Damion Whyte is a Jamaican conservation biologist, Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences at The University of the West Indies, Mona, and Affiliate Faculty Member at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in biodiversity research, wildlife conservation, environmental management, and ecological assessments.
His research focuses on Jamaica’s wildlife, particularly bats, birds, reptiles, and invasive species, and cave ecosystems. His recent work includes post-Hurricane Melissa wildlife assessments, bioacoustic monitoring, and long-term biodiversity conservation research.
He chairs Jamaica’s Endangered Species Working Group at the National Environment and Planning Agency and serves on Jamaica’s CITES Scientific Authority.
Through his science communication platform, RoostersWorldJA, he promotes environmental awareness, citizen science, and community participation in wildlife monitoring and conservation across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.
