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Meet the team: Laury Cullen Jr., PhD

Category: Introduction, Meet the Team | Date: Mar 25 2008 | By: admin

I am Laury Cullen, scientific research coordinator and conservation biologist with IPÊ. I obtained my Masters in Conservation Biology at the University of Florida, Gainsville and my Ph.D. at the University of Kent, UK. I had focused my research on the ecology of large mammals, applying conservation biology principles to the restoration of fragmented landscapes and community work. I have published over 40 papers and have received international recognition through the 2006 Rolex Award for Enterprise and the 2002 Whitley Gold Award. I am also a Fellow of the ASHOKA Foundation for social entrepreneurs. I have worked in the area for over a decade and have developed a very positive relationship with local people and landowners, as well as with local government for good policies in biodiversity conservation in Brazil.

Laury and the jaguar

Laury and the female jaguar “Tina” captured for radio tagging.

2 Responses to “Meet the team: Laury Cullen Jr., PhD”

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 25 Mar 2008

Hello Laury, I would be very interested to know what signs of climate change you are seeing there. How does this change what you learned at university?

Mark, on 28 Nov 2008

Greeting Fernando! Back in October I wrote to Dr. Cullen asking if he might consider receiving me as a field volunteer there. Like you, running with Dom Carlos draws great interest for me. Hope to hear from you. And again, outstanding work! Warm Regards, Mark

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