Yves Laurent

Yves Laurent, graduated as an agricultural technician in 1985. He worked as a taxidermist for five years at the Institute of Natural Sciences before joining the Conservation Biology group. He has been working there on various projects and studies for the conservation and protection of species and habitats, mainly focussing on bats. In 2019, Yves joined MARECO where he is studying the impact of offshore and onshore wind farms on bats.

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