Mike leads the Sustainable Deer Management Module at MSc and BSc level. He is involved in a variety of applied research projects focussing on ecological and sustainable land use within mountain areas including work on deer, dotterel, capercaillie, biodiversity, crofting, impacts of mountain bikes and peatlands.
Research interests
Biodiversity and ecology
Sustainable upland management
Rural communities and land reform
Qualifications
BSc Ecology (Wildlife Management), University of Edinburgh
PhD Zoology (Biology and conservation of the Scottish Wildcat), University of Oxford