Jonathan Greenslade

Research Officer

About me

Having always had an interest in our natural world, I chose to complete a BSc in Biosciences at the University of Exeter followed by an MSc in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation at Imperial's Silwood Park. Before, between and since these degrees I have been privileged to work with some excellent conservation scientists across a broad range of research projects. These include understanding the impacts of elephants and fire on forest reserves in northern Botswana; joining a ZSL team to conduct the first full survey of the third-longest coral reef in the world; and, most recently, working with a research centre to understand species diversity changes in the Doñana wetlands. Whilst research is necessary for effective conservation, one of WWT’s major strengths is that its research directly informs action which is desperately needed to conserve some of the most threatened but ecosystems around the world.

My role

I’m fortunate to work on both our UK and international programmes, from hydrological planning for wetland restoration in the UK to providing evidence for nature-based solutions in Madagascar. Our staff in Madagascar are a smart and committed team who I’ve had the privilege of visiting and working with in our project areas in the north of the country. I have grown to strongly value multidisciplinary research as it is essential for finding practical, anthropogenic solutions to anthropogenic-environmental problems. This mainly involves a focus on broad topic of freshwater fish, fishers, and their environments (hint, they’re wetlands!). I thoroughly enjoy collaborating with colleagues from other organisations and countries through groups such as the UK Sturgeon Alliance and international coalition for conserving freshwater fish species in Madagascar, based at the Tropical Aquarium in Paris. I’m fortunate to represent WWT at these and advocate for healthier and better connected wetland ecosystems.

Experience and interests

• Research strategy and design
• Biodiversity analyses
• Collaboration
• Multidisciplinary research
• Nature-based Solutions
• Freshwater fish