Lucy Pecasse

Lucy studied a BSc in Wildlife Conservation at the University of Kent.
After graduating, she gained field experience working with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation and Lundy Bird Observatory. Lucy has a particular interest in birds and started ringing at the Lundy Bird Observatory and continues to do so more locally at the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.
Lucy has just completed her MRes in Biodiversity Management at the University of Kent.   

Lucy’s thesis focused on:

• The phylogenetic distribution of Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) in the parrot family Psittaculidae.
• The effect of different viral strains of BFDV on the overall population fitness of the very well-studied Mauritius Parakeet.