Caroline Blanvillain (born 1966)[1] is a French veterinarian and conservationist who works in French Polynesia for the Ornithological Society of Polynesia.

Blanvillain was born in Paris.[1] She studied veterinary science at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort,[1] completing a thesis on Contribution à la compréhension de la stratégie de reproduction de l'oryx d'Arabie (Oryx leucoryx) face aux conditions désertiques : application à la conservation de l'espèce.[2] After working in zoos and the Museum of Natural History, she moved to French Polynesia in 1997.[1] She worked on saving the Tahiti monarch and Ultramarine lorikeet.[3]

In 2019 she was nominated for the Indianapolis Prize.[4] She was nominated again in 2022.[5]

In 2022 she published a guide to the birds of French Polynesia.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Caroline Blanvillain : "il n'y a pas de luttes vaines"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thèse de doctorat en Sciences de la vie" (in French). theses.fr. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Caroline Blanvillain". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Endangered species have a fighting chance thanks to these Indy Prize nominees". IndyStar. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nominees Announced for World's Leading Animal Conservation Award". Indianapolis Zoo. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "À la découverte des oiseaux polynésiens" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.