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David Macdonald (biologist)

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Scottish zoologist and conservationist

For other people named David MacDonald, seeDavid MacDonald (disambiguation).

David Macdonald
Born	David Whyte Macdonald 1951 (age 73–74)^[2]
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	Wadham College, Oxford (BA)Balliol College, Oxford (DPhil)
Awards	CBE FRSE
Scientific career
Fields	Zoology, wildlife conservation
Institutions	University of Oxford
Doctoral students	Rosie Woodroffe^[1] Alexandra Zimmermann Tucker Murphy

Website	www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-david-macdonald

David Whyte MacdonaldCBE FRSE is a Scottishzoologist andconservationist. He is the Director of theWildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at theUniversity of Oxford, which he founded in 1986. He holds aSenior Research Fellowship atLady Margaret Hall with theTitle of Distinction of Professor of Wildlife Conservation.^[3]^[4] He has been an active wildlife conservationist since graduating from Oxford.^[when?]

Career

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David Macdonald's concept was, and remains, to undertake original research on aspects of fundamental biology relevant to solving practical problems of wildlife conservation and environmental management, and thus to underpin policy formation and public debate of the many issues that surround the conservation of wildlife and its habitats.^[4] From his early work on red foxes he retains a specialisation in carnivores, with an increasing emphasis onfelids. He has published over 300 papers in refereed international journals, and written or edited more than a dozen books, of which the most recent isKey Topics in Conservation Biology.

Amongst other things he is currently^[when?] a visiting professor atImperial College, chair of theDarwin Advisory Committee, Chair ofNatural England's Science Advisory Committee and board member, a Trustee ofEarthwatch Europe^[5] andWWF-UK, and council member of theWildfowl and Wetlands Trust.^[4]

He has done much to popularise biology with the general public. He is known for his documentary films and his popular books, for which he has twice won theNatural World Author of the Year award. HisNight of the Fox won theBAFTA for Best Documentary Film of 1976,Running with the Fox won the Natural History Book of the Year award for 1987, andMeerkats United won theWildscreen 1988 award. His films include the popularBBC seven-part seriesThe Velvet Claw, a natural history of carnivores.^[6]

Awards and honours

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He won the Dawkins Prize for Conservation and Animal Welfare in 2005,^[7] he was awarded theAmerican Society of Mammalogists'Merriam Prize for research inmammalogy in 2006,^[8] and in 2007The Mammal Society of Great Britain's equivalent medal.^[9] He was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh in March 2008.^[10] In 2025 Macdonald was awarded theLinnean Medal for services to science.^[11]

Macdonald was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.^[6]^[12]

References

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^Woodroffe, Rosemary Brigitte. (1992).Factors affecting reproductive success in the European badger, Meles meles L. (PhD thesis). University of Oxford. Archived fromthe original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved27 July 2016.
^"Library Thing". Retrieved17 December 2010.
^WildCRU Wildlife Conservation Research Unit of the University of Oxford Department of Zoology
^^a ^b ^c"Professor David Whyte Macdonald".Department of Zoology.The University of Oxford. 2010. Archived fromthe original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved15 December 2010.
^"Earthwatch Europe – Board and Governance". Earthwatch. Archived fromthe original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved15 December 2010.
^^a ^bJen Rivett (14 June 2010)."University wildlife expert gets CBE for his work".Oxford Mail. Retrieved23 May 2012.
^"The Dawkins Prize for Animal Conservation and Welfare".Balliol College.The University of Oxford. Archived fromthe original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved15 December 2010.
^"Merriam Award Committee".ASM. Archived fromthe original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved16 December 2010.
^"Bursaries, Prizes and Awards".The Mammal Society. Retrieved16 December 2010.
^"New Expertise Strengthens RSE Fellowship"(PDF).Press release.Royal Society of Edinburgh. 4 March 2008. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 July 2009. Retrieved16 December 2010.
^"Announcing the Linnean Society's Medal and Award Recipients 2025".The Linnean Society. Retrieved9 April 2025.
^"No. 59446".The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 8.

Bibliography

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Macdonald, D.W.;Service, Katrina M., eds. (28 November 2006).Key Topics in Conservation Biology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. p. 307.ISBN 1-4051-2249-8. (Part 2 published 2007)
Macdonald, David W.;Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio, eds. (16 September 2004).Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids. Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-851555-3.
Macdonald, David W.;Tattersall, Fran (20 May 2002).The State of Britain's Mammals. People's Trust for Endangered Species.ISBN 0-9540043-2-9.
Macdonald, David W.;Tattersall, Fran; Barrett, P. (illustrator) (4 April 2001).Britain's Mammals: The Challenge for Conservation. People's Trust for Endangered Species. p. 295.ISBN 0-9540043-1-0.
Macdonald, David W.;Norris, Sasha (30 August 2006).The Encyclopedia of Mammals (2 ed.). Facts on File. p. 930.ISBN 978-0-8160-6494-6.
Macdonald, David Whyte;Barrett, Priscilla (26 December 2001).Mammals of Europe. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. pp. 312.ISBN 0-691-09160-9.
Macdonald, David W.;Strachan, Rob (1999).The Mink and the Water Vole: Analyses for Conservation.Environment Agency. p. 161.ISBN 0-9529371-2-3.
Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Macdonald, David, eds. (1997).The Ethiopian Wolf: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan.International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 123.ISBN 2-8317-0407-3.
Macdonald, David W. (6 November 1995).The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Andromeda Oxford. p. 895.ISBN 1-871869-62-5.
Macdonald, David Whyte;Barrett, Priscilla (February 1999).Mammals of Britain and Europe. Collins Field Guides. Collins. p. 312.ISBN 0-00-219779-0.
Macdonald, David Whyte (June 1993).The Velvet Claw: Natural History of the Carnivores. BBC Consumer Publishing. pp. 256.ISBN 0-563-20844-9.
Macdonald, David Whyte (31 July 1980).Rabies and Wildlife. Oxford University Press. p. 151.ISBN 0-19-857576-9.
Ginsberg, Joshua Ross; Macdonald, David W., eds. (1990).Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Canids. Switzerland:International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 116.ISBN 2-88032-996-5.
Passanisi, Warner C.; Macdonald, David W. (1990).The Fate of Controlled Feral Cat Colonies. Animal Welfare.ISBN 0-900767-67-7.
Macdonald, David Whyte (1989).Running with the Fox. Unwin Hyman. p. 224.ISBN 0-04-440419-0.
Macdonald, David W., ed. (1985).The Complete Book of the Dog. Pelham.ISBN 0-7207-1606-3.
Brown, Richard E.; Macdonald, David W., eds. (1985).Social Odours in Mammals. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-857546-7.
Brown, Richard E.; Macdonald, David W., eds. (1985).Social Odours in Mammals. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-857617-X.
Macdonald, David W., ed. (1984).The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Vol. 1. HarperCollins.ISBN 0-04-500028-X.
Macdonald, David W., ed. (1984).Encyclopaedia of Mammals. Vol. 2. Allen & Unwin.ISBN 0-04-500030-1.
Macdonald, David Whyte (1 April 1982).Expedition to Borneo: the search for Proboscis monkeys and other creatures. Dent. pp. 180.ISBN 0-460-04517-2.
Macdonald, David Whyte (July 1980).Rabies and Wildlife: A Biologist's Perspective. Oxford University Press. pp. 151.ISBN 0-19-857567-X.
Macdonald, David Whyte (1977).Vulpina: The Story of a Fox. Collins. p. 77.ISBN 0-00-195229-3.

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