Meet Phoebe Meagher
Protector
About Phoebe
Phoebe is a Wildlife Conservation Officer, passionate about exploring and protecting wild places. Despite struggling with math and chemistry in school, her love for biology, animals, and nature guided her career path. She pursued a degree in zoology to understand the complex relationship between animals and their environments. Phoebe’s adventurous spirit has taken her to the jungles of the Philippines and allowed her to dive with sharks. Her remarkable achievements have even landed her work on the front cover of the prestigious Australian Geographic magazine. Currently, she works at Taronga Conservation Society Australia, where she releases animals into the wild and actively fights against poachers.
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Phoebe Meagher, Protector
Find out more about Phoebe and her incredible journey, and you might discover your own calling as a protector of wildlife and nature.
“I just loved biology and putting biology and my love of animals and the wilderness together just created this new pathway for me”
Did you enjoy Phoebe’s film? Would you like to know more about the animals she works (and lives) with?
Watch our Protector Extras film.
Resources
- Students
- Teachers
- Parents
For students
Career Info Sheet for kids – Phoebe
Career pathway infographic – Wildlife conservation officer
Poster – Phoebe
Skills Colouring In – Phoebe
Student Activity Pack – Phoebe
Wordsearch – Phoebe
For teachers
Capability conversations – Phoebe
Career Information Sheet – Phoebe
Career pathway infographic – Wildlife conservation officer
Comprehension Questions – Phoebe
Pathfinder Census
Poster – Phoebe
Skills Colouring In – Phoebe
Teacher’s Pack – Phoebe
For parents
Career Information Sheet – Phoebe
Career pathway infographic – Wildlife conservation officer
Poster – Phoebe
Skills Colouring In – Phoebe
Future You was funded by the Australian Government as part of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative from 2019 to May 2024, delivered through a grant with UNSW Sydney. The program is hosted at UNSW Sydney and co-funded by the Optiver Foundation and the Faculties of Science at UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.
