Meet the Amazonia Team

Rebecca Scott

Position:

Amazonia Manager

Qualifications:

• MSci Zoology
• Advanced National Certificate in Management of Zoo Animals

Experience:

• Worked with reptiles and amphibians in zoos and has studied them in Peru, Bolivia and Trinidad.

Interests:

• Reptiles and Amphibians
• Hillwalking
• Climbing

Pets:

• Snakes
• Terrapins
• Newts
• Hamsters
• Dogs

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Fiona Johnston

Position:

Senior Keeper

Qualifications:

BSc(hons) in Zoology from Glasgow University.

Experience:

• Worked as an Animal Care Technician at Bristol Zoo. 
• Volunteered at RSPCA Melbourne, Australia.
• Volunteered at Ballerat Wildlife Park, Australia.

Interests:

• Animals and Wildlife
• Formula 1
• Climbing and hill walking

Pets:

• Bearded Dragon
• Water Dragon
• Jungle Carpet Python
• Mexican Black King Snake
• Albino Californian King Snake
• Dog

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Bosc Monitor

Jennifer Hall

Position:

Senior Keeper

Qualifications:

BSc(hons) in Zoology from Glasgow University.

Experience:

• Works on Family Farm
• Worked at a Riding Stables
• Volunteers with Royal Highland Education Trust

Interests:

• Animals
• Sports

Pets:

• Bearded Dragon
• Royal Python
• Leopard Gecko
• Chilean Rose Tarantula
• Corn Snake    
• Dogs
• Cats

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Red Billed Toucans

Gillian Simpson

Position:

Junior Keeper/Education Provider

Qualifications:

• Second year Biology Student at Glasgow University
• Intended Zoology degree by 2013

Experience:

• Worked at a stables
• Trinidad Expedition 2010
• Amazonia Volunteer for 8 months before becoming employed

Interests:

• Nature
• Art
• Photography
• Formula 1

Pets:

• Millipedes

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Red Bellied Tamarins

Rachel Forbes

Position:

Junior Keeper/Education Provider

Qualifications: NC Animal Care

Experience:

• Volunteers at Riding for the Disabled Glasgow
• Volunteered at South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital
• Organising Charity Fundraisers
• Worked as a Reindeer Keeper
• Volunteered with Project Scotland
• Volunteered at Amazonia for 6 months before becoming

Interests:

• Music
• Art
• Wildlife
• Reptiles 

Pets:

• Boa Constrictor
• Desert King Snake
• Blue Tongued Skink
• Gerbil
• Bengal Cats

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Orange Winged Amazon Parrot Chick

Ross Paterson

Position:

Junior Keeper/Education Provider

Qualifications:

• BSc(hons) Animal Biology

Experience:

• Volunteer animal keeper at Highland Wildlife Park, RZSS
• Volunteer education provider at Highland Wildlife Park, RZSS
• Volunteer education provider & Supervisor at Biggar Youth Project, Biggar

Interests:

• Photography
• Arts & Crafts
• Animals
• Comic Books & other geeky fun sciency stuff.

Pets:

• Freshwater tropical fish
• Fire-Bellied Newts
• Fire-Bellied Toads
• American Green Tree Frogs
• Giant African landsnails
• South American tree snails
• Giant African millipedes
• Various beetles & rats

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Red eyed tree frog

Kirsty Garland

Position:

Receptionist/outreach officer

Qualifications:

• BSc(hons) Zoology

Experience:

• RSPB Volunteering V&PA Surveys
• Voluntary work at Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Centre, Beith
• Glasgow University Trinidad Expedition 2010-10-04
• Amazonia Volunteering for 1 year before becoming employed full time.

Interests:

• Natural history
• Reading
• Art

Pets:

• Two dogs

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Red eyed tree frog

Michelle McPheat

Position:

Receptionist

Qualifications:

• 1st Class Degree in BSc(hons) Biomedical Science

Experience:

• Lengthy Experience in Customer relations

Interests:

• Science
• Music
• Art

Pets:

Favourite Amazonia animal:

Bush Baby