University of Oxford
11a Mansfield Rd
OX1 3SZ
UK
Katie Wright
Background
My joy and excitement in nature started with birdwatching as a child (with varying success and accuracy but always enjoyment). Then I found an eagerness to identify insects and plants whilst managing a semi ancient woodland and meadowland in my teenage years. Whether it be species monitoring in the summer or coppicing in the winter, it gave me an enthusiasm for practical conservation which I’m excited to transfer to academic conservation. Since then I’ve studied as a biology undergraduate and kept up my love for nature and conservation though committee roles on the Ornithological society and Nature Conservation society, and volunteering in practical conservation in the vacations across the UK. Conservation of species is at the forefront of my interest in biology, be it establishing conservation strategies and action plans or through improving communication of conservations importance.
Current Research
My MBiol project aims to explore the Conservation of raptors in the UK, using the IUCN Green Status, to calculate recovery status of species. This recovery status can be then compared to global recovery which allows analysis of the state of recovery of raptors specifically in the UK. Secondly, the project will allow calculation of maximum possible recovery of raptors in the UK. This establishes the effectiveness and potential of long term conservation of the UK raptors which can feed into policy and action plans. It will also inform on technique of future national assessment of species, which allow timely, appropriate and informed conservation actions to protect species.
Brief CV
Volunteer- RSPB Ramsey Island (2023, 2024)
Volunteer- Nature Scot Isle of Rum (2024)
Internship- GVI Cahuita Costa Rica (2022)
Committee roles in Oxford University Nature Conservation Society and Oxford Ornithological Society
Young Darwin Scholar- FSC 2021