services and disservices of small mammals, in particular rodents, shrews, bats and carnivores. I was born and schooled in Zimbabwe, obtained my Honours degree in Zoology at University of Cape Town in 1984, and my PHD degree from the University of Natal in 1991 on “Infraspecific systematics of the yellow mongoose”. I was employed as Curator of Mammals and Acting Director (11 months) at the Durban Natural Science Museum (DNSM) from July 1989 to January 2010. From February 2010 till December 2020, I was employed as Associate Professor (2010-2012), Professor (2012-2020) and South African Research Chair (NRF/DST-funded) on “Biodiversity Value & Change in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve” (2013 to 2020) at the University of Venda.
During my tenure of 20 years at the DNSM I built up the mammal collection from 770 to over 12,000 specimens and this formed the basis of five scientific books and editions authored or co-authored by me on African small mammals (1998), bats (2000, 2010 and 2020) and rodents (2015). In 1994, I co-founded and developed a public bat interest group based in Durban (Bats KZN) to further bat conservation in South Africa. This non-profit organization continues successfully today, focusing on public education and rehabilitation of bats.
Since moving to the University of Venda in 2010, and with my appointment to the above-mentioned SARChI Research Chair, on Biodiversity Value and Change, I developed new research interests in applied aspects of biodiversity science including ecologically-based rodent management (EBRM), biological control of macadamia pests by bats and the impacts of climate change on Afromontane small mammals. Much of this ongoing research involves collaboration between my Research Chair and international consortia, such as the European-Union funded EcoRodMan (Ecologically-Based Rodent Management) project and the German Federal Government funded SALLNet (South Africa Living Landscapes Network) project under the SPACES (Science Partnerships for the Assessment of Complex Earth System Processes) consortium. I have authored or co-authored six scientific books and over 190 peer-reviewed papers, and have supervised or co-supervised to completion 22 MSc and 16 PHD students.
At University of the Free State, I have developed new projects on bats as ecosystem service providers and ecological indicators in montane grassland and agricultural habitats.
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