Weird And Wonderful Animal Conservation was founded by five friends who wanted to have a positive impact on endangered wildlife across the globe.
Jack Haines MSc. – Chairman & co-founder
A wildlife biologist, conservationist, and strategist dedicated to protecting the world’s most overlooked species. With experience leading reintroductions, habitat restoration, and species monitoring across the Neotropics, Jack blends scientific expertise with hands-on conservation. His background in corporate management strengthens his ability to run impactful projects, secure funding, and build partnerships.
Kashmir Flint BSc. – Trustee & Secretary
Kashmir is an environmental educator with a passion for conservation. Having formerly worked as a research assistant in the littoral forests in Madagascar, she now works within a National Park engagement team, connecting hundreds of young people to nature.
Tom Cain MSc. – Treasurer & co-founder
Katie Parker MSc. RSci. – Co-founder
An entomologist and plant pathologist working on the early detection of non-native tree pests and diseases in the UK. Katie has a background in Arboriculture and has most recently been focused on research into the emerald ash borer beetle in Canada and the incursion of the bacterial disease Xylella fastidiosa in parts of continental Europe.
Sophie Cain BA – Co-founder
Sophie works in project management and business development in the not-for-profit sector. With a background in events and communications, her work focuses on the creative industries but wildlife and the environment are personal passions.
Darby Moore PhD candidate – Trustee
Darby is an avian behavioral ecologist that aims to unite the technical field of social behavior research and the applied field of avian reintroduction biology. Her background working in the rehabilitation, captive breeding, and reintroduction of rare birds to the wild in Central America and the Pacific Islands ignited a passion for reintroduction science that she hopes to follow throughout her career.
