Our teams
The Head
Pauline Kayser
President of ABConservation
Class: Mammal
Species: Arboreal Homos sapiens
Gender: Female
Diet: The sweeter it is, the more she enjoys it
Location: Jungle of Paris
Distinctive features: Loud and communicative laugh, formidable tantrums
Personality: Lively and sociable, like the binturong
Favorite hobbies: hiking, climbing, petting her cats, taking care of animals, reading, watching dramas and listening to music
Frédéric Premier
Treasurer of ABConservation
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Diet: Omnivore avec tendance à la tisane au thym
Location: Paris, France
Distinctive features: Long neck and flat feet
Personality: Calm and patient, and almost perfect
Favorite hobbies: Board games, walking, volleyball
After studying radioprotection physics and completing an engineering degree, Frederic is hired by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN). In 2011, at the same time as his partner Pauline, he discovered binturongs. He is above all the first person to show support to our president in this great adventure, and has been involved in the life of the association since its earliest beginnings, particularly through the write-up of articles, at first without being an official bureau member. He naturally accepted, in 2016 during the association General Meeting, the position of secretary, then in 2018 he took on the role of treasurer (as he’s more comfortable with numbers).
Melissa Perrigon
Secretary of ABConservation
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Omnivorous
Location: Hauts-de-seine
Distinctive features: Known for her glasses and her characteristic pout on pictures
Personality: Quiet, loyal, quirky sense of humor
Favorite hobbies: Eating ("Food is Life") ; vaguely trying some art activity, giving up, moving on to another
Melissa met Agathe during her veterinary studies. Being passionate about wildlife and its conservation as well, after working in small-animal practices she left to volunteer in a rehabilitation center in Cambodia, then went to complete a Masters degree in Wild Animal Health in London. When she got back in France, she talked with Agathe about binturongs and the work of ABConservation, she wanted to give a hand to the association. In May 2018, she was given the role of secretary: she is in charge of proofreading most publications, assists in the translation of texts into English and attends meetings with Pauline and Agathe.
Éléa Delsaux
Secrétaire - Responsable scientifique Chargée du programme de recherche à Palawan, Volontaire de Solidarité Internationale
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Fruits et légumes
Location: Palwan
Distinctive features: hoquet quotidien
Personality: Déterminée, observatrice, sociale et calme
Favorite hobbies: S’occuper de ses animaux, regarder le coucher ou lever du soleil, se balader sur la plage, nager, randonner en montagne, lire, et écouter de la musique
Passionate about animals since childhood and dedicated to their protection, Éléa has always wished to work in the field of wildlife conservation. She therefore oriented her higher education in this direction and met the ABConservation team in 2019 for her 3rd année de Licence en Biologie & Écologie. Elle est ainsi partie 1 mois sur l’île de Palawan et est complètement tombée sous le charme de l’île, du binturong et de l’association. Après avoir obtenu un Master en Éthologie & Écologie en 2021 et avoir réalisé plusieurs expériences en tant que Chargée d’études, Éléa s’est investie bénévolement dans l’association au Pôle scientifique et au Pôle communication. Octobre 2022, elle reprend alors le statut de Responsable scientifique et rejoint le bureau de l’association en novembre en tant que Secrétaire. Depuis janvier 2023, elle a rejoint l’équipe Philippines à Palawan pour diriger notre programme de recherche.
Ameline Roger
Secrétaire ABConservation - Chargée de projet antenne philippine
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Make efforts
Location: Palawan Island, Philippines
Distinctive features: Extremely long hair
Personality: Quiet and reserved, but also very curious and cannot stand inactivity
Favorite hobbies: Walking alone or with friends, playing board games, helping in care centers, trying new things
Passionate about wildlife and nature in general, Ameline has completed numerous internships in the animal world in parallel with her biology studies. When she reached the halfway point of her master's degree in ethology in Rennes, Ameline decided to take a break from her studies to think about her future. Deciding to get involved in associations, she joined ABConservation as a volunteer in 2021 to assist in zoo animations. Starting her gap year with a civic service in a wildlife care center of the LPO, she finally joined the educational branch in May 2022 and then joined the office as secretary in November 2022.
