The Natural Selection Podcast
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Meet the Team

 The  2020-2021 podcast team are all current Master's students from the University of Exeter's Centre for Ecology and Conservation, at the University's Penryn campus.
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Contact details are available for each of the team members.
If you have a question about an episode or suggestion for an episode, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

​We'd love to hear your ideas.




Rebecca Zoe Hollely
Francesca Della Valle (MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation)

Zoology graduate with experience as a research assistant in the Moray Firth, Scotland, monitoring cetacean movements and behaviours. Interested in broadening my knowledge on a wider range of taxa and the various conservation and mitigation strategies we can use to protect them.


​Contact via:
Email   /   Twitter


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Daihan Liu   (MSc Conservation and Biodiversity)

​Chinese Materia Medica  graduate with a  love of natural  world.
 Particular interest in plant conservation, especially under the pressures of climate change,  deforestation, pollution, etc.  

Keen to broaden my knowledge on conservation and  also gain new skills  to protect biodiversity.

Current research: Something about plants
​Contact via:  
Email  /   Twitter


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  Rachael Thomson ( MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation) 

Conservation Biology graduate particularly interested in animal interactions with fisheries and community led conservation efforts. Previously worked with loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in Greece and as a  forest structure and carbon researcher in Fiji.  

Current research: Something with turtles 

Contact via:
​Email  


Alex Hadleigh
Robert Cooke    (MSc Conservation & Biodiversity)

I’m an animal biology and conservation graduate with broad interests in British ecology and a particular fondness for woodlands. I’m currently focusing on reintroductions, the wider rewilding notion and management of invasive non-native species. Experience as a reserves officer and a warden influenced these interests.
 
​Current Research – Effects of beaver induced habitat change on pollinator networks.


Contact via:     
​Email 


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Katrina Sutherland (MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation)

I am a Zoology with Conservation graduate, with a particular interest in marine turtles. Previously, I have worked with cetaceans in Tenerife and volunteered with sea turtles in Greece. 
 
Current research: something on sea turtles. 



Contact via:  
 Email  


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 Caroline   Lynam  (MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation)

Marine biology graduate with an interest in spatial ecology and conservation. I am passionate about all things to do with elasmobranchs! I have a wide range of experience from working with nesting sea turtles, Irrawaddy dolphin to construction of artificial reefs.  

Contact via:  
  Email  


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Ellie MacDonald (MSc Conservation and Biodiversity)

​Physical Geography graduate with a love for the natural world.
My interests include climate change and its impacts on ecosystems and species, and more specifically, analysing properties of ecosystems (e.g. carbon storage potential) with a view to helping mitigate rising atmospheric CO2 and promote overall ecosystem health. 
I also love spending my free time outdoors, whether it be swimming in the sea or hiking up a mountain, and I am passionate about protecting the natural environment so that everyone can enjoy it for many years to come.
Current research: Exploring links between food chain stability and seagrass health in Cornwall- (carbon sequestration, invertebrate grazers, and epiphytic growth)
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Contact via:  Email  /  Twitter


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Amelia Claridge (MSc Conservation Science and Policy)

​Biology graduate with a love for the natural environment.
My interests lie in environmental justice, community engagement and spatial planning.
​I am passionate about sharing ideas and knowledge surrounding conservation to promote positive environmental action!



​Contact via:  
​Email  


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Sacha Newman    (MSc Conservation Science and Policy)
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Zoology with Conservation graduate. Spent a bit of time hanging out in tropical forests assessing forest regeneration and trying to find cool animals. Hope to make a meaningful contribution in protecting the planet from climate change and humans, most likely through policy.

Contact via:  
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Email  /  Twitter


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Hayley Pavis (Msc Conservation and Biodiversity)
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Former Presenter at ZSL London Zoo, with particular interests in mammal behavioural ecology and conservation.
I volunteer as a BDMLR Marine Mammal Medic and have varied field experience ranging from collecting wildlife abundance data in Costa Rica, to rehabilitating foxes in Kent.

Contact via:  
​Email  /  Twitter


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