Talking Bat with Dr Ricardo Rocha (University of Oxford)

About this episode

An interview with Dr. Ricardo Rocha discussing bat ecology and human diversity.

A fabulous interview with Ricardo Rocha, who originates from Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He is an Associate Professor of Conservation Science at University of Oxford, & Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College. During his academic life he has studied bird, reptile & bat ecology in many parts of the world. His PhD (Universities of Lisbon & Helsinki) addressed the effects of tropical forest fragmentation on bat communities. We were also pleased to be able to discuss human diversity, segregation & associated subjects during our chat, an area which Ricardo has spent a lot of time considering. Find out more about Ricardo Rocha here Instagram: ricardo.nature

People in this episode

Host: Neil Middleton

Guest: Dr Ricardo Rocha

Topics covered

• bat ecology
• conservation science
• human diversity
• tropical forest fragmentation
• ecology

Keywords

• bat ecology
• conservation
• tropical forests
• human diversity
• segregation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Oxford, Jesus College

Places: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

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