Agathe Debruille
Honorary member
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Omnivorous with frugivorous tendencies
Location: Nantes
Distinctive features: Sheer white skin that tends to become invisible, bruises easily
Personality: Sweet but energetic, motivated and persistant
Favorite hobbies: Dancing, having drinks with friends and taking care of animals of course!
Name of her favorite binturong : Baliti
Agathe is a vet in a small animals clinic since 2016. She made a lot of internship on exotic animals during her studies which has finaly lead her to La Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes de Paris in January 2016. Here she learns to better know the bearcat – a species she discovered younger when she was visiting La Ménagerie- and fall in love with this attaching species with Yoda ears. Her work experience at La Ménagerie allowed her to publish a thesis in animal medicine about the stress of captive binturongs. Elected scientific officer in 2016 and co-president of the NGO in 2018, she leaves the organisation in 2022 and gives a way to the newest. However, her passion for binturongs remains the same.
L'antenne éducative - ABConservation
If you want to know more about our educational actions in France, you can visit its dedicated website (French only).
Mathilde Rebuffaud
Responsable pédagogique de l'antenne - bénévole
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Vegan
Location: In her shoes
Distinctive features: Not her shoes, it changes everyday!
Personality: Calm and dynamic, sociable and solitary,... but always engaged!
Favorite hobbies: Often observed cooking, practicing yoga or playing board games.
Early passionated by museums, nature and sciences, Mathilde naturally makes her studies at the National Natural History Museum of Paris, France. Fallen by chance into the pot of scientific mediation, she decides to carreer there, and completes her Msc in natural sciences by a Msc in scientific mediation at the ENS. She meets Pauline in 2013, while working at La Ménagerie as educational officer. She then helps ABConservation in the organisation of events such as the World Binturong Day and the Feast of Nature! Since this meeting, she kept in touch with Pauline and Agathe and she paticipates now in the activities of the organisation as educational program officer in France.
Mathilde Degiganon
Assistante de projet éducatif et animatrice - bénévole
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Sugar-ivore
Location: Ile-de-France
Distinctive features: A ring on each finger (Gold on the left hand, and Silver on the right hand).
Personality: Observant, curious, altruistic, determined, and rather funny according to her family and friends.
Favorite hobbies: Playing sports (running, ballet, crossfit), studying and looking after animals, learning, raising awareness, making people laugh, traveling.
Once her master's degree in Ecophysiology and Ecotoxicology at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris done, she decided to orient her professional career in the wildlife preservation field. She has always been passionate about wildlife and interested in the different ways/methods to protect animals, as she used to watch many of the National Geographic documentaries as a child. Her desire to put her scientific knowledge and skills to profits for animal protection has been strongly confirmed through the several months experience as a volunteer in animal conservation associations (sea turtles, birds and bats) on the island of Reunion, and in a natural reserve in South Africa. Mathilde has joined ABConservation's educational and awareness-raising team in April 2023 for a civic service mission.
Lise Sagnes
Assistante de projet éducatif et animatrice - bénévole
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Eat mainly bread
Location: Ile-de-France
Distinctive features: Colorful clothing style
Personality: Curious, observant, social
Favorite hobbies: Drawing, embroidery and watching horror movies
Interested in creation and communication, she entered a school of Fine Arts. With a Master's degree in graphic design and digital interactivity, and a wealth of experience in various fields (internships in museums and virtual reality studios, mathematics conferences, creative workshops), Lise has also developed an interest in the environment and the challenges of protecting the ecosystems around us.
