Patrícia Medici

Brazilian conservation biologist

Emilia Patrícia Medici is a Brazilian conservation biologist who focuses on tapirs. She is the founder of the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative.^[1] She has published peer-reviewed research on animal movements in the Anthropocene with conservation colleagues, and found that animals move less in human-influenced habitats.^[2] Her TED Talk on tapir conservation has been viewed over 1,400,000 times.^[3]

Life

Medici's work has included promoting putting reflective lighting on tapirs so that drivers can better see them at night.^[4]

Awards

Future for Nature Award^[5]
Harry Messel Conservation Leadership Award from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (2004)^[6]
Research Prize from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (2011)
National Geographic Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation (2019) ^[7]

References

^ "React App". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ Tucker, Marlee A.; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin; Fagan, William F.; Fryxell, John M.; Moorter, Bram Van; Alberts, Susan C.; Ali, Abdullahi H.; Allen, Andrew M.; Attias, Nina; Avgar, Tal; Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie (2018-01-26). "Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements". Science. 359 (6374): 466–469. doi:10.1126/science.aam9712. hdl:2263/67097. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 29371471.
^ Medici, Patrícia (4 November 2015), The coolest animal you know nothing about ... and how we can save it, retrieved 2020-03-05
^ Robinson, Melia. "An animal conservationist came up with a brilliant way to save these obscure, adorable mammals". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ "Patrícia Medici". Future For Nature. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ "Top award for tapir expert (IUCN/SSC)". IUCN. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
^ Society, National Geographic. "National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards-- National Geographic". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2020-03-05.