- Programme Officer, SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
I am the Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, hosted by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
In 2022 I completed my PhD at the University of Reading, funded by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. I studied the ecology and conservation of West European Hedgehogs in urban areas, with particular reference to (1) habitat use (and on a finer scale, garden use) by hedgehogs, (2) activity patterns over-winter, (3) nesting in artificial refuges, and (4) householder engagement in improving garden connectivity for hedgehogs.
Experience
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2022–presentProgramme Officer, IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group
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2016–2019Ecologist, GS Ecology
Education
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2022University of Reading, PhD Biological Sciences
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2015University of Reading, MSc Wildlife Management and Conservation
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2014Keele University, BSc Biology with Applied Environmental Science