Cherchant à mettre à profit ses connaissances et compétences en tant que graphic designer au service de la cause environnementale, Lise rejoint ABConservation en tant qu’assistante de projets éducatifs en Avril 2023. Elle aidera notamment au développement de la communication sur les actions de l’association.
ABConservation - Royaume-Unis
Louisa Bodnar
ABConservation UK Branch officer
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Arboreal Homos sapiens
Gender: Female
Diet: Vegan, with a passion for fair-trade chocolate
Location: Herefordshire, Royaume-Uni
Distinctive features: Incessant ideas, passionately in love with all nature, especially the Binturong!
Personality: Determined, loyal and optimistic
Favorite hobbies: dancing, walking, cycling, petting her pigs, taking care of animals, reading
Louisa is an zoologist, and has worked in conservation since 2001. Mainly concerned with landscape connectivity and solutions to human wildlife conflict, she has an MSc in Environment and Development, exploring on the ability of fair-trade to conserve forests, and a PhD in Landscape Connectivity, using ecological modeling tools to restore habitats for adders in the UK. She has been involved in carnivore conservation in Poland, Slovakia and Italy, and on returning to the UK fell in love with Binturongs. Louisa is currently developing the UK branch of ABConservation to expand the network of zoos which support our work and developing projects with partners in Palawan to enable the import of fair-trade handicrafts from indigenous, forest dependent people in Palawan to zoo shops in the UK and Europe.
Filipino team
Éléa Delsaux
Research Project Manager
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Fruits et légumes
Location: Ile de Palawan, Philippnes
Distinctive features: Hoquet quotidien
Personality: Déterminée, observatrice, sociale et calme
Favorite hobbies: S’occuper de ses animaux, regarder le coucher ou lever du soleil, se balader sur la plage, nager, randonner en montagne, lire, et écouter de la musique
Passionate about animals since childhood and dedicated to their protection, Éléa has always wished to work in the field of wildlife conservation. She therefore oriented her higher education in this direction and met the ABConservation team in 2019 for her 3rd année de Licence en Biologie & Écologie. Elle est ainsi partie 1 mois sur l’île de Palawan et est complètement tombée sous le charme de l’île, du binturong et de l’association. Après avoir obtenu un Master en Éthologie & Écologie en 2021 et avoir réalisé plusieurs expériences en tant que Chargée d’études, Éléa s’est investie bénévolement dans l’association au Pôle scientifique et au Pôle communication. Octobre 2022, elle reprend alors le statut de Responsable scientifique et rejoint le bureau de l’association en novembre en tant que Secrétaire. Depuis janvier 2023, elle a rejoint l’équipe Philippines à Palawan pour diriger notre programme de recherche.
Ameline Roger
Chargée de projet antenne philippine
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Diet: Make efforts
Location: Always on the move
Distinctive features: Extremely long hair
Personality: Quiet and reserved, but also very curious and cannot stand inactivity
Favorite hobbies: Walking alone or with friends, playing board games, helping in care centers, trying new things
Passionate about wildlife and nature in general, Ameline has completed numerous internships in the animal world in parallel with her biology studies. When she reached the halfway point of her master's degree in ethology in Rennes, Ameline decided to take a break from her studies to think about her future. Deciding to get involved in associations, she joined ABConservation as a volunteer in 2021 to assist in zoo animations. Starting her gap year with a civic service in a wildlife care center of the LPO, she finally joined the educational branch in May 2022 and then joined the office as secretary in November 2022.
Reziel Camacho
Scientific Research Assistant
Kingdom : Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Homo sapiens
Gender: Female
Diet: Riz every meal
Location: Palawan Island, Philippines
Distinctive features: Likes to sing love songs and chaplet prayer
Personality: Shy, sociable and likes to share her knowledge
Favorite hobbies: Hiking, watching sunsets and going on a road trip
Reziel is a native of Palawan and holds a Master's degree in Environmental Science and Management. After her studies, she had the opportunity to work in different local structures and NGOs.
