Staff, Students & Associates

Conservation Biology Masters Students (2012/13)

Carolyn (Caz) Sanguinetti

Email: carolyn.sanguinetti@uct.ac.za

Although born in the UK, Carolyn and her family lived in the DRC until 1991. With a passion for Africa and its wildlife, Carolyn completed her BSc in Wildlife Conservation at the Durrell Institute, University of Kent. During her summer vacations, Carolyn gained conservation experience, initially by completing her FGASA Level 1 in Namibia in 2007. In 2008, as part of her final dissertation project, Caz travelled to Peru where she studied kingfishers in the Lago Preto Reserve. She then worked as a volunteer zookeeper at the White Oak Conservation Centre in Florida. This zoo focuses on breeding endangered species and, in particular, is strongly involved with the Okapi from the DRC. After graduating, Caz worked at White Oak’s research site in the Okapi Faunal Reserve, Ituri Forest, for 3 months. In 2011 she joined a project run by the Max Planck Institute assisting with chimpanzee and gorilla habituation in Loango National Park, Gabon and then worked at Loango Lodge. With these experiences, she has now decided to undertake the Conservation Biology course at UCT to develop a deeper understanding of this constantly evolving field of science. In her spare time, Caz enjoys photography, hiking, fishing and flying gliders.