Ron Macdonald is Head of Policy & Advice in Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). He has a lead role in the development of SNH policy and in the provision of advice and guidance to staff. He is SNH’s lead contact in the organisation’s work in combating wildlife crime is a member of the Partnership Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Committee n Scotland.
He has an honours degree in Zoology from the University of Aberdeen and a Doctorate in applied Zoology from the University of Dublin. After a period working with the Forest & Wildlife Service in the Republic of Ireland he joined the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) in 1988 and has been with Scottish Natural Heritage since its formation in 1992. His first posting with SNH was as an Area officer on Islay, Jura & Colonsay and from 1994-2005 he was SNH’s Area Manager in Grampian. He has been in his present post since 2006.
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