signatories
(By alphabetic order)
Alberto Fernandéz-Gil, Ph.D.
Doñana Biological Station - Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
Currently is a biologist from the Spanish Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas, CSIC) at the Conservation Biology Department (Doñana Biological Station). His Ph.D. expounded on human-large carnivore conflict (bears and wolves) in human dominated landscapes from northern Spain. He has published 15 scientific papers and his work has been cited 128 times by his peers*.
Carles Vilà , Ph.D.
Doñana Biological Station - Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
Currently develops his research at the Doñana Biological Station (Seville, Spain). Previously he had worked at the University of Uppsala (Sweden) as associate professor and carried out postdoctoral studies at the University of California Los Angeles (USA) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden). He has been evaluator for over 50 international scientific journals and more than 20 national and international funding agencies. He has published 174 scientific papers and his work has been cited 5167 times by his peers, including references on wolf conservation genetics of paramount importance*.
Chris Darimont, Ph.D.
University of Victoria, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Hakai Institute
He is an Associate Professor of University of Victoria and Hakai-Raincoast scholar. His areas of interest are ecology, conservation, wildlife ecology, wildlife management, among others. His research has focused in several species of carnivores, including the wolf. He has published 60 scientific papers and his work has been cited 884 times by his peers*.
Claudio Sillero, D.Phil.
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford
IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group (Chair)
Currently is an Associate Professor of Conservation Biology in University of Oxford, Deputy Director of the WildCRU, Bill Travers Fellow for Wildlife Conservation, Lady Margaret Hall. He is the Chair of IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group, which is the world's chief body of scientific and practical expertise on the status and conservation of all canid species. He has published 162 scientific papers and his work has been cited 3216 times by his peers*.
Javier Naves, Ph.D.
Doñana Biological Station - Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
Currently develops his research at the Doñana Biological Station (Seville, Spain). His research interests are conservation biology, wildlife ecology and wildlife management, often wolf focused. He has published 33 scientific papers and his work has been cited 705 times by her peers*.
Jennifer Leonard, Ph.D.
Doñana Biological Station - Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
Currently develops her research at the Doñana Biological Station (Seville, Spain). Her research interests lie in the effect of changes in the environment on the genetic diversity of natural populations, with emphasis on the temporal perspective using ancient DNA. This type of research can be applied to fundamental questions in evolution, conservation and domestication. She has published 84 scientific papers and her work has been cited 3395 times by her peers*.
Jouni Aspi, Ph.D.
University of Oulu
He is a researcher and Professor at University of Oulu, Finland. His research includes topics such as population and conservation genetics, hybridization, ecology and molecular ecology. He has conducted specific research projects regarding wolves.
He has published 87 scientific papers and his work has been cited 1481 times by his peers*.
Marc Bekoff, Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Boulder
Marc Bekoff is a former Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society and a past Guggenheim Fellow. In 2000 he was awarded the Exemplar Award from the Animal Behavior Society for major long-term contributions to the field of animal behavior. He has published more than 1000 essays (popular, scientific, and book chapters) and 30 books. His well-known work has been extensively cited (thousands of times), including many lessons on wolves and other canids.
Paul C. Paquet, Ph.D.
University of Victoria, University of Calgary, Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Currently he is a researcher and a Professor at University of Victoria and University of Calgary. He is an internationally recognized authority on mammalian carnivores, particularly wolves; including their ecology, behaviour and management. He has spent more than 40 years covering subjects ranging from the world wide decline of large carnivores to the philosophical relationship of animal welfare and conservation. He has published 129 scientific papers and his work has been cited 3233 times by his peers*.
Phil Hedrick, Ph.D.
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Phil Hedrick is a population geneticist, conservation biologist and Professor at Arizona State University. He is an internationally recognized authority on Genetics of Populations, having published several books on this field. He was in the board of editors of several relevant scientific journals and participated in an extensive list of panels, recovery teams and comittees. Among his vast experience, his research was also focused on carnivores, particularly the wolf.
He has published over 200 scientific papers and his work has been extensively cited (thousands of times) by his peers*.
Shelley M. Alexander, Ph.D.,
University of Calgary and Project Coyote
She is currently a Researcher and an Associate Professor at University of Calgary. Shelley Alexander leads the Canid Conservation Science Lab. She has conducted field-based and GIS analysis of large carnivore ecology (specializing in wolves and coyotes) and studied human-wildlife conflict and mitigation in the Canadian Rockies since 1990. Shelley has published 26 scientific papers and her work has been cited 194 times by her peers*.
Urmas Saarma, Ph.D.
University of Tartu
He is currently a Researcher, a Professor of Molecular Ecology and Systematics and Laboratory Course in Molecular Ecology and Systematics at University of Tartu, Estonia. His research is focused on mammals and their pathogens, including the wolf. He has published 56 scientific papers and his work has been cited 1089 times by his peers*.
Violeta Muñoz-Fuentes, Ph.D.
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt
She is a wildlife geneticist who currently develops her research at the Senckenberg Research Institute. She applies mostly genetics and genomics to evolutionary and conservation related questions. She has worked on several endangered vertebrate species, including wolves.She has published 26 scientific papers and her work has been cited 269 times by her peers*.
(* Reference on number of publications and citacions: April 2016, ResearchGate)