Adam Grogan’s current role is as coordinator for the Global Oiled Wildlife Response System (GOWRS) Ltd, that works to coordinate and promote the work of a network of ten oiled wildlife response organisations based around the world.
Prior to this, Adam worked for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in the UK, initially as their Wildlife Rehabilitation Co-ordinator and then, from 2015, as the Head of Wildlife. In this role, he advised on policy regarding the welfare of wild animals, including wild animal management and casualty wildlife.
He has worked to improve consideration for animal welfare in the management of wild animals through many collaborations, including the workshop he will be discussing today, where a number of international experts produced a report and paper on the international consensus principles for ethical wildlife control.
He also facilitated research into methods of rehabilitating wild animals, including oiled birds, and tracking their survival after release, in order to learn more about the survival of these casualties and has promoted the welfare of casualty wildlife via chapters in the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council’s (IWRC) Wildlife Rehabilitation, A Comprehensive Approach and the National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association’s (NWRA) and IWRC’s Standards For Wildlife Rehabilitation. He has served on the board of the IWRC, including as President, and has also served on the Executive Committee of the British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (BWRC).
He has a strong research background and has undertaken projects covering a range of species, mostly on mammals. Adam has served as Vice Chair and Honorary Secretary for The Mammal Society for Britain and Ireland.