Anna Nekaris

Anna is a conservation biologist who has spent more than 30 years working in the tropics, especially Southeast Asia, with a focus on nocturnal mammal ecology and conservation and working to empower the local human communities that live alongside them. Anna is broadly interested in the conservation of cryptic and non-flagship animals, mainly mammals, and how improving our understanding of their behavioural ecology can further conservation efforts as well as improve their welfare in the wild and captivity. As part of her conservation work, she also conducts and evaluates education and outreach projects, including ecophilic conservation education leading to behavioural change. She also has conducted extensive research into the impact of wildlife friendly farming on people, animals and consumers. Finally her pioneering research into the impact of social media on illegal wildlife trade has led to international legislation change as well as the way people post about animals on social media.