Interestingly, that experience sparked a whole new set of research interests. To be able to experience and get to know a place of such incredible biodiversity definitely informed my decision to pursue research. I had always wanted to be the next Dian Fossey, Birutė Galdikas or Jane Goodall. It was a pretty mind-blowing experience to achieve one of my childhood dreams of studying primates. Spending time in the Peruvian Amazon studying monkeys with a small team of scientists was life-changing. What inspired you to become a researcher? She is now a research scientist working for Environment and Climate Change Canada. She followed this by completing a master’s degree at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and, after a stint working for a non-profit, returned to academia to complete a PhD on how the climate emergency and habitat loss influence long-distance migratory bird species. Research scientist Dr Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis is closely monitoring how species are responding to the developing climate emergency.Īfter completing a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental science from Trent University, Dr Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis spent two years in the Peruvian Amazon to track a species of titi monkey.
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