Dr. Christine Wilkinson (she/they) is a conservation scientist, carnivore ecologist, and science communicator at the California Academy of Sciences. Her research is focused on the social-ecological drivers of human-wildlife interactions and carnivore movement through human-dominated landscapes in Kenya and California. Broadly, Dr. Wilkinson integrates participatory community engagement, wildlife ecology, and an environmental justice lens to better understand what may constitute equitable, just, and lasting human-nature relationships globally.

Keep up with Dr. Wilkinson’s research & community engagement work via Instagram, TikTok, X, and here. And watch Queer Planet on Peacock.

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