About
Experience.
My ecology and conservation experience is broad and covers over 20 years, from ecological surveys to curating a zoo Reptile and Amphibian department.
As a Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians, I was keen to participate in and lead multiple ecology surveys. Thankfully, survey techniques are transferrable skills and are applicable in any biome and so I have carried out ecology surveys in the UK and continental Africa. In fact, I started my career working for the National Rivers Authority surveying salmon and trout populations in Devon and Cornwall.
Latterly, I designed and implemented surveys in Tanzania and Mauritius, built a bio-secure facility for amphibian conservation breeding and much, much more…
I am also an IUCN Species Survival Comission Amphibian Specialist Group member and a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Extraordinary Plants.
Current surveys for MJB Ecology include; habitat assessment, water vole presence/absence, habitat management, and advising on pollution mitigation for Great Crested Newt ponds.
Qualifications
I have several academic qualifications; BSc in Biology (specialised in Ecology and Field Biology), an MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation and a PhD in Environmental Science (impact of climate change on the distributions of threatened species).