Andrew Kelly

 

Andrew is head of the wildlife department, having joined the wildlife team at HQ in January 2011.

His interests include the effects of humans on wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation, the effect of introduced species on native species, wildlife crime and the international trade in wild animals. Andrew has recently joined the board of Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over eighty non-governmental organisations committed to the promotion, enhancement, and strict enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Andrew was manager of RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Cheshire between 2004 and 2010, where he introduced a programme of research to measure the post-release survival of rehabilitated wildlife and to identify factors that can be used to predict the likelihood of release. This research is ongoing and has resulted in a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Before joining the RSPCA, Andrew completed a BSc (Hons) in zoology at the University of Glasgow (1997) and a PhD in evolutionary ecology at the University of Leeds (2001). This was followed by research on niche separation and diet in a wide range of animals including invertebrates, sea turtles and seabirds.