DR. MARINE DROUILLY
WEST AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA, FRANCE
Wildlife biologist and conservationist
Marine studies human-wildlife interactions. She has over 10 years of experience working with carnivores and promoting coexistence between people and wildlife in Africa. She has also conducted fieldwork in North and South America, as well as in Europe. In 2018, Marine completed an interdisciplinary PhD with the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) at the University of Cape Town on one of South Africa’s longest standing human-wildlife conflicts – predation of small-livestock by mesocarnivores in the Karoo.
Marine seeks to better understand the complex interplay between ecological and social drivers on human-wildlife interactions. She develops decision-support documents such as national action plans and behaviour change campaigns to promote coexistence between people and wildlife. She is now the West and Central Africa regional coordinator for surveys and research for the international NGO Panthera. Her research focuses on leopards and other threatened or endangered species in the region. Her principal tools are camera traps!
When she is not working for conservation, Marine loves exploring pristine landscapes, trail running and wildlife photography. She loves writing and meeting people from different cultures.