Dr Sarah Fowkes

Research Interests

Sarah's main interests are studying infectious and non-infectious threats to wildlife, how these affect their conservation, and how best to communicate and educate others on these threats. Other more specific interests include parasitology and toxicology.

What global conservation challenge does Sarah's work address?

Monitoring the health of, and identifying disease threats to, British wildlife. Sarah is a member of the Garden Wildlife Health project, which study garden birds, birds of prey, hedgehogs, amphibians and reptiles.

The Garden Wildlife Health project aims to monitor the health of, and assess the threats (both infectious and non-infectious) to Great Britain's garden wildlife. This information is collated from a variety of sources, such as citizen scientist reports, abundance surveys and post-mortem examinations. It is then analysed and used to produce scientific papers, evidence-based advice, teaching material and public outreach presentations.

Scientific studies and investigations are vital in the fight to save wildlife. Sarah is proud to be a part of an organisation such as ZSL, whose work is instrumental in protecting and conserving wildlife across the globe.

To learn more about the Garden Wildlife Health project, visit our website, Facebook @wildlifehealth, Twitter @wildlife_health or send us an email at gwh@zsl.org.