Miki Tillett

My background is mainly in species conservation, education and capacity development. 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 work as Community Manager at WildHub since 2020, and I am an Associate Member 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.

I work for a marine science & conservation non-profit studying species and habitats in the Salish Sea and beyond. Much of our work involves looks at how anthropogenic impacts like vessel traffic and underwater noise change the behavior of threatened populations such as southern resident killer whales. Other topics we work on include cetacean distribution and habitat use, the estimated effects of deep sea mining, salmon preservation, and habitat restoration. I have skills in GIS, R, and ecological modeling. I am most interested in research involving spatial data, oceanography, and marine vertebrate behavior. I previously worked on field projects studying cetaceans in British Columbia and sea turtles in Costa Rica, the US, and Australia. I completed an MRes in Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth where I used density surface models to assess the distribution and abundance of harbour porpoises around the UK.

I help run a UK charity that builds the capacity of conservationists to plan, implement, monitor, and report on their work. I also have a fair bit of experience in tiger and sea turtle conservation.

I have a degree in Oceanography, where I also learnt about wildlife impact or environmental impact. I have not worked in the sector and do not have any experience, so I joined this course because I would like to expand my knowedge.

Hedgehog Officer for the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, and BSc 1st class (Hons) Animal Behaviour & Wildlife Conservation graduate! I am obsessed with all things hedgehog, and my current role revolves around raising awareness about their decline, and how we can help them here in the UK. I also have a BTEC Level 3 in Animal Management where i learned alot about the more exotics side of wildlife, but with my native UK wildlife is truly where my heart lies. My first graduate job was as a recruiter for the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife trusts, but my expertise truly lie with all things hedgehog, and i am learning loads of different valuable skills through my journey to help them!

In my day job I'm an expert advisor on sustainable business. But outside work I am a member of a stakeholder forum that advises on management of the wonderful Stanage-North Lees Estate in the Peak District National Park in the UK. One of our roles is to bring people together to find ways to manage conflict between recreation and conservation, so I'm really interested in strategies that engage user groups in delivering conservation aims. I'm also interested in innovative and engaging ways to promote good practices with different visitor groups.

25 Years in the automotive industry, involved in new projects - focusing on Chassis, Steering and Brakes systems. I am now looking for new opportunities. Have been involved in / exposed to a number of conservation / geological projects in the past - e.g. Riomuchacho Organic Farm, Bahia, Ecuador; Tambopata Reserve, Peru; Analysis of the effects of cataclysmic floods in Iceland. Am also a keen outdoors enthusiast - have climbed Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Cotopaxi in Ecuador and El Misti, Chachani in Peru, and Jbel Toubkal in Morocco. At home in the UK, I am a keen cyclist, having recently completed a John O'Groats to Land's End ride in 2019. I also maintain a large garden, growing some food, keeping bees and chickens and trying to create a haven for wildlife! I have always been interested in conservation and would like to utilise my transferable skills in this area or other environmental research and development projects.

Miki Tillett (She/Her)

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