Gustavo Jiménez Uzcátegui

Principal Investigator - Marine Bird Conservation

Gustavo has been part of the Charles Darwin Foundation since 2001. His work has focused on the health and welfare of the Galapagos endemic species. Understanding the dynamic population of Galapagos penguins, flightless cormorants, waved albatross, and flamingos, against their threats (climate change, pathogens, pollutants, introduced species, human interactions) is the main objective for the conservation of seabirds.

In addition, Gustavo is an advisor to the Galapagos National Park Directorate and the Galapagos Biosecurity Agency. Her next project is to understand the health of animals, humans, and ecosystems in an integrative and holistic method. Currently, he leads the monitoring of avian influenza in the Galapagos in collaboration with the ABG and DPNG.

With more than 50 scientific manuscripts to his credit, he has also participated in national and international presentations. Gustavo is a Member of the Association of Veterinarians of Pichincha Ecuador, Member of the Working Group of the Agreement for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Founder and Member of the Association of Wildlife Veterinarians of Ecuador, and Member of Flamingo Specialists of the IUCN -SSC.

Also, Gustavo likes sports such as triathlon, races, and cycling, where he has obtained podiums, but that is another story!

Reserchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gustavo-Jimenez-Uzcategui

Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0001-8520-7534

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