Sheryl is a Senior Research and Projects Specialist working out of IFAW’s Guelph (Canada) office. She has always loved animals, and studied Wildlife Biology at the University of Guelph in Canada. Sheryl began working for the International Marine Mammal Association in 1998 and has worked for IFAW since 2000.

What is the worst part of your job?
The worst part is when March rolls around and the seal hunt is announced. I’ve been working on this campaign for quite a few years, and when the hunt keeps happening every year sometimes you can feel like you aren’t really getting anywhere. We have to keep reminding ourselves that even if the hunt hasn’t stopped altogether, we are still having an impact and that some progress has been made. I do know that if IFAW were not speaking out against this hunt, there would be many more seals killed, and far fewer regulations on sealing.