WOMEN IN SEABIRD SCIENCE
Tori Burt
she/her
MSc Student
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Discipline
Behaviour, Conservation
Regional Focus
Gull Island in Witless Bay Newfoundland and Labrador, Bay de Verde Newfoundland and Labrador
Years Active
0-2 years
Species Focus
Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Tell us about your work with seabirds.
I study Leach’s Storm-Petrel sensory ecology to inform conservation efforts and further understand their response to multi-modal sensory cues. In particular, I focus on their response to artificial light at night and olfaction.
What advice would you offer to individuals aspiring to pursue a career as seabird scientists?
Anyone can be a seabird scientist as long as you have a love for seabirds and are always up for a challenge! At first I was unsure if I was the right type of person to work with seabirds, but I quickly realized that as long as I had a passion for seabird ecology, I could do anything. Don’t get discouraged!
Tori Burt smiling wearing a blue shirt with a green headband holding an adult Leach’s Storm-Petrel on a Leach’s Storm-Petrel colony on Gull Island in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The forest is in the background. Tori measured the wing length and weight, and banded the bird after this photo was taken.
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