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
2021–present
Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
2021–2022
Principal Biodiversity Consultant, Nature Positive
2019–2021
UK Programme Manager, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
2015–2020
Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
2007–2010
Reserves Ecologist, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Education
2015
University of Reading, PhD
2007
University of East Anglia, MSc
2003
Cardiff University, BSc
Publications
2022
Tools and metrics for species prioritization for conservation planning and action: case studies for antelopes and small mammals, Diversity
2021
Support for rodent ecology and conservation to advance zoonotic disease research, Conservation Biology
2021
Global patterns of small mammal extinction risk and conservation need, Diversity and Distributions
2020
How many bird and mammal extinctions have been prevented through recent conservation action?, Conservation Letters
2020
Comparison 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
2019
The impact of habitat quality inside protected areas on distribution of the Dominican Republic’s last endemic non-volant land mammals, Journal of Mammalogy
2019
Home range and habitat data for Hispaniolan mammals challenge assumptions for conservation management, Global Ecology and Conservation
2019
Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2018
Special Chapter: Conserving Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 – Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos
2017
Special 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
2017
The Last Survivors: current status and conservation of the non-volant land mammals of the insular Caribbean, Journal of Mammalogy
2015
A new subspecies of hutia (Plagiodontia, Capromyidae, Rodentia) from southern Hispaniola, Zootaxa
2013
The use of predator-exclusion fencing as a management tool improves the breeding success of waders on lowland wet grassland, Journal for Nature Conservation