Dr Freya A. V. St. John

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Dr Freya A. V. St. John

Reader in Conservation Science

Thoday Building, room G1

Email: f.stjohn@bangor.ac.uk

Website: http://www.conhub.org/

Tel: 01248 388295 (from UK)

+44 1248 388295 (international)

Research interests

  • Understanding illegal resource use
  • Conservation conflicts
  • Conservation and human wellbeing

 

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation

    Ibbett, H., Jones, J. P. G., Dorward, L., Kohi, E. M., Dwiyahreni, A. A., Prayitno, K., Sankeni, S., Kaduma, J., Mchomvu, J., Saputra, A. W., Sabiladiyni, H., Supriatna, J. & St John, F. A. V., 1 Aug 2023, In: People and Nature. 5, 4, p. 1245-1261 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A spatially integrated framework for assessing socio-ecological drivers of carnivore decline

    Gálvez, N., Guillera-Arroita, G., St John, F. A. V., Schüttler, E., MacDonald, D. & Davies, Z., May 2018, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 55, 3, p. 1393-1405

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Addressing human-tiger conflict using socio-ecological information on tolerance and risk

    Struebig, M. J., Linkie, M., Deere, N. J., Martyr, D. J., Milliyanawati, B., Faulkner, S. C., Le Comber, S. C., Mangunjaya, F. M., Leader-Williams, N., McKay, J. E. & St John, F. A. V., 27 Aug 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 3455.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Analyzing procedural equity in government-led community-based forest management

    Friedman, R., Rhodes, J., Dean, A., Law, E., Santika, T., Budiharta, S., Hutabarat, J. A., Indrawan, T. P., Kusworo, A., Meijaard, E., St John, F. A. V., Struebig, M. & Wilson, K. A., Sept 2020, In: Ecology and Society. 25, 3, 16.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Asking sensitive questions in conservation using Randomised Response Techniques

    Ibbett, H., Jones, J. P. G. & St John, F. A. V., 1 Aug 2021, In: Biological Conservation. 260, 109191.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Audience segmentation to improve targeting of conservation interventions for hunters

    Jones, S., Keane, A., St John, F. A. V., Vickery, J. & Papworth, S., 30 Aug 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 4, p. 895-905

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Beyond the community in participatory forest management: A governance network perspective

    Friedman, R., Guerrero, R. S., McAllister, R. R. J., Rhodes, J., Santika, T., Budiharta, S., Indrawan, T. P., Hutabarat, J. A., Kusworo, A., Yogaswara, H., Meijaard, E., St John, F. A. V., Struebig, M. J. & Wilson, K. A., 1 Sept 2020, In: Land Use Policy. 97, 104738.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Captive Reptile Mortality Rates in the Home and Implications for the Wildlife Trade

    Robinson, J., St John, F. A. V., Griffiths, R. A. & Roberts, D. L., 10 Nov 2015, In: PLoS ONE. e0141460.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Changing livelihoods and protected area management: a case study of charcoal production in south-west Madagascar

    Gardner, C. J., Gabriel, F. U. L., St John, F. A. V. & Davies, Z., Jul 2016, In: Oryx. 50, 3, p. 495-505

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Consequences of survey method for estimating hunters' harvest rates

    Jones, S. C. Z., Papworth, S. K., St John, F. A. V., Vickery, J. A. & Keane, A. M., Dec 2020, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 2, 12, e315.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Conservation and human behaviour: lessons from social psychology.

    St John, F., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, J. P. G., 22 Dec 2010, In: Wildlife Research. 37, 8, p. 658-667

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Drivers of predator killing by rural residents and recommendations for fostering coexistence in agricultural landscapes

    Galvez, N., St John, F. A. V. & Davies, Z. G., 18 Nov 2021, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 12 p., 712044.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Dynamics of the global trade in live reptiles: Shifting trends in production and consequences for sustainability

    Robinson, J., Griffiths, R. A., St John, F. A. V. & Roberts, D. L., Apr 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 184, p. 42-50

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Estimating the Extent of CITES Noncompliance among Traders and End-Consumers: Lessons from the Global Orchid Trade

    Hindsley, A., Nuno, A., Ridout, M. & St John, F. A. V., Sept 2017, In: Conservation Letters. 10, 5, p. 602-609

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Estimating the prevalence of researcher misconduct: a study of UK academics within biological sciences

    Roberts, D. L. & St John, F. A. V., 9 Sept 2014, In: PeerJ. e562.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Evaluating deterrents of illegal behaviour in conservation: Carnivore killing in rural Taiwan

    St John, F. A. V., Mai, C-H. & Pei, K., Sept 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 189, p. 86-94

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Expanding the role of social science in conservation through an engagement with philosophy, methodology and methods

