Conservation & research team
Conservation staff
- Dr Helen Senn Head of Conservation and Science Programmes
- Dr Helen Taylor Conservation Programme Manager
- Dr Alex Ball WildGenes Programme Manager
- Liz Heap Senior Lab Technician
- Dr Heather Ritchie-Parker WildGenes Research Scientist
- Kasia Ruta Conservation Project Officer
- Carl Allott Conservation Project Officer
- David Eryenyu Conservation Associate
- Dr Arnaud Desbiez Conservation Associate
- Dr Thomas Doherty-Bone Conservation Associate
- Adam Button Experienced Animal Keeper
- Dr Cecilia Langhorne Biobank Coordinator
- Laura Daniels Assistant Conservation Project Officer
- Magdalena Butowska RZSS WildGenes Genomics Technician
- Sam Mitchell RZSS WildGenes Research Assistant
- Dr Jo Howard-McCombe RZSS WildGenes Research Scientist
Saving Wildcats Project Team
- David Barclay Conservation Manager (ex-situ)
- Dr Keri Langridge In-situ Conservation Manager
- Helena Parsons Outreach and Engagement Manager
Veterinary team
- Prof Simon Girling Head of veterinary services, RZSS
- Dr Stephanie Mota Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
- Dr Georgina Cole Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
- Hannah Jane Brazier Registered Veterinary Nurse, RZSS
- Dr Alice Bacon Veterinary surgeon, RZSS
- Dr Rebecca Amos Veterinary surgeon, RZSS
- Louise Stott Registered veterinary nurse, RZSS
Students
Former students
- Alice Fraser Former Undergraduate Placement Student
- Andrew Bagnall Former Placement MSc student
- Valentine Patterson Former Placement Student
- Nia Morgan Former Placement Student
- James Taylor Former PhD student placement
- Jane Hosegood Former PhD student placement
- Stephanie Bourgeois PhD Student
- Tarid Purisotayo PhD Student
Former Staff
- Dr Fred Babweteera Honorary RZSS Fellow
- Dr Jean-Marc Costanzi Research Assistant
- Karen Keegan Lab Technician
- Jenny Kaden Senior Lab Technician
- Dr Gill Murray-Dickson Biobank Research Fellow (RZSS/NMS)
- Genevieve Tompkins Conservation Project Officer
- Dr Kara Dicks WildGenes Research Scientist
- Jal Ghazali Genomics Technician
- Dr Ian Simpson Project Manager: Saving Wildcats
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27/03/2024
HRH The Princess Royal visits project to restore wildcats to Scotland
HRH The Princess Royal visited the Saving Wildcats project, based at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park, to learn more about the partnership project working to save one of the UK’s most endangered carnivores.
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03/01/2024
Chimpanzees recognise their friends after decades
Here at Edinburgh Zoo we are home to 15 chimpanzees, all of which live in one of the world's most innovative and interactive chimpanzee enclosures, Budongo Trail.