We are sad to announce that Abi has left the role of Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group.
Abi has been in post since May 2022 and was based at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Abi is moving on to a full-time position as an Ecologist for a local authority in the UK, but we are delighted to say that she will be staying on as a member of the group and will continue to contribute to a couple of different projects.
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Some of Abi’s SMSG highlights:
- Helping to run the Sulawesi Small Mammal Workshop in 2023 and continuing work on some of its outputs, including the 76 small mammal Red List assessments and successful funding applications with some of the participants
- Leading the Eulipotyphla assessments for the European Red List Pulse project
- Global Red List work with species experts worldwide, as well as training at the Red List Unit in Cambridge
- Working with members and colleagues on publications about Sulawesi, porcupines, solenodons and more
- Our widely-shared “In defence of rodents” article!
- Getting to grips with the Green Status of Species
- Supporting members with proposals, write-ups and project promotion
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Abi says:
“Working as the Programme Officer for the SMSG has been brilliant and I will really miss being part of the team. I have especially enjoyed collaborating with and supporting the group’s members all over the world! I feel like I have gained some great insight into small mammal statuses, conservation and research, and hope to remain engaged in small mammal work in the future. I am grateful for the numerous opportunities I have had in this role, so extend a big thank you to the SMSG.”
Thank you for all of your work Abi, from all of us in the SMSG team!
