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Mario Santana
Conservation Areas Specialist
Mario is a biologist at the University of Santa Rosa de Cabal, where he researched the effectiveness of the conservation of the Andean bear and its habitat for the protection of threatened species in Colombia. Since 2021 he joined WCS as a consultant in the management team of negative human-cat interactions where he worked in areas such as NNP Tatamá, RNP Páramo del Duende and RIMD Cuchilla del San Juan. He is currently a specialist in conservation areas where he supports human-cat coexistence processes, expansion of protected areas, wildlife monitoring, as well as the implementation of SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) in the Andes-Chocó landscape.
David Jurado
Learned Professional
David Jurado serves as Learned Professional at WCS.
Carlos Guevara Fletcher
Especialista de Ecosistemas Acuáticos
Carlos has worked for more than 17 years in the public and private sectors as a researcher, consultant, teacher and administrator in higher education institutions at national and international levels. He has participated in structuring, managing, writing, organizing, submitting and implementing projects within subjects such as: environmental and educational management, aquatic ecology, aquaculture and fisheries to analyze the state of natural resources. Consultant in international NGOs. He has carried out events to involve indigenous, afro-descendant, urban, rural, academic and scientific communities in activities related to the care, protection, mitigation, conservation of ecosystems. More than 28 documents published.
William Bonell
Especialista en fauna salvaje
William has a degree in Biology from the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Bogotá) and has been part of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) - Colombia since 2011. Because of his great interest in field research, he has supported the development of ecology and conservation projects with populations of primates and medium and large mammals. Also, he has participated in monitoring activities of species that are the object of study for WCS and he has coordinated biodiversity inventories in different processes in the axes of species and areas for conservation where he has supported the implementation of the declaratory route for some new protected areas in Colombia.
Zaira Ríos
Production and Outreach Specialist
Zaira is a television producer and photographer. She is assistant of the WCS Division of Information and Communications. She administers the social media, Web page and other virtual channels of our organization.
Christian Díaz Sánchez
Especialista de tecnologías
Christian has a B.Sc. in Marine Biology and more than eleven years of experience working on the enforcement and compliance of natural resource use and conservation policies. With more than twenty publications, his main interests are the ecological transition and the integration of technological tools for communicating about wildlife in the Anthropocene. He joined WCS in 2021 as a marine consultant. From 2024, he is staff member of the Sustainable Landscapes team of WCS Colombia.
Angie Arciniegas Chaves
Procurement Specialist
Angie Arciniegas Chaves serves as Administrative Manager at WCS.
Fanny Lorena González Zapata
Especialista en áreas de conservación
Biologist from Universidad del Valle and Master in Biological Sciences from Universidad de los Andes. Since 2009, she joined WCS as a consultant as part of the team for the Avian Influenza surveillance of wild birds in Colombia. She also participated in monitoring and biological characterization for different WCS’s projects. She is currently a conservation specialist assisting in the Saldaña River project, a Basin of Life and the implementation of the declaration route for new protected areas and the assessment and updating of management plans.
Camila Durán Prieto
Especialista en fauna
Biologist from the Pontifical Xavierian University. She has experience related to research and conservation of wildlife species, mainly in the Orinoquia region of Colombia and has been involved in conservation programs with freshwater turtles mainly with species of the genus Podocnemis. Her main interest is related to the ecology of amphibians and reptiles and conservation of species based on field research carried out by local communities and linked to social appropriation of knowledge. She currently support and consolidates community and participatory based monitoring processes mainly with threatened reptiles of the Colombian Orinoquia and is supporting the identification and recognition of Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures.
Maricruz Jaramillo de León
Especialista en investigación regional
MSc, PhD in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. During her graduate studies she led the long-term monitoring of the Galapagos hawk contributing to invasive species eradication studies, and avian health surveys to understand the dynamics of avian malaria in the Galapagos archipelago. In conservation, she has conducted wildlife population studies, local and regional threat assessments, and implemented conservation plans and research for endangered birds and wild cats that included tracking animal movement. Currently works in understanding key components in the interactions between wildlife, domestic animals and humans to prevent the emergence of zoonotic diseases.

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