Dr Emma Sheehy is a mammal ecologist with 16 years of experience in both academic and applied conservation roles. As the recipient of prestigious Irish Research Council fellowships for both her doctoral and post-doctoral work in Ireland and the UK, Emma pioneered research on the impact of the European pine marten on the relationship between invasive grey and native red squirrels in the UK and Ireland and discovered the first population of non-native hazel dormice in Ireland. After academia, Emma went on to lead more pioneering work in Scotland, where she transformed a long-term grey squirrel control project in the Northeast of Scotland, into what is anticipated to be the first successful eradication of invasive grey squirrels from an urban environment. Emma’s interests lie in INNS control and Nature Restoration. She has a wealth of experience in education and outreach, and broad ecological interests and skills including Geographic Information Systems, genetics and the use of conservation detection dogs and is a firm believer in collaboration between scientific and applied conservation projects.

Further Info

Irish Research Council write-up: https://research.ie/impact/msca-co-funds/dr-emma-sheehy-native-pine-marten-recovery-reverses-decline-of-the-red-squirrel-by-suppressing-grey-squirrel-populations/

Emma’s ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emma-Sheehy-2?ev=prf_overview