    Moon, K., Blackman, D. A., Adams, V. M., Colvin, R. M., Davila, F., Evans, M., Januchowski-Hartley, S. R., Bennett, N. J., Dickinson, H., Sandbrook, C., Sherren, K., St John, F. A. V., van Kerkhoff, L. & Wyborn, C., Mar 2019, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10, 3, p. 294-302 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Experimental Validation of Specialised Questioning Techniques in Conservation

    Ibbett, H., Dorward, L., Dwiyahreni, A. A., Jones, J. P. G., Kaduma, J., Kohi, E. M., Mchomvu, J., Prayitno, K., Sabiladiyni, H., Sankeni, S., Saputra, A. W., Supriatna, J. & St John, F. A. V., Oct 2022, In: Conservation Biology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Heterogeneous impacts of community forestry on forest conservation and poverty alleviation: Evidence from Indonesia

    Santika, T., Wilson, K. A., Budiharta, S., Kusworo, A., Meijaard, E., Law, E. A., Friedman, R., Hutabarat, J. A., Indrawan, T. P., St John, F. A. V. & Struebig, M. J., 1 Jun 2019, In: People and Nature.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. How to ask sensitive questions in conservation: A review of specialized questioning techniques

    Nuno, A. & St John, F. A. V., Sept 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 189, p. 5-15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Identifying indicators of illegal behaviour: carnivore killing in human-managed landscapes

    St John, F., Keane, A., Edwards-Jones, G., Jones, L., Yarnell, R. W. & Jones, J. P. G., 22 Feb 2012, In: Proceedings of the royal Society B. 279, 1729, p. 804-812

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Impact of palm oil sustainability certification on village well-being and poverty in Indonesia

    Santika, T., Wilson, K. A., Law, E. A., St John, F. A. V., Carlson, K. M., Gibbs, H., Morgans, C. L., Ancrenaz, M., Meijaard, E. & Struebig, M. J., Feb 2021, In: Nature Sustainability . 4, 2, p. 109–119

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Improving well-being and reducing deforestation in Indonesia's protected areas

    Morgans, C. L., Jago, S., Andayani, N., Linkie, M., Lo, M. G. Y., Mumbunan, S., St. John, F. A. V., Supriatna, J., Voigt, M., Winarni, N., Santika, T. & Struebig, M., 6 Mar 2024, In: Conservation Letters. p. 1 11 p., e13010.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Incentives and social relationships of hunters and traders in a Liberian bushmeat system

    Jones, S., Papworth, S., Keane, A., St John, F., Smith, E., Flomo, A., Nyamunue, Z. & Vickery, J., Sept 2019, In: Biological Conservation. 237, p. 338-347

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Innovative Techniques for Estimating Illegal Activities in a Human-Wildlife-Management Conflict

    Cross, P., St. John, F. A. V., Khan, S. & Petroczi, A., 16 Jan 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 1, p. e53681

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Intention to kill: Tolerance and illegal persecution of Sumatran tigers and sympatric species

    St John, F. A. V., Linkie, M., Martyr, D., Milliyanawati, B., McKay, J., Mangunjaya, F., Leader-Williams, N. & Struebig, M., 1 Jul 2018, In: Conservation Letters.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Opinions of the public, conservationists and magistrates on sentencing wildlife trade crimes in the UK

    St John, F. A. V., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jones, J. P. G., Jun 2012, In: Environmental Conservation. 39, 2, p. 154-161

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Practitioner and scientist perceptions of successful amphibian conservation

    Meredith, H. M. R., St John, F. A. V., Collen, B., Black, S. A. & Griffiths, R. A., Apr 2018, In: Conservation Biology. 32, 2, p. 366-375

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Robust study design is as important on the social as it is on the ecological side of applied ecological research

    St. John, F. A. V., Keane, A. M., Jones, J. P. G. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., Dec 2014, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 51, 6, p. 1479-1485

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Supplying the wildlife trade as a livelihood strategy in a biodiversity hotspot

    Robinson, J., Griffiths, R., Fraser, I., Raharimalala, J., Roberts, D. & St John, F. A. V., 21 Nov 2017, In: Ecology and Society. 23, 1, 13.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Testing novel methods for assessing rule breaking in conservation.

