Amy Whitear
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Amy is the conservation science specialist at Ontario Nature. She grew up in coastal British Columbia, falling in love with nature through exploration of the temperate rain forest. Amy holds a BSc. Zoology from the University of Toronto and a MSc. in Zoo Conservation Biology from the University of Plymouth. She has dedicated her career to researching at-risk populations of snakes, turtles and birds, both in Canada and internationally.