PTES people

Jenny Macpherson is Principal Scientist at Vincent Wildlife Trust. We learn about Jenny's career and memorable experiences recovering populations of pine martens.

Steve manages everything from mapping traditional orchard habitat, protecting orchards from inappropriate development, to identifying apples at Apple Days.

Having recently graduated from the University of Turin, Alice has been interning with PTES for the NDMP and getting up close to her favourite species, the hazel dormouse.

Nikki has been volunteering as a dormouse monitor for the NDMP for eight years at her site alongside the River Avon in Devon

As a Project Manager in Uzbekistan for the Saiga Conservation Alliance, Zebo coordinates conservation activities under the Resurrection Island program.

Tashkin Meza is a biologist at Rainforest Concern working to protect black-and-chestnut eagles in Ecuador. Find out what it’s like to trek through the majestic Neblina Reserve on a quest for eagles.

We chat to Dr Henrietta Pringle who is coordinating a brand new pilot project to improve the future for hedgehogs in the UK.

Julio Sanchez is one of our 2024 project partners, whose research project focuses on scalloped hammerhead sharks in Guatemala and protecting them from threats from fisheries.

Rachel Warmington combined her love of plants and fungi with a PhD in plant pathology, and when a role came up at a botanic garden she was introduced to the world of conservation!

Meet Russell Gray, Science Advisor and Technical Specialist at Save Vietnam’s Wildlife. He's working to save Sunda and Chinese pangolins.

We chat to David Edwards who tells us about the thriving population of water voles at the bottom of his garden and his reignited passion for wildlife watching.

You will find dedicated monitor Dave enjoying bog snorkelling when he's not looking for dormice!

We chat to Matt Mitchell a student based at University College London and ZSL about his important work on extinct-in-the-wild species.

From her carefully planted herb garden to the wild corner full of dandelions, Amanda describes why she loves wildlife friendly gardening and what it means to her and her family to spend time in nature.

Alma Hernández is Research director at Neotropical Primate Conservation Colombia and spends her time looking for black headed spider monkeys.

Tammy is a passionate conservationist and naturalist and can not only drive a JCB but also a steam engine!

As the Hedgehog Officer for Hedgehog Street, Grace works with PTES and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to protect hedgehogs in the UK.

Nedko spends his time searching for the elusive Roach's mouse tailed dormouse in Bulgaria and often comes across other interesting species along the way.

Ashley Pinnock is a Conservation Advisor for Essex & Suffolk Water and leads the dormouse monitoring at Hanningfield Reservoir. Ashley found his first dormouse in 2012 and hasn't looked back since!