Dr Stephen Green

I am a Lecturer at the Centre for Applied Zoology, Cornwall College Newquay, where I also manage two BSc (Hons) degrees. I am also the Scientific Officer for Cornwall Reptile and Amphibian Group (GRAG).

I completed a PhD in Biodiversity Management at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent where I focused on the conservation genetics of dwarfed island Boa constrictors in Honduras which helped shape my research interests in herpetology, island evolution and ecology and conservation genetics.

I subsequently worked as the Terrestrial Research and Operations Manager for Operation Wallacea (www.opwall.com) where I managed large, volunteer-funded research programmes in the cloud forests of Honduras, as well as helping to establish a new research programme on the island of Dominica. This experience really demonstrated to me the value of student/volunteer research assistants and how much they can contribute to conservation. I continue to take student volunteers to Honduras as part of the Cornwall College – Operation Wallacea research trip and encourage my own students to participate in genetic research.

My role within the Cornwall Genetics research group is to facilitate students to gain training in conservation genetics whilst simultaneously feeding data into real-world conservation projects.

My current work focuses on the conservation of pit-vipers in Cusuco National Park, Honduras, and adders (Vipera berus) in Cornwall, UK.