Brooke Friswold

Brooke Friswold is a Ph.D. researcher at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in the Conservation Ecology Program currently researching the use of elephant behavioral research as a metric to determine the success of three management interventions in Kui Buri National Park, Thailand and a private game reserve in South Africa.

Brooke has had a passion for wildlife wellbeing and the protection of endangered species for as long as she can remember. She is originally from Washington State, USA, has previously lived in Holland and Hawaiʻi where she conducted spatio-temporal research to mitigate conflict between seabirds and anthropogenic lighting. She has a special interest in illegal wildlife trade, poaching, human-wildlife conflict, reintroduction/reintegration, and using novel strategies to protect biodiversity.

She is passionate about the protection and conservation of endangered species and for ensuring the persistence of fragile ecosystems and animal species for future generations to protect and enjoy!

July 2024