Our team is interested in joining a consortium addressing adaptive and multifunctional forest management, particularly projects investigating interactions between wild ungulates and forest ecosystems. We can contribute expertise in cervid ecology, wildlife monitoring, camera trapping, behavioural ecology, and biodiversity assessment. Potential contributions include evaluating cervid distribution and activity, browsing pressure and its effects on forest regeneration, wildlife responses to forest management practices, and the use of large herbivores as indicators of forest ecosystem condition and resilience. We are particularly interested in comparative, multi-country studies integrating wildlife data with information on forest structure, management, vegetation, climate, and regeneration. Our team could lead or contribute to work packages or project tasks focused on wildlife monitoring, standardised camera-trap protocols, ecological data analysis, and the interpretation of forest-wildlife relationships. We are seeking an existing or developing consortium led by specialists in forest ecology, silviculture, forest management, or climate adaptation that would benefit from a strong wildlife ecology component.

The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague is a university-based teaching and research institution in the Czech Republic. Our wildlife research team has expertise in wildlife ecology and management, cervid biology, animal behaviour, conservation biology, biodiversity monitoring, human-wildlife interactions, and camera-trap research. We have experience designing field studies, analysing ecological and behavioural data, validating wildlife monitoring methodologies, and working with international partners. Our research covers both European and tropical systems and includes free-ranging and managed wildlife populations. For the FORESTPathways call, we can provide expertise on cervid-forest interactions, large-herbivore monitoring, browsing impacts, forest habitat use, behavioural responses to environmental and management conditions, and biodiversity indicators. We are interested in contributing to interdisciplinary projects connecting wildlife ecology with forest management, climate resilience, ecosystem functioning, and successful forest regeneration.