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Research Scientist

Applied Ecology - Modeling & Data Analysis
About Me

Sarah Bauduin

I am a researcher working at the Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB; French Biodiversity Agency), in the Department of Research and Scientific Support, Conservation and Management of Species at Stake. I am based in Pérols (France).

I use my modeling and data analysis skills to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of wolf and lynx populations in France to inform, assess and help decision-making regarding their conservation and management. Examples of projects on these species are: reduction of vehicles collisions, landscape management impacts, modeling of demography, occupancy analysis, population and individual monitoring (e.g., camera traps, genetic analyses), evaluating impact of legal killings, prey-predator interactions, landscape genetics analysis. I also have strong skills in individual-based modeling.

I work closely with the Human-Animal Interactions (HAIR) team at the Centre d’Écologie Fonctionelle et Évolutive (CEFE) in Montpellier (France).

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Milleret, C., Duchamp, C., Bauduin, S., Kaerle, C., Pirog, A., Queney, G., Gimenez, O. 2026. Estimating wolf population size in France using non-invasive genetic sampling and spatial capture-recapture models. Biol. Cons. 317, 111772.
Liang, Y., Kramer-Schadt, S., Mattisson, J., Belotti, E., Bufka, L., Melovski, D., Slana, D., Anders, O., Middelhoff, T. L., Andren, H., Aronsson, M., Persson, J., Skorupski, J., Tracz, M., Tracz, M., Grzegorzek, M., Baryło, R., Bauduin, S., Vandel, J.-M., Černe, R., Trajbarič, A., Duľa, M., Kutal, M., Fležar, U., Hočevar, L., Krofel, M., Oliveira, T., Gomerčić, T., Topličanec, I., Kubala, J., Tám, B., Krojerová-Prokešová, J., Kont, R., Kowalczyk, R., Schmidt, K., Linnell, J. D. C., Odden, J., Molinari-Jobin, A., Mysłajek, R. W., Nowak, S., Figura, M., Okarma, H., Ornicāns, A., Premier, J., Heurich, M. 2026. Extra-territorial excursions of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) during the mating season across Europe. Proc. Biol. Sci. 293 (2063), 20252235.

Tassi, L., Etcheverry, P., Bauduin, S., St-Laurent, M.-H. 2026. While the wolf is away: Modelling the dynamics of a moose population in a protected area. Ecol. Model. 515, 111528.

Bauduin, S., Gimenez, O., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Louvrier, J., Duchamp, C. 2025. Calibrating an occupancy metric to monitor elusive territorial species at large scale: Application to the grey wolf population in France. Ecol. Solut. Evid. 6, e70165.

Bauduin, S., Germain, E., Zimmermann, F., Idelberger, S., Herdtfelder, M., Heurich, M., Kramer-Schadt, S., Duchamp, C., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Morand, A., Blanc, L., Charbonnel, A., Gimenez, O. 2025. Modelling Eurasian lynx populations in Western Europe: What prospects for the next 50 years? PCJ, 5, e60.

Santostasi, N. L., Bauduin, S., Grente, O., Gimenez, O., Ciucci, P. 2025. Simulating the efficacy of wolf–dog hybridization management with individual-based modeling. Conservation Biology. 39, e14312.

Kervellec, M., Couturier, T., Bauduin, S., Chenesseau, D., Defos du Rau, P., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Duchamp, C., Steinmetz, J., Vandel, J.-M., Gimenez, O. 2024. Bringing circuit theory into spatial occupancy models to assess landscape connectivity. Methods Ecol. Evol. 15, 2141-2152

Grente, O., Bauduin, S., Santostasi, N. L., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Duchamp, C., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Gimenez, O. 2024. Evaluating the effects of wolf culling on livestock predation when considering wolf population dynamics in an individual-based model. Wildlife Biol. 2024, e01227.

