Dr Rhiannon Austin
Rhiannon is currently a research associate at the University of Liverpool (UoL), and a co-chair of the Caribbean Seabird Working Group. Her research is focused predominantly on understanding movement ecology in seabirds, and underlying drivers of variability in behavioural strategies, within and between populations. Rhiannon has experience working on a range of species in both tropical and temperate systems. She currently manages a collaborative Darwin+ project in the Turks and Caicos Islands focused on developing population monitoring methods for seabirds in this UKOT, and works closely with Government agencies, NGOs and communities to strengthen conservation strategies, transboundary working and local capacity. |
Dr Jonathan Green
Jon is a senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool (UoL), with research interests that span the fields of animal physiology, ecology and behaviour. Jon's research focuses on seabirds, and he is particularly interested in understanding the response of these marine vertebrates to anthropogenic-driven change. Jon has been involved in a number of Darwin+ projects through his role at the UoL since 2013. |
Professor Stephen Votier
Steve is an ornithologist with a particular interest in seabirds. The aim of his research is to understand the impact of global change on marine top predators. Most of Steve's work is field-based, where he studies how key stressors (such as fish extraction, climate change, pollution and industrial development) have impacts at the individual, population and community levels. |
Professor John Arnould
John is a professor in Animal Behaviour at Deakin University in Australia, and collaborates with UoL researchers on seabird movement studies in the Caribbean. He has >25 years of experience in marine predator (seabird and marine mammal) research, focused on ecology, physiology and behaviour, and expertise in bio-logging science and individual specialisation. |
Dr Federico De Pascalis
Federico is a research associate at ISPRA, Italy, studying the movement ecology of colonial seabirds, and collaborates on research focused on magnificent frigatebirds with Dr Austin. He was a research assistant for the DPLUS044 project in 2017 and 2018, before going on to complete a doctorate on seabird ecology at the University of Milan. |
Turks and Caicos National Trust (TCNT)
TCNT is a non-profit organisation whose goal is to protect, conserve and promote the TCI’s cultural, historic and natural heritage. TCNT are responsible for managing key natural heritage sites including some offshore cays. Contact: Winema Sanders-Penn (TCNT) |
Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR), Turks and Caicos Government (TCI)
DECR is mandated to effectively manage the terrestrial and marine resources of the TCI. The department and its staff actively cooperate with other relevant government departments, and attached agencies, to ensure proper management of the Islands’ natural resources towards environmental sustainability (Projects: DPLUS164, DPLUS097). Contact: Bryan Manco (DECR) |
Anguilla National Trust (ANT)
The ANT is a statutory body that has been involved in national environmental conservation for over 30 years. It is Anguilla’s largest and most active environmental and cultural organisation and has a mandate to assess, restore, and conserve Anguilla’s natural and cultural heritage (Projects: DPLUS007, DPLUS035, DPLUS097). Contact: Farah Mukhida |
Jost van Dykes Preservation Society (JVDPS)
The JVDPS is a local NGO in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), that has been involved in a range of research and protected area management projects involving seabirds and their habitats. Past activities have focused on bird monitoring and tracking, the control of Alien Invasive Species, bio-security monitoring, public education and outreach (Projects: DPLUS007, DPLUS097). Contact: Susan Zaluski |
Department of Environment, Cayman Islands Government (DoE)
The DoE is responsible for facilitating management and sustainable use of the natural environment in the Cayman Islands, through environmental protection and conservation programmes, and has been collaborating with seabird scientists from the University of Liverpool since 2016, to gain urgently needed information on the 6 resident seabird species that breed on the islands (Projects: DPLUS044, DPLUS097). Contacts: Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Jane Haakonsson |
BirdsCaribbean
BirdsCaribbean is the largest regional organisation in the insular Caribbean dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitats. The organization builds international capacity for conservation and management through innovative programs of training, monitoring, advocacy, outreach and education. It is currently partnering in the regional Darwin+ frigatebird project (Projects: DLPUS097) Contact: Jennifer Wheeler |
Department of Environment, Government of Montserrat (DoE)
The DoE's key roles are to provide environmental stewardship, promote conservation and advise on the sustainable development of Montserrat. Responsibilities include direct management responsibility for climate change, biodiversity conservation and Multilateral Environmental Agreements and collaborative responsibility for monitoring developmental best practices. The DoE are participating in the regional-scale Darwin Plus project focused on seabirds (Projects: DLPUS097) Contact: Ernestine Corbett, Ajhermae White |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of Bermuda (DENR)
The DENR has responsibility for the management and regulation of fisheries, marine conservation, marine heritage, terrestrial conservation and nature reserve management, pollution control, agriculture and animal and plant management on Bermuda. They are participating in the regional-scale Darwin Plus project focused on seabirds (Projects: DLPUS097). Contacts: Drew Pettit, Jeremy Madeiros |
National Trust of the Cayman Islands
The NTCI is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that aims to preserve natural environments and places of historic significance for present and future generations of the Cayman. Islands. It owns and manages the Booby Pond Nature Reserve, which is home to a number of important seabird populations that breed on the Cayman Islands, and was involved in previous seabird-focused projects in this UKOT (Projects: DPLUS044). Contacts: Patricia Bradley |
Asociación Mexicana para la Conservación de las Aves y sus Habitats A.C (AMCAH)
AMCAH is an NGO based in the Yucatan Peninsula, whose main objective is to help conserve and protect the biodiversity of birds and their habitats in Mexico through research, social participation and knowledge (Projects: IFSSOC; DPLUS097). Contact: Jonathan Ruben Nochebuena |
Amigos de Isla Contoy
Amigos is a Mexican non-governmental organisation tasked with promoting the conservation of Isla Contoy, nature areas, and regional projects of the Yucatan Peninsula, through the sustainable development of local communities (Projects: IFSSOC; DPLUS097). Contact: Catalina Galindo de Prince |