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Dr. Meg Murgatroyd is an international conservation biologist based in South Africa, with expertise in GPS tracking, population and movement ecology, and the impacts of energy development on raptors. She leads a range of projects focused on understanding and conserving Africa’s threatened raptors, including GPS tracking of Verreaux’s Eagles and Black Harriers to inform mitigation of wind turbine collisions, and a pioneering programme monitoring nests and tracking Secretarybirds to better understand their movement ecology and threats.
Meg also oversees HWI’s Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant and Partnership Programmes, which support biologists worldwide working to research and conserve some of the most threatened and understudied raptor species. Through this work, she aims to build collaborations, strengthen local capacity, and support researchers to develop capacity for raptor conservation. Megan joined HawkWatch International in 2019. She holds a BSc in Conservation Biology from the University of the West of England and a PhD from the University of Cape Town, where her research investigated the impacts of land-use change on Verreaux’s Eagles. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.
Favorite Raptor: Verreaux’s Eagle
Blogs and Publications by Meg
- Putting Out the First Transmitter on a Flores Hawk-eagle
- Can Painting Wind Turbines Reduce Eagle Collisions?
- Applied Solutions to Balance Conservation Need With Practical Applications: A Case Study With Eagles Movement Models and Wind Energy Development.
- Using stakeholder knowledge to co-produce research priorities for a raptor species vulnerable to impacts of wind energy facilities