WOMEN IN SEABIRD SCIENCE
Ingrid Pollet
she/her
Independent contractor
Snowbird Venture
Discipline
Behaviour, Conservation, Reproductive Biology & Life History, Migration & Movement Ecology, Toxicology
Regional Focus
Atlantic Canada
Years Active
16-20 years
Species Focus
Auks (Alcidae), Sea ducks and allies (Anatidae), Gulls and Terns (Laridae), Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae & Oceanitidae)
Tell us about your work with seabirds.
I work with government agencies and universities to curate, analyse, and publish data related to various aspects of seabirds: toxicology (mercury, plastics), long-term datasets (survival, divorce, climate change), entanglement, movement ecology...
What advice would you offer to individuals aspiring to pursue a career as seabird scientists?
Connect with people and jump into as many opportunities as you can early on in your career. You never know where these odd jobs will take you, but they will most likely be rewarding and will certainly be educational!
Ingrid is sitting on a hilly colony, holding a Leach's storm-petrel that is about to be measured.
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