PTES people

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.

Tracy monitors at the beautiful Gait Barrows NNR in Lancashire, the site of 2021's dormouse reintroduction.

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!

When he's not gigging in a rock band, Tony monitors dormice at Slapton National Nature Reserve.

PhD student at the University of Liverpool and PTES partner. Her PhD research focuses on hazel dormice and she's working towards starting her career in conservation.

Sally's passionate about wildlife and conservation and has been volunteering with the dormouse monitoring programme since her retirement in 2019.

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

Emma Scotney is an ecologist for South West Lakes Trust, based in Devon.

Ellie Scopes is a Project leader and PhD student at the University of Exeter who uses her favourite research techniques to help dormice!

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.

Dr. Rachel Findlay-Robinson is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Glasgow and PTES partner, who recently completed her PhD on dormice.

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!