Jim Groombridge

(PhD student at the Institute of Zoology/QMW)

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• Climbing down to the nest of a Mauritius Kestrel
• Taking blood for genetic analysis to help understand the successful recovery of this species from a population crash to a few pairs
• Examining failed eggs can help understand the causes of mortality

nb. Jim's work was supported by the Mauritius Wildlife Appeal Fund and his PhD by the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Fund

Data from Jim's studies is available here