trivirgata

What a fantastic amalgamation of specialties. As a young biologist looking to specialize in something highly applied and positive for conservation, your work is inspiring.

How did you get to where you are today? Did you start in wildlife, or criminology? Do you like your work, and have you felt it has made a difference?

This is great advice moving forward in a conservation career. Staying positive is hard, but the potential successes are what got me interested in the first place.

I'm pursuing herpetology myself! I am really interested in CITES enforcement regarding trade in exotic reptiles. Any tips on how to get involved in it at the entry level? And what what your day-to-day as a wildlife inspector? (Sorry for pestering you-- I've never managed to talked to anyone who does this stuff!)