Rhys joined CSA in early 2025 and is interested in all things ecology. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Environmental Science in 2023 after studying at the University of East Anglia and the University of California, Berkeley. He has wildlife surveying experience with the Wildlife Trusts, the Forestry Commission and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and was awarded RSPB’s ‘Young Volunteer of the Year’ in 2024. Rhys is a qualifying member of CIEEM.