Gabriela Peniche

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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian

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EH25 9RG

Background

Gaby is a conservation biologist interested in understanding ecosystem health and finding ways to address the loss of biological diversity.

She completed a degree in Ecology in Mexico before moving to Australia and qualifying as a veterinary nurse to increase her understanding of wildlife health management. She then moved to London were she completed an MSc in Wildlife Biology and worked for almost 10 years for the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London and Natural England implementing disease risk analysis plans for native endangered species reintroduction programmes.

In her PhD project she focusses on the health of Scottish birds of prey, using them as indicators of ecosystem health. More information about her and her project can be found on the project website  https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/raptor-health-scotland.