Ariadna Sanglas Oliva

My name is Ariadna Sanglas and I am from Lleida, Catalonia. I graduated as a biologist in 2018 at University of Barcelona, and obtained a master's degree in Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Management in 2020 from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I am specialized in the study, monitoring, and conservation of carnivores. Over the past years, I have worked and collaborated on various projects, both in Spain and abroad, that investigate the interspecific relationships occurring among mesocarnivores for access to food. These studies have covered both natural and urban environments, using methods such as camera trapping, radio tracking, and citizen science. 
 

In the last two years, I have worked as the research assistant for the Feral Cats project at the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) in Spain. My responsibilities included collecting and analysing samples to study the diet of domestic cats, coordinating all participating volunteers, and tracking their cats with GPS collars. I also analysed the spatial data of their movements and modelled their presence in the environment. 

Here at CREAF I will be a research assistant for the AVOTREX and BEECOEVO projects with Ferran Sayol and Oriol Lapiedra, where we will study how bird extinctions can translate to the loss of key ecological roles and how animal behaviour can shape the eco-evo dynamics.