Couturier, T., Bauduin, S., Astruc, G., Blanck, A., Canonne, C., Chambert, T., Chiffard, J., Cosquer, A., Cubaynes, S., Curtet, L., Dortel, E., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Duchamp, C., Francesiaz, C., Grente, O., Jailloux, A., Kervellec, M., Lauret, V., Lebreton, D., Louvrier, J., Marescot, L., Mathevet, R., Navas, M.-L., Perrot, C., Poulet, N., Quenette, P.-Y., Salas, M., Souchay, G., Vanpé, C., Besnard, A., Gimenez, O. 2023. Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France. Ecol. Solut. Evid. 4, e12245.

Bauduin, S., Grente, O., Santostasi, N. L., Ciucci, P., Duchamp, C., Gimenez, O. 2020. An individual-based model to explore the impacts of lesser-known social dynamics on wolf populations. Ecol. Model. 433, 109209.

Bauduin S., Cumming S.G., St-Laurent M., McIntire E.J.B. 2020. Integrating functional connectivity in designing networks of protected areas under climate change: A caribou case-study. PLoS ONE. 15, e0238821.

Bauduin S., McIntire E., Chubaty A. 2019. NetLogoR: a package to build and run spatially explicit agent-based models in R. Ecography. 42, 1841–1849

Bauduin S., McIntire E., St-Laurent M.-H., Cumming S. 2018. Compensatory conservation measures for an endangered caribou population under climate change. Sci. Rep. 8, 16438

Expert reports

Molinari-Jobin, A., Anders, O., Back, M., Bartol, M., Bauduin, S., Belotti, E., Bionda, R., Bliem, K., Bommart, S., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Černe, R.,. Ćirović, D., Duľa, M., Engleder, T., Epple, D., Ferloni, M., Fležar, U., Fuxjäger, C., Gerngross, P., Gomerčić, T., Hadzihajdarevic, H., Herdtfelder, M., Jokisch, S., Vymyslická, P. J., Kopaniak, L., Kos, I., Krausová, J., Krofel, M., Kubala, J., Kutal, M., Licoppe, A., Lindtner, V., Mergeay, J., Middelhoff, T. L., Mináriková, T., Molinari, P., Nägele, O., Pfeiffer, Z., Schnetz, K., Sindičič, M., Sterrer, U., Topličanec, I., Weingarth-Dachs, K., Wölfl, S., Zimmermann, F., Zschille, J. 2026. SCALP+ Monitoring Report Lynx Year 2023 (1. May 2023 – 30. April 2024). 5 p.

Molinari-Jobin, A., Anders, O., Back, M., Bartol, M., Bauduin, S., Belotti, E., Bionda, R., Bommart, S., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Bufka, L., Černe, R.,. Ćirović, D., Duľa, M., Engleder, T., Epple, D., Fležar, U., Fuxjäger, C., Gerngross, P., Groff, C., Hadzihajdarevic, H., Herdtfelder, M., Jokisch, S., Kopaniak, L., Kos, I., Krausová, J., Krofel, M., Kubala, J., Kutal, M., Lindtner, V., Marucco, F., Middelhoff, T. L., Mináriková, T., Molinari, P., Nägele, O., Pedrotti, L., Pfeiffer, Z., Righetti, D., Schnetz, K., Sindičič, M., Stanković, S., Sterrer, U., Teubner, J., Weingarth-Dachs, K., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Zimmermann, F., Zschille, J., Breitenmoser, U. 2025. SCALP+ Monitoring Report Lynx Year 2022 (1. May 2022 – 30. April 2023). 5 p.

