OUR TEAM
Natalia Botero Acosta
Biologist Universidad de Antioquia
PhD Student. Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition Laboratory. University of Southern Mississippi.
Interests: Behavioral ecology and Social structure of marine mammals; special interest in Reproductive ecology, Communication, Social bounding and Group formation/stability.
Juliana López Marulanda
Biologist Universidad de Antioquia
MSc Student in Animal and Human Behavior. Université de Rennes 1.
Interests: Ethology, bioacoustics and social behavior of marine mammals. Behavioral ecology and Behavioral effects of noise pollution on cetaceans.
Andrés Cañas Rueda
Biologist. Universidad de Antioquia
MSc Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Universidad de Oviedo.
Environmental Promoter. Jardín Botánico de Medellín.
Interests: Marine mammal ecology, with special interest in Cetacean bioacoustics. Conservation of protected areas and vulnerable species in marine ecosystems and zones of influence. Sustainable management and ecotourism as an economic alternative for coastal regions. Urban agriculture.
Rocío Lancheros Neva
Biologist Universidad del Tolima
Interests: Behavioral ecology of aquatic mammals, with special interest in environmental factors determining group formation, reproduction and feeding strategies.
Katherine Arévalo González
Biologist Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Interests: Behavioral ecology of aquatic mammals, with special interest in Sirenians. Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management. Population biology and the use of new technologies for research methodology strategies.
Dalia Barragán Barrera
Marine Biologist Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
MSc Student. Laboratorio de Ecología Molecular de Vertebrados Acuáticos. Universidad de los Andes.
Interests: Effects of human activities on marine mammal populations. Integration of ecology, ethology, evolution and molecular techniques as tools for seabirds and marine mammal conservation. Oceanography, Trophic ecology and Marine ecology for understanding the distribution of marine mammals.
Jennifer Rey Goyeneche
Ecologist Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
MSc Student in Primate Conservation. Oxford Brookes University.
Interests: In-situ and ex-situ conservation of endangered wildlife, Environmental education, Dynamic modeling of species and habitats at different scales, Biodiversity conservation tools in rural landscapes.
Angélica Mariño Ramos
Biologist Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Erasmus Mundus MSc in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.
Interests: Marine mammal biology, particularly Social structure, Bioacoustics and Communication. Behavioral ecology and Population biology for the development and improvement of conservation plans.
Maria Camila Medina
Biology Student Universidad de Antioquia
Interests: Behavioral ecology, Population ecology and Marine mammal conservation, with special interest in whale species.
Alejandra Neira
Biologist Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Interests: Marine Biodiversity and Conservation; special interest in Artisanal fisheries, Ichthyofauna and the Protection of vulnerable animal species and marine landscapes.