Ciara Duggan

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About Ciara Duggan

I am a highly motivated conservation biologist with an MRes in Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation and experience in laboratory, policy, and field environments. I am passionate about animal health, welfare, and conservation.I have hands-on experience working with a range of species. Most recently, I worked as Assistant Conservation Project Officer for RZSS (The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland) on a native invertebrate conservation breeding programme. I also conducted one of my master’s research projects on amphibian welfare and have spent four months interning in wildlife rehabilitation centres. I have extensive animal behaviour monitoring skills from working as a Species Protection Officer on a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve and as a Research Intern for the cetacean monitoring charity The Sea Watch Foundation. I have environmental policy and administrative experience from an Environmental Affairs internship I completed at the United Nations. Here, I observed and presented at international meetings on wildlife conservation issues, assisted with the preparation of documents and served as a rapporteur for meetings.In addition, I have a background in biochemistry. Upon completing my secondary education, I worked in a veterinary diagnostics lab for three consecutive summers. I also studied biochemistry for three out of four years of my undergraduate degree and subsequently hold an Ordinary degree in Biochemistry.I am a highly adaptable individual and can draw various skills from multiple experiences. I aspire to gain further experience in the conservation industry and contribute to both our understanding and the conservation of the natural world.