Molinari-Jobin, A., Anders, O., Back, M., Bartol, M., Bauduin, S., Belotti, E., Bionda, R., Bommart, S., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Bufka, L., Černe, R.,. Drouet-Hoguet, N., Duľa, M., Engleder, T., Epple, D., Fležar, U., Fuxjäger, C., Gerngross, P., Groff, C., Hadzihajdarevic, H., Herdtfelder, M., Idelberger, S., Jokisch, S., Kopaniak, L., Kos, I., Krausová, J., Krofel, M., Kubala, J., Kutal, M., Lindtner, V., Marucco, F., Middelhoff, T. L., Mináriková, T., Molinari, P., Nägele, O., Pedrotti, L., Pfeiffer, Z., Poledník, L., Righetti, D., Schnetz, K., Sindičič, M., Sterrer, U., Trbojević, O., Trbojević, T., Weingarth-Dachs, K., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Zimmermann, F., Zschille, J., Breitenmoser, U. 2025. SCALP+ Monitoring Report lynx year 2021/2022 (1. May 2021 – 30. April 2022). 4 p.

Molinari-Jobin, A., Anders, O., Back, M., Bartol, M., Bauduin, S., Belotti, E., Bommart, S., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Bufka, L., Černe, R.,. Duľa, M., Engleder, T., Fležar, U., Fuxjäger, C., Gerngross, P., Groff, C., Herdtfelder, M., Idelberger, S., Kopaniak, L., Kos, I., Krausová, J., Krofel, M., Kutal, M., Marucco, F., Middelhoff, L., Mináriková, T., Molinari, P., Nägele, O., Pfeiffer, Z., Poledník, L., Rauer, G., Rodekirchen, A., Schnetz, K., Sindičič, M., Sterrer, U., Weingarth-Dachs, K., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Zimmermann, F., Zschille, J., Breitenmoser, U. 2024. SCALP Monitoring Report lynx year 2020/2021 (1. May 2020 – 30. April 2021). 4 p.

Arpin, I., Sarrazin, F., Bal, G., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Dumez, R., Pichon, L., Régnier, A., Renault, G., Barnaud, C., Bauduin, S., Bessa-Gomes, C., Billet, P., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Duchamp, C., Gimenez, O., Mathevet, R., Mounet, C., Robert, A., Vandel, J.-M., Young, J., Zimmermann, F. 2024. Expertise scientifique collective sur la viabilité des populations de lynx boréal en France. Rapport final. OFB; MNHN. 242 p.

Arpin, I., Sarrazin, F., Bal, G., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Dumez, R., Pichon, L., Régnier, A., Renault, G., Barnaud, C., Bauduin, S., Bessa-Gomes, C., Billet, P., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Duchamp, C., Gimenez, O., Mathevet, R., Mounet, C., Robert, A., Vandel, J.-M., Young, J., Zimmermann, F. 2024. Étude portant sur les conditions de réussite préalables à la décision de recours à une opération de renforcement de population du lynx boréal en France. Rapport final. OFB; MNHN. 91 p.

Kaczensky, P., Ranc, N., Hatlauf, J., Payne, J.C. , Acosta-Pankov, l., Álvares, F., Andrén, H., Andri, P., Aragno, P., Avanzinelli, E. Bagrade, G., Balys, V., Barroso, I., Bartol, M., Bassano, B., Bauduin, S., et al. 2024. Large carnivore distribution maps and population updates 2017 – 2022/23. Report to the European Comission under contract N° 09.0201/2023/907799/SER/ENV.D.3 “Support for Coexistence with Large Carnivores”, “B.4 Update of the distribution maps”. IUCN/SSC Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE) and Istituto di Ecologia Applicata (IEA). 134 p.

Molinari-Jobin, A., Back, M., Bauduin, S., Breitenmoser, U., BreitenmoserWürsten, C., Černe, R., Drouet-Hoguet, N., Fuxjäger, C., Herdtfelder, M., Idelberger, S., Kopaniak, L., Kos, I., Krofel, M., Marucco, F., Molinari, P., Nägele, O., Rauer, G., Sindičič, M., Trbojević, I., Trbojević, T., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Zimmermann, F. 2023. SCALP Monitoring Report lynx year 2019/2020 (1. May 2019 – 30. April 2020). 5 p.

Contact

Sarah Bauduin

sarah.bauduin@ofb.gouv.fr

Office Français de la Biodiversité

125 Imp. Adam Smith 

34470 Pérols, France