Zoe joined WCN in May 2022 as a Senior Program Manager. Her interest in wildlife conservation started at a young age when attended an after school program at the local museum. She graduated from Rhodes University with a Bsc in Zoology and went on to work at a Natural Science Museum as an environmental education officer. For her masters research she investigated the reproductive success of black rhinos in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, and that’s where her love for large mammals was ignited. She went on to work for the South African National Parks as a junior scientist based out of the Kruger National Park. She graduated with a PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida. Her research investigated the effects of poaching and climate on the demography, physiology, distribution and behavior of white rhinos in South Africa. When not at work, Zoe loves traveling, attending music festivals, listening to podcasts and spending time with loved ones.