Rob Pickles, Ph.D.

Dr. Rob Pickles leads Panthera’s Counter Wildlife Crime Research and Analytics.

He supports teams of Panthera analysts and problem-solvers globally to understand wildlife crime problems, design tailored responses and evaluate impact. Having worked closely with counter-poaching teams for the last seven years, Rob is particularly focused on overcoming the challenge of preventing poaching in remote, deep forest environments with small ranger teams.

Rob earned a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Kent and Zoological Society of London in 2010 and joined Panthera in 2012.