Dr Agathe Colleony
I am an interdisciplinary researcher interested in human-nature relationships, with an emphasis on nature experiences for well-being and behavior change for conservation. I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Human and Biodiversity Research Lab at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. I did my PhD at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.
My main areas of expertise are conservation psychology, urban ecology, conservation planning, invasion biology.
In the press
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New research confirms declines of local birds by invading birds (in Hebrew) - Haaretz 17/12/2019
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Research: A sharp decline in the number of common birds in Israel, the invasion of invasive species (in Hebrew) - Maariv 17/12/2019
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Goodbye hoopoe: the invasive birds are pushing the local ones out (in Hebrew) - Globes 17/12/2019
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Angry birds: the invasive birds take over Israel (in Hebrew) - Makor Rishon 17/12/2019
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Research: the invasive birds win over the local (in Hebrew) - Ynet 17/12/2019
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Native common Israeli birds are quickly being pushed out of existence by invasive species (in English) - Breaking Israel News 17/12/2019
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The danger of seeing cute animals everywhere (in English) - comment on a study - The Washington Post 12/04/2018