Amanda Leyel

Enthusiastic recent graduate with a strong passion for wildlife, animal behavior, and conservation. Possesses experience in animal husbandry and a solid background in education, leadership, and organizational skills. Committed to leveraging knowledge and experience to contribute to impactful initiatives that promote the well-being of animals and their habitats. Eager to collaborate with like-minded professionals to foster a sustainable future for wildlife.

• Mammals: Virginia opossum, tamandua, North American porcupine, wallaby, cavy, lowland paca, coatimundi, chimpanzee, western lowland gorilla, orangutan, takin, ring-tailed lemur, red-ruffed lemur, red panda, Francois' langur, gibbon, groundhog, hedgehog, ferret, lesser hedgehog tenrec, chinchilla, guinea pig, six-banded armadillo, fox squirrel, raccoon
• Birds: hadada ibis, southern ground hornbill, Eurasian eagle owl, trumpeter hornbill, mourning dove, mallard, white pelican, brown pelican, black-crowned night heron, Canada goose, California gull, western gull, black-necked stilt
• Reptiles: ball python, radiated tortoise, blue-tongued skink, Grand Cayman blue iguana, European legless lizard, red tegu, rosy boa, red-tailed boa, box turtle, desert tortoise

• Bruebach, Carla, Lauren Harper, David Jen, Amanda Leyel, Sean O’Fallon, and Daniel T Blumstein. “Human Vocalizations Impact Skink Risk Assessment Depending on Human Exposure.” Current Zoology, March 15, 2025, zoaf014. https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoaf014.
• Kahn, Ethan X., Jake M. Jacobsen, Amanda Leyel, Mia C. Rosati, Graham A. Montgomery, and Morgan W. Tingley. “The Response of Avian Chewing Lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera) Loads to Early-1900s Urbanization in the Western United States.” Urban Ecosystems 28, no. 3 (2025): 113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-025-01724-4.