Karla Trigueros

Karla earned her B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology from California State University, Monterey Bay. Karla’s ornithology experience started as a wildlife rehabilitation intern at the SPCA for Monterey County in California, where she assisted in the rehabilitation of songbirds, seabirds, and raptors. Her appreciation for island conservation grew as a KUPU AmeriCorps member with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the island of Kauaʿi and with the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, where she monitored Hawai'i's endangered wetland birds, seabirds, and managed invasive species control operations. She first joined MFBRP in 2022 before heading to Colorado, where she gained additional husbandry skills as a bird keeper at the Denver Zoo. Karla now returns to MFBRP to continue assisting with efforts to protect Maui’s native birds.