Portrait photo of Håkan Sand

Håkan Sand

Associate Professor, S, Wildlife Ecology Unit
Senior researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences specializing in population ecology of large carnivores and herbivores

Presentation

Active at Grimsö Research Station during 1988 - 2025

Phd dissertation on the life history of the moose in 1996

Project leader for the Wolf Research Project in Sweden since 1998

Appointed associate Professor in 2007

Research

My research profile broadly encompasses population ecology with a focus on wildlife populations. My research interests and expertise range from life history, behavior, population dynamics to predator-prey interactions and their effects on ecosystems. My research is particularly focused on large predator species such as wolves (Canis lupus) and ungulates such as moose (Alces alces).

Research projects

Research groups

Teaching

Teaches Wildlife Biology course 10 p at Grimsö

Supervisor for >30 master students and bachelor theses

Educational credentials

Often gives talks about the research I am involved in for different types of stakeholder groups

Frequently publish my research in the form of popular science 

Contributes to the production of short animations and films about my research

Deputy supervisor for phd students and mentor for postdocs

Phd-students

Jens Karlsson, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, 2003-2007, SLU, 

Camilla Wikenros, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, 2005-2011, SLU

Barbara Zimmermann, 2010-2014, Hedmark University College, Norway

Cyril Milleret, 2012 – 2016, Hedmark University College, Norway,

Johanna Suutarinen 2015-2019, University of Oulu, Finland,

Cecilia Di Bernardi 2019-2022, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy,

Giorgia Ausilio, 2019-2022, Innland University of Applied Sciences, Evenstad, Norway,

Kristoffer Nordli, 2021-2024, Innland University of Applied Sciences, Evenstad, Norway

Carolin Berndt, 2024-2028, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Umeå, SLU

Post doc

Kerry Nicholson, USA, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station 2012-2014

Andrés Ordiz, Spain, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station 2014-2016

Mariano Recio, Spain, Grimsö Wildlfie Research Station 2016-2018

Cecilia Di Bernardi, Italy, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station 2023-2024

Giorgia Ausilio, Switzerland, Grimsö Wildlife Reserach Station 2024-2025

To my publications