Jeanetta Selier is currently employed as a senior scientist in the division of Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge Generation at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in Pretoria, South Africa, providing scientific support to the Scientific Authority of South Africa and the Wildlife Economy. She obtained her BSc Hons and MSc (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria (UP). She holds a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Her thesis investigated the challenges and opportunities of conserving wide-ranging cross-border species, using the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area elephant population as a case study. She continues her work in this field. Recently she has expanded her research focus to critically evaluate the economic benefits derived from biodiversity conservation and the effectiveness of current legislation (or the lack thereof) in the conservation of wildlife. Jeanetta has more than 20 years’ experience in conservation and wildlife research and management. She is a member of the IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group, Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group, and the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Group, an honorary research fellow of the School of Life Sciences at UKZN and a Kinship Conservation Fellow. She is also a member of several national advisory committees dealing with large mammals. Jeanetta is a registered conservation scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP Reg no. 400292/16). She is an author and co-author of several books, and popular and scientific articles relating to wildlife conservation and sustainable use, and has also featured in several wildlife documentaries locally and abroad.