    St John, F., Edwards-Jones, G., Gibbons, J. M. & Jones, J. P. G., 1 Apr 2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 4, p. 1025-1030

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    The bean method as a tool to measure sensitive behavior

    Jones, S., Papworth, S., Keane, A., Vickery, J. & St John, F. A. V., Apr 2021, In: Conservation Biology. 35, 2, p. 722-732 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    The role of risk perception and affect in predicting support for conservation policy under rapid ecosystem change

    St John, F. A. V., Mason, T. H. E. & Bunnefeld, N., Feb 2021, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 3, 2, e316.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Tolerating tigers: Gaining local and spiritual perspectives on human-tiger interactions in Sumatra

    McKay, J., St John, F. A. V., Harihar, A., Martyr, D., Leader-Williams, N., Milliyanawati, B., Agustin, I., Anggriawan, Y., Karlina, K., Kartika, K., Mangunjaya, F., Struebig, M. & Linkie, M., 14 Nov 2018, In: PLoS ONE.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Topic sensitivity still affects honest responding, even when specialized questioning techniques are used

    Ibbett, H., Dorward, L., Jones, J. P. G., Kohi, E. M., Sankeni, S., Kaduma, J., Mchomvu, J., Mawenya, R. & St. John, F. A. V., Jun 2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 5, 6, e12927.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Toward a new understanding of the links between poverty and illegal wildlife hunting

    Duffy, R., St John, F. A. V., Buescher, B. & Brockington, D., 14 Jan 2016, In: Conservation Biology. 30, 1, p. 14-22

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Use of Native Animals by Local Communities in Madagascar

    Robinson, J., Raharimalala, J., Bicknell, J., St John, F. A. V., Griffiths, R. A., Razafimanahaka, J. H. & Gardner, C. J., 1 Aug 2022, In: Environmental Challenges. 8, 100577.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Value diversity and conservation conflict: Lessons from the management of red grouse and hen harriers in England

    St John, F. A. V., Steadman, J., Austen, G. & Redpath, S. M., Mar 2019, In: People and Nature. 1, 1, p. 6-17

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Wildlife supply chains in Madagascar from local collection to global export

    Robinson, J., Fraser, I., St John, F. A. V., Randrianantoandro, J., Andriantsimanarilafy, R., Razafimanahaka, J. H., Griffiths, R. A. & Roberts, D. L., 1 Oct 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 226, p. 144-152

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Letter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  42. Biology's drones: Undermined by fear

    Humle, T., Duffy, R., Roberts, D. L., Sandbrook, C., St John, F. A. V. & Smith, R. J., 20 Jun 2014, In: Science. 344, 6190, p. 1351

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

  43. Data collected using the randomised response technique must be analysed using specialised statistical methods

    Keane, A. M., Nuno, A. & St John, F. A. V., 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 187, p. 279-280

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

  44. Published

    Research ethics: Assuring anonymity at the individual level may not be sufficient to protect research participants from harm

    St. John, F. A. V., Brockington, D., Bunnefild, N., Duffy, R., Homewood, K., Jones, J. P. G., Keane, A. M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Nuno, A. & Razafimanahaka, J. H., Apr 2016, In: Biological Conservation. 196, p. 208-209

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

  45. Published

    Using consumer preferences to characterize the trade of wild‐collected ornamental orchids in China

    Williams, S., Gale, S., Hinsley, A., Gao, J. & St John, F. A. V., Oct 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 5, e12569.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

  46. Comment/debate › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  47. New rhino conservation project in South Africa to understand landowner decision-making

    Smith, R. J., Roberts, D. L., Duffy, R. & St John, F. A. V., 19 Jul 2013, In: Oryx. 47, 3, p. 323

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debate

  48. Comment/debate › Research › Peer-reviewed
  49. Elephant conservation and corruption beyond the ivory trade

    Smith, R. J., Biggs, D., St John, F. A. V. & 't Sas-Rolfes, M., Jun 2015, In: Conservation Biology. 29, 3, p. 953-956

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

  50. The militarization of anti-poaching: undermining long term goals?

    Duffy, R., St John, F. A. V., Buescher, B. & Brockington, D., Dec 2015, In: Environmental Conservation. 42, 4, p. 345-348

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

  51. Wildlife consumption and recall accuracy – but is it recall of hunting, of cooking or of eating?

    Newing, H. & St John, F. A. V., Dec 2013, In: Animal Conservation. 16, 6, p. 606-607

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

  52. Editorial › Research › Peer-reviewed
  53. Published

    Publishing social science research in Conservation Biology to move beyond biology

    Teel, T. L., Anderson, C. B., Burgman, M. A., Cinner, J., Clark, D., Estevez, R. A., Jones, J. P. G., McClanahan, T. R., Reed, M. S., Sandbrook, C. & St John, F. A. V., Feb 2018, In: Conservation Biology. 32, 1, p. 6-8

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  54. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  55. Published

    Effective conservation depends upon understanding human behaviour: Chapter 19

    St John, F. A. V., Keane, A. M. & Milner-Gulland, E., 5 Apr 2013, Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2. Macdonald, D. W. & Willis, K. J. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 344-361

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  56. Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  57. Published

    Toward improved impact evaluation of community forest management in Indonesia

    Meijaard, E., Santika, T., Wilson, K. A., Budiharta, S., Kusworo, A., Law, E. A., Friedman, R., Hutabarat, J. A., Indrawan, T. P., St John, F. A. V. & Struebig, M., Jan 2021, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 3, 1, e2189.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review