Avian Ecologist; International Research Lead
edward.jenkins@briwildlife.org
207-839-7600 x106

As BRI’s International Research Lead, Ed works on a range of projects relating to bird conservation and research across the globe. In recent years his focus has been on collecting biodiversity data for projects in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Ed supports BRI’s research centers and programs with his expertise in bird identification, capture, sampling, and surveying. He is also the Director of the Wildlife Forensics Lab.

Prior to joining BRI in 2020, Ed worked on avian research and conservation projects spanning the globe from Australia and New Zealand, to China and Israel, to the UK, Malta, and California. He earned his M.Sc. at the University of Manitoba, Canada, studying seabird foraging ecology in Newfoundland.

• M.Sc. Biological Sciences. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 2018
• B.Sc. Environmental Conservation. University of Hull, Hull, UK. 2010.

Expertise and Experience

• Extensive avian research including banding of over ~10,000 birds (songbirds, shorebirds, raptors, owls), blood and feather sampling, deploying of GPS, satellite, and radio tags.
• Censusing including nest-searching, breeding bird surveys, point counts, and boat-based transects.
• Geospatial and statistical analysis in R.
• Report writing and publication of peer-reviewed literature.