Research interest

I am interested in both human and biological dimensions of wildlife e.g. sustainable use of wildlife, and minimization of negative effects of wildlife. The main part of my PhD-project is about attitudes towards hunting.


Background

I have a master degree in Applied Biology from Linköping University. After my graduation I worked for almost three years at SLU in Skara, with research and education, mainly within animal behavior and conservation biology. I started my PhD-studies at SLU in Umeå in autumn 2009 and the project is mainly about social and biological aspects of human-moose interactions.

Current teaching

Course assistant: 1) Human Dimension of Fish and Wildlife Management and 2) Hunting Tourism.

Ljung PE, Riley SR, Heberlein TA & Ericsson G. 2012. Eat prey and love: Game-meat consumption and attitudes toward hunting. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36: 669-675.

Eriksson P, Zidar J, White D, Håkansson J & Andersson M. 2010. Current husbandry of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in zoos.  Zoo Biology 29: 1-9.

Eriksson P, Jenny L & Maria A. 2009. A survey of cat shelters in Sweden. Animal Welfare 18:283-288.

Conference talks

Ljung PE, Riley SJ & Ericsson G. 2012. Urbanization, game meat and attitudes towards hunting. Pathways to success conference – integrating human dimension into fisheries and wildlife management, Breckenridge, Colorado.

Ljung PE, Riley SJ & Ericsson G. 2011. Availability of game meat - the key to public acceptance of hunting? 17th international symposium on society and resource management (ISSRM), Madison, Wisconsin.

Eriksson P & Jung J. 2007. Do solitary trees influence distribution of African herbivores and vultures? 19^th Nordic symposium of the international society for applied ethology, Skara, Sweden.

Thesis supervisor (BSc.), Main supervisor

2011. Helena Jones (15 hp): En jämförelse av hund, lama och åsna som boskapsvaktare I Sverige [in English: A comparison Between Dogs, Llamas and Donkeys as Livestock Guardians in Sweden]. 14 p

2009. Diana Sommer (15 hp): Inventory and evaluation of Nairobi Animal Orphanage- Focusing on Congo Grey African parrot, cheetah and rehabilitation. 26 p

2009. Josefin Gustavsson (15 hp): Introduction and evaluation of environmental enrichment for brown nosed coati (Nasua nasua) at Charlottenbergs zoopark. 23 p

2009. Ellen Hedman (15 hp): Inventory and evaluation of Nairobi Animal Orphanage – focusing on spotted hyena, serval, Sykes’ monkey, vervet monkey and educational elements. 26 p

2009. Marion Lindmark (15 hp): Inventory and evaluation of Nairobi Animal. Orphanage-Focusing on routines and feeding, Black-Backed Jackal, Lion and Patas Monkey. 30 p

2008. Josefina Zidar (15 hp): Keeping red pandas in captivity. 32 p

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