Tim Kuiper
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Tim Kuiper
@timkuiper.bsky.social
African Conservation Scientist. Christ follower. Danica’s hubby and Seb’s papa. Data analytics, Impact Evaluation and Wildlife Crime. Senior Lecturer in Statistics & Conservation at Nelson Mandela Uni, South Africa. PhD Oxford Uni. Runs on good coffee
Check out my invited talk on tackling rhino poaching on YouTube here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-fU...

Thnx National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences at Stellenbosch University for hosting me!

Based on our recent paper in Science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (DM me for )
July 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New paper - what can we learn about rhino, ranger, and poacher behavior by looking at where/when poaching happens? We analysed data on >500 poaching incidents to find out. A story of corruption, maximizing opportunities, and minimizing risks:

Read: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
June 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Still can't believe we got onto the cover of Science! Across 11 reserves and 7 years, we found that dehorning achieved large reductions in poaching, but it's not a magic bullet

Full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Popular version: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
June 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM