Biography


        

Personal Details

Name: Martin Goulding BSc MSc PhD PGCE CBiol MIBiol

Professional Membership: Institute of Biology, British Ecological Society

Wild boar work experience

November 1996 - December 2003. Ecologist with the Central Science Laboratory (DEFRA), York, researching free-living wild boar in southern England. Research involved trapping wild boar, identifying wild boar field signs, assessing agricultural damage, habitat selection and use of home range (through radiotracking) and observations at bait stations. Sponsored as a PhD student at the University of Sussex studying wild boar ecology (April 1998 - July 2003).

December 2003 - to-date. Independant wild boar consultant.

Published material

Goulding, M.J. (2001) Wild boar signs in southern England. British Wildlife, 13 38-41.

Goulding, M.J. (2001) Possible genetic sources of free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in southern England. Mammal Review, 31, 245-248.

Goulding, M.J. & Roper, T.J. (2002) Press responses to the presence of free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in southern England. Mammal Review, 32, 272 - 282.

Goulding, M.J., Smith, G.C, Baker, S.J. & Roper, T.J. (2003) Presence of free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in southern England. Wildlife Biology, 9, Suppl. 1, 15 - 20.

Goulding, M.J., (2003) Investigation of free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in southern England. DPhil thesis, University of Sussex, 2003.

Goulding, M.J., (2004) Wild Boar: what should DEFRA do? ECOS, 25, 34-38.

Goulding, M.J., (2005) Wild Boar. Biological Sciences Review, 17, (4) 9-11

Books

Goulding, M.J. (2003) Wild Boar in Britain. Whittet Books, Suffolk. ISBN 1873580584

Goulding, M.J. (2007) Wild Boar - our new neighbours. Wild Boar Trading, Cheshire. ISBN 9780955787904

Goulding, M.J. (2008) Let's Learn About - Wild Boar. Wild Boar Trading, Cheshire. ISBN 9780955787902

Reports

Goulding, M.J., Smith, G. & Baker, S.J. (1998) Current status and potential impact of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the English countryside: A risk assessment. Central Science Laboratory report to the Ministry of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture.

Oral presentations

Goulding, M.J. 'Escaped wild boar in Britain' - Ungulate Research Group, Ford Castle, Northumberland, UK, May 30 - June 2, 2000

Goulding, M.J. 'Investigation to verify presence of free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Britain' - 3rd International Wild Boar Symposium, Uppsala, Sweden, September 22-24, 2000

Goulding, M.J. 'Wild boar in southern England' - Kent Mammal group, University of Greenwich, 8th September 2001.

Goulding, M.J. 'Free-living wild boar in Britain' - Loving the Aliens? Sheffield University, June23-25th, 2005.

Goulding, M.J. 'Wild boar biology, behaviour, and disease concerns' - Wild Boar – welcome back? A workshop hosted by BANC and the Wildland Network to discuss the implications of feral wild boar. Nature in Art, Gloucestershire. 07 December 2005.

Media appearances and advisory roles


TV

The Politics Show, BBC1 (2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/default.stm

Autumnwatch, BBC1 (2007) http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/nature/uk/autumnwatch/

Lola’s Welsh Safari, BBC Wales (2007) http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/nature/sites/programmes/pages/welsh_safari_2007.shtml

Natures Calendar BBC2 (2006) http://www.bbc.co.uk/naturescalendar/spring/woodlands/activities/activities_woods.shtml

Countryfile, BBC2 (2005) http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/environment/programmes/countryfile/feb13.shtml#2

The worst Christmas jobs in history – boar hunter, Chanel 4 (2005) http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/xmas/medieval.html

Hogzilla, National Geographic (2004) http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/photogallery/explorer_hogzilla/index.html

Inside Out, BBC South (2003) http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series3/wild_boar.shtml


Radio

Living World (2007) Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/livingworld_20070909.shtml

Shadows on the Landscape (2006) Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/shadows.shtml

Farming Today (2006) Radio 4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4579608.stm

Open country Radio 4 (2003) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry_20031213.shtml

[For enquiries regarding consultancy/media work/lecturing or anything at all to do with wild boar, please email Martin Goulding or phone 07790 454228]


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