Our next Data4Wildlife Conservation Hero – is award-winning Brazilian conservationist, Dr. Patrícia Medici. A TED Fellow and Speaker, she has also been recognized with several conservation leadership awards from organizations like the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Future For Nature Foundation, the Whitley Fund for Nature and the Durrell Institute of Conservation... Continue Reading →
Protecting one of nature’s most notorious reptiles with #Data4Wildlife
During the ZACC 2018 conference, I had the opportunity to chat with several “conservation superheroes” to learn more about their view on the value of data to wildlife conservation. Each story will feature our video interview with the hero and more about their work and the species they are focused on. First up is Murthy... Continue Reading →
7 cool things about being a zoo vet you never knew (don’t miss number 4!)
Scott Citino of White Oak Conservation talks about Sumatran rhinos, Okapis and more I thought about becoming a vet when I was a child but quickly gave up the idea when faced with dissecting a frog in high school. So my knowledge about what vets actually do on a day-to-day basis is pretty limited. When... Continue Reading →
How to become a conservation data scientist
Dr. Dalia Conde’s incredible journey from wildlife biology to zoo data champion I met Dr. Dalia Conde for the first time in July at our staff retreat in Minnesota. Her personality is as big as her passion for her work. Picture a biologist who has tagged jaguars in the rainforest, a conservation scientist advocating the... Continue Reading →