HANNAH B. TILLEY
Researcher. Ecologist.
Postdoctoral Associate at The University of Hong Kong
~ Wildlife Trade at the Conservation Forensics Lab ~
~ Wildlife Trade at the Conservation Forensics Lab ~
Photo: Sam Webster
About me.
Originally from the UK, I have been in Hong Kong for nearly a decade, where I have found my enthusiasm for Asian flora and fauna. I am currently conducting research at the Conservation Forensics Laboratory (CFL) at the University of Hong Kong. This centre encompasses multidisciplinary academics working to support the Hong Kong government on illegal trade matters. More broadly we also undertake market surveys, controlled experiments and analyses on trade volumes, zoonotic disease and emerging conservation concerns. (CFL at HKU: https://www.conservationforensics.com/).
Although I have always worked on wildlife trade issues since arriving in Hong Kong I finished my PhD in Asian elephant behaviour in early 2025, investigating how elephants use smell to make choices on what to eat.
I have previously worked on a variety of topics including the effect of urbanisation birdsong and breeding and the bird trade in Hong Kong. In 2019 I held a position at The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama where I led a behavioural and physiological project to investigate bat sleep.
Originally from the UK, I have been in Hong Kong for nearly a decade, where I have found my enthusiasm for Asian flora and fauna. I am currently conducting research at the Conservation Forensics Laboratory (CFL) at the University of Hong Kong. This centre encompasses multidisciplinary academics working to support the Hong Kong government on illegal trade matters. More broadly we also undertake market surveys, controlled experiments and analyses on trade volumes, zoonotic disease and emerging conservation concerns. (CFL at HKU: https://www.conservationforensics.com/).
Although I have always worked on wildlife trade issues since arriving in Hong Kong I finished my PhD in Asian elephant behaviour in early 2025, investigating how elephants use smell to make choices on what to eat.
I have previously worked on a variety of topics including the effect of urbanisation birdsong and breeding and the bird trade in Hong Kong. In 2019 I held a position at The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama where I led a behavioural and physiological project to investigate bat sleep.
Education.
Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Mammalian Behaviour 2020-2025
Masters of Research (MRes) University College London (UK)
Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation 2015-2016
Undergraduate degree University of Birmingham (UK)
BSc (Hons) Zoology 2011-2014
Mammalian Behaviour 2020-2025
Masters of Research (MRes) University College London (UK)
Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation 2015-2016
Undergraduate degree University of Birmingham (UK)
BSc (Hons) Zoology 2011-2014
PhD in Mammalian behaviour specialising in Asian elephant food choices and responses to novelty
Photos: H. Tilley & S. Phalke |
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#MoreThanAScientist - lover of nature, spicy Chinese food, hiking, self-proclaimed feral cat mom and sci-fi nerd (beam me up Scotty).
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#MoreThanAScientist - lover of nature, spicy Chinese food, hiking, self-proclaimed feral cat mom and sci-fi nerd (beam me up Scotty).
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