Kerry-Jayne Wilson has had a life-long fascination for natural history and for thirty years has been active in conservation. She was a senior lecturer in ecology and conservation at Lincoln University for 23 years, where she played a key role in the development of new subjects that address the particular needs of New Zealand students. Kerry-Jayne has worked on many of the island refuges in the New Zealand region and has observed in the wild most of New Zealand’s endemic birds. She has published many scientific papers and numerous reports on the ecology of various birds and mammals arising from studies in New Zealand and overseas. ~~~ Adapted from the publishers website