Elise Traboulsy
Project assistant
Service civique
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Homo sapiens
Gender: Female
Diet: Géoflexitarienne
Location: Planète terre, Asie du Sud-Est, Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Latitude : 9.776024 | Longitude : 118.746077
Distinctive features: Rit tout le temps et rire singulier
Personality: Dynamique, sociable, polyvalente, avec un brain de folie
Favorite hobbies: Equitation, plongée, balades en forêt, lecture, théâtre, podcasts et cinéma.
Après une licence en Information et Communication, Élise hésite à poursuivre un master dans la création de projets culturels ou dans l’environnement. Elle poursuit un MBA de Management et ingénierie culturel et essaye d’y insérer dès que possibles des enjeux environnementaux. Après ses études, elle décide de dédier au moins un an à l’environnement. En cherchant un service civique, elle découvre ABConservation et tombe amoureuse de cet animal amusant à l’odeur de pop-corn et des Philippines. Au sein d’AB, elle gère la communication et organise le mois mondial du Binturong à Palawan.
Dimitri Follain
Chargé de rénovation du PWRCC - Volontaire en Service civique
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Homo sapiens
Gender: Male
Diet: Omnivore à tendance gateauvore
Location:Normand expatrié aux Philippines
Distinctive features: Encyclopédim spé animaux, Tarzan
Personality: Calme, réfléchi
Favorite hobbies: S’occuper, observer et apprendre des animaux, les soirées entre amis, l’escalade et la course à pied.
Ayant toujours voulu travailler avec les animaux depuis tout petit car toujours entouré de chiens, chats et chevaux, Dimitri s’est lancé dans le métier de soigneur animalier dès son bac scientifique obtenu. Alors en contrat dans un zoo, il a décidé de s’engager pour ABConservation après la découverte du service civique afin de découvrir la conservation in-situ tout en y étant acteur et de développer son expérience.
Marlon Sabuya Abad
Assistant de terrain
Kingdom : Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Homo sapiens
Gender: Male
Diet: loves carbonara and salad
Location: Palawan Island, Philippines
Distinctive features: Aime prendre soin des plantes et planter des légumes
Personality: Déterminé et travailleur
Favorite hobbies: Aime regarder les Vlogs et des films sur son téléphone
Marlon a travaillé en tant que Guide Forestier avec ABConservation de 2017 à 2019, et quelques mois en 2020-2021. Depuis septembre 2023, il est devenu employé à temps plein de l’association, en tant qu’Assistant de terrain. Ses connaissances, son expertise de la foret, ainsi que ses années d’expériences dans l’association, sont très utiles à l’équipe.
Jaylor Villaverde Bejiga
Guide forestier
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Homo sapiens
Gender: Male
Diet: Aimes le coca-cola durant ou après le repas
Location: Palawan Island, Philippines
Distinctive features:Aime danser, amical et serviable
Personality: Fiable, travailleur, rigoureux
Favorite hobbies: parler avec des amis et parfois avec d’autres personnes, passer également du temps à jouer au téléphone.
Jaylor a été employé sur le Bearcat Study Program en juin 2023, en tant que Guide forestier. Il se montre motivé par les missions, et se forme auprès de Marlon. Il montre une réelle implication dans son travail.
Airon Barniego Arasa
Guide forestier
Kingdom: Animal
Class: Mammal
Species: Homo sapiens
Gender: Male
Diet: aime manger une combinaison de riz et de poulet frit
Location: Palawan Island, Philippines
Distinctive features: Aime chanter
Personality: Travailleur
Favorite hobbies: Partir en roadtrip et regarder un film
Airon est le plus jeune membre de l’équipe, il nous a rejoint en août 2023. Comme Jaylor, il est employé comme Guide forestier sur le Bearcat Study Program. Très habile pour la grimpe d’arbre, il se forme aussi auprès de Marlon
If you also wish to join one of those teams, you can access to volunteering offers on the page:
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