Yolanda van Heezik is a New Zealand academic and a professor of zoology at the University of Otago.
[2] In 1988 van Heezik completed a PhD at the University of Otago in animal biology, writing her thesis on penguin ecology.
[3] Her research is focused on birds and other wildlife in urban areas, and biodiversity of gardens.
[4] She married fellow Otago Zoology Ph.D. graduate Phil Seddon prior to moving to Saudi Arabia.
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