My background is mainly in species conservation, education and capacity exchange. I researched mother-young interactions in gorillas and chimpanzees, in captivity and the wild. After that, I worked for three years in Indonesia, where I developed and implemented youth ambassador and community engagement programmes on local and regional scales. I co-founded WildHub, a community of nature conservation professionals, in 2020 and work as their Community Lead. I am furthermore on the Advisory Board of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent where I obtained my PhD on capacity development for conservation in 2022. 

Hi all! I'm Lucy and I'm currently studying MSc Sustainability and Ecology at the Centre of Alternative Technology. I have an interest in IUCN red listed species, indigenous and local ecological knowledge, and habitat restoration.  I'm also interested in networking with other environmentalists, and gaining more experience within the sector through volunteering or gaining a part-time job. I have previously worked as a higher education placement student at an  environmental education charity in the UK, so I'll be happy to share my experience and help people who are interested in the field.

Hello! I'm Léa and I'm a WildLearning Specialist with WildTeam UK. I help create, design and deliver training courses. I love getting to know all the participants and learning from them :) Previously, I was working with BirdLife International on forest governance issues and in my previous life I worked in the development sector in the United States. Education-wise, I have studied economic development, international relations as well as tropical forestry in the past.  Hope to catch you in a WildHub social!

Katherine (Kate) Holmes is the Senior Marine Technical Advisor for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Indonesia Program where she draws on her global experience on issues relating to marine management, small-scale fisheries, biocultural conservation, reef ecology, and sea turtle biology. Previously, Kate was the Associate Director and Conservation Scientist for WCS’s Global Marine Conservation Program as well as the Director for WCS’s Papua New Guinea Marine Program. Kate worked for the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation for nearly a decade during which time she conducted biocultural research in Vanuatu, documenting language use and cultural practices associated with the marine environment; collaborated on research projects at Palmyra Atoll in the Central Pacific studying local sea turtle populations and coral community dynamics; and supported a multi-disciplinary project investigating marine reserve network design in The Bahamas. Kate holds an M.Sc. in Biology from McGill University and is a Visiting Scientist of the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

I have quite good experience on program development, ME and knowledge management system for conservation program 

I'm a biodiversity consultant working mainly in the corporate space. I work with large companies to help them figure out their nature-related impacts, dependancies, risks and opportunities, then use this information to create biodiversity strategies. 

Hi all!  My name is Alexandra Howard and I'm a South African PhD candidate focusing on the ecosystem services of bats in apple farms in the Afromontane Research Unit at the University of the Free State in central South Africa. After graduating with a Masters degree in Zoology from the University of Pretoria, I worked as a research manager in the NGO sector with a focus on endangered species including vultures, rhinoceros and pangolins. My goal is to connect the fields of science, conservation and society by narrowing the information gaps and encouraging collaboration.

I work for WildTeam UK, helping to deliver training workshops, write conservation best practice manuals and share them as widely as possible. Previously a Writing Fellow working with various conservation organisations across India. Background in research, particularly behavioural ecology. Bird nerd.

As Head of Communications at Whitley Fund for Nature, I am responsible for leading the organisation’s communications strategy, using the charity’s platform to spread awareness about Whitley Award winners across WFN’s website and social media. I lead on campaigns, and support across the charity’s PR and events to raise the profile of Whitley Award winners. I'm also a Trustee of Born Free Foundation, and I founded The Wildlife Blogger Crowd in 2020; a virtual network of over 250 bloggers, social media influencers, podcasters, and filmmakers. In 2021, I published a book of our collective works, ‘Connections With Nature’.