RZSS Conservation & Research Team
Conservation staff
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Dr Fred Babweteera Conservation Associate
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David Barclay Conservation Manager (ex-situ)
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Dr Arnaud Desbiez Conservation Associate
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Dr Thomas Doherty-Bone Conservation Associate
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Jal Ghazali Genomics Technician
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Jenny Kaden Senior Lab Technician
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Dr Gill Murray-Dickson Biobank Research Fellow (RZSS/NMS)
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Dr Helen Senn Head of Conservation and Science Programmes
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Dr Alex Ball WildGenes Programme Manager
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Dr Kara Dicks Research Scientist
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Dr Helen Taylor Conservation Programme Manager
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Dr Jean-Marc Costanzi Research Assistant
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Kasia Ruta Conservation Administrator
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Jess Wise Conservation Engagement Manager
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Dr Ian Simpson Project Manager: Saving Wildcats
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Gemma Wright Outreach and Engagement Officer: Saving Wildcats
Veterinary team
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Dr Simon Girling Head of Veterinary Services, RZSS
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Dr Adam Naylor Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
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Dr Stephanie Mota European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) Resident Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
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Dr Georgina Cole Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
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Donna Brown Head Veterinary Nurse to RZSS
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Hannah Jane Brazier Registered Veterinary Nurse, RZSS
Zoo based researchers
Students
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Tarid Purisotayo PhD Student
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Jo Howard-McCombe PhD student
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Mataab Al Ghafri PhD student
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Geraldine Werhahn PhD Student
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Rachel Crouthers PHD Student
Former students
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Alice Fraser Former Undergraduate Placement Student
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Andrew Bagnall Former Placement MSc student
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Valentine Patterson Former Placement Student
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Nia Morgan Former Placement Student
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James Taylor Former PhD student placement
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Jane Hosegood Former PhD student placement
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Stephanie Bourgeois PhD Student
Former Staff
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14/04/2021
Rare native insect breeding programme hits new milestone
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is gearing up for a potentially record-breaking breeding season as keepers care for more Critically Endangered pine hoverflies than ever before at Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore.
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22/03/2021
STORY OF SEASONS publisher saving one of the UK’s rarest species
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is thrilled to announce a partnership with Marvelous Europe Limited, publisher of STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town, aiming to save one of the UK’s rarest species, the pine hoverfly.