- Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
I have extensive experience within NGOs and academia, with a wealth of experience conducting fieldwork and managing conservation projects both in the UK and internationally on a range of threatened species and in a variety of habitats. I have in-depth knowledge of conservation issues, which includes considerable practical and research experience.
I am the Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, representing over half of the world's mammals. Through this position and as a member of the IUCN SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group, I am fortunate to be part of an important international conservation network and consequently have access to a vast resource of connections and information.
I am also an independent biodiversity consultant. I previously worked as a Principal Environmental Consultant at Nature Positive, a company which helps businesses to understand how they both rely on and impact the natural world, and to develop strategies to leave a positive legacy.
Experience
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2021–presentCo-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
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2021–2022Principal Biodiversity Consultant, Nature Positive
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2019–2021UK Programme Manager, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
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2015–2020Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
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2007–2010Reserves Ecologist, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Education
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2015University of Reading, PhD
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2007University of East Anglia, MSc
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2003Cardiff University, BSc
Publications
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2022Tools and metrics for species prioritization for conservation planning and action: case studies for antelopes and small mammals, Diversity
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2021Support for rodent ecology and conservation to advance zoonotic disease research, Conservation Biology
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2021Global patterns of small mammal extinction risk and conservation need, Diversity and Distributions
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2020How many bird and mammal extinctions have been prevented through recent conservation action?, Conservation Letters
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2020Comparison of historical records and modern targeted surveys results for Species Distribution Modelling of Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) and Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium), Ecology and Evolution
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2019The impact of habitat quality inside protected areas on distribution of the Dominican Republic’s last endemic non-volant land mammals, Journal of Mammalogy
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2019Home range and habitat data for Hispaniolan mammals challenge assumptions for conservation management, Global Ecology and Conservation
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2019Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2018Special Chapter: Conserving Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 – Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos
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2017Special Chapter: Conserving the biodiversity of the largest family of mammals: priorities and actions for the Rodentia, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 – Rodents II
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2017The Last Survivors: current status and conservation of the non-volant land mammals of the insular Caribbean, Journal of Mammalogy
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2015A new subspecies of hutia (Plagiodontia, Capromyidae, Rodentia) from southern Hispaniola, Zootaxa
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2013The use of predator-exclusion fencing as a management tool improves the breeding success of waders on lowland wet grassland, Journal for Nature Conservation
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