Wildlife
Ecology and Conservation
Laboratory
Carlos Cruz
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He studied the degree in Biology at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, where he obtained his degree with a thesis work on Raptor Macroecology where he identified the priority conservation sites worldwide and analyzed the effectiveness of the Natural Protected Areas for their conservation. In 2010 he started collaborating with the Pilgrim Fund in the Neotropical Raptors project in Central America and the Caribbean until 2014. In 2011 he joined the Lab of Ecology and Wildlife Conservation, in principle performing the social service and then as technician in different projects, as well as in publications. He got his PhD degree under the direction of Dr. Gerardo Ceballos and Dr. Vicente Urios, focusing on studying the ecology of the Jaguar movement in Quintana Roo. His interests are the ecology of the predator movement and its conservation, as well as the design and implementation of Protected Natural Areas.