Winnie was a Field Scientist for BV in Belize, and has always had a fascination in the natural world and in marine life in particular. This passion increased once she learnt to dive and saw the huge diversity of marine species both in the UK and further afield. She completed a BSc Zoology and Animal Behaviour at the University of Wales, Bangor and gained a MRes (with distinction!) in Marine Biology at Plymouth University. During her studies she spent time in Florida researching manatee, and studying Lake Malawi cichlid fish in Africa.