Our Team | Staff Member

Gráinne Hartigan

Gráinne Hartigan is a zoologist and educator with extensive experience in animal-based roles, who now contributes to wildlife conservation through Nature’s SAFE’s pioneering living biobank while also building collaborative relationships within the zoo community.

 

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About Gráinne

Gráinne’s background is in Zoology and Education, and she has had the privilege of gaining experience in a variety of animal-based roles, including placements at Chester Zoo, the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, and as Learning Manager at Marwell Zoo. Alongside these roles, she is also a qualified teacher with almost 20 years of experience sharing her passion for the natural world, and supporting future professionals, as a teacher of Biology, Ecology, and Animal Management.

Her love for nature, and animals in particular, has been with her from a very young age. She spent countless hours engrossed in nature documentaries or getting very soggy exploring the great outdoors of her childhood home in Ireland. Gráinne earned her undergraduate degree in Zoology from the University of Liverpool. She has built her knowledge and skills through involvement in various projects, both in the UK and abroad, focusing on species monitoring, ecology, and wildlife conservation.

Over the years Gráinne has witnessed firsthand some of the severe threats facing nature today, including habitat loss, poaching, and the over-exploitation of natural resources. Gráinne is helping to ensure these majestic animals will be conserved for future generations through Nature’s SAFE’s pioneering living biobank.

At Nature’s SAFE, Gráinne is using her background and passion to build collaborative relationships within the zoo community and beyond.

To enquire about joining our conservation network as a collaborative partner, please contact Gráinne via email: grainne@natures-safe.com

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Common Eland

Total Population: 90,000 to 110,000 in the wild

Collared peccary

Total Population: More than 2,000,000 in the wild

Nile Lechwe

Total Population: 30,000 - 40,000 in the wild

African wild dog

Total Population: Around 6,600 in the wild

Senegal galago

Total Population: Unknown

Sumatran laughing thrush

Total Population: 2,500 - 10,000 in the wild

Common Hippo

Total Population: Less than 150,000 in the wild

Siamang Gibbon

Total Population: Around 22,000 in the wild

Black howler monkey

Total Population: Less than 5,000 in the wild

Hamerkop

Total Population: Unknown

Okapi

Total Population: Less than 25,000 in the wild

Lesser Madagascan tenrec

Total Population: Unknown

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African Lion

Total Population: 20,000 - 25,000 in the wild

South American fur seal

Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild

Bar-headed goose

Total Population: 97,000 - 118,000 in the wild

Chimpanzee

Total Population: 170,000 - 300, 000 in the wild

White naped mangabey

Total Population: Around 1,000 in the wild

Bush dog

Total Population: Unknown