Who I am

I am an applied zoologist, ornithologist, wildlife management specialist, and conservation biologist, interested in fieldwork-based research, bird breeding biology, invasive species management and especially reintroduction of endangered species. 

I work with integrated conservation, motivated by the potential of zoological collections - zoo's, aquariums and museums - to the study of biodiversity and its restoration, their application on education and capacity to reach all society levels. I love teaching about animals and planning field work.

I am a dedicated mother of two small children and leader of the Lear's Macaw Research and Conservation Group. My current research is multidisciplinary, focussed on the natural history, long term-monitoring and population management - through reintroductions - of the endangered Lear’s macaw, an endemism of the Caatinga Biome, Tropical Dry-Forest.