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PEDRO PELOSO

BIODIVERSITY SCIENTIST, PHOTOGRAPHER AND STORYTELLER

seeking to study, document and protect the biocultural diversity of our planet. 

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RESEARCH
INTERESTS

The main goal of my research is to conceptually unite field-based exploration of biodiversity and comparative biology to understand the processes responsible for the generation and maintenance of global biodiversity

 

Most of my research projects fall within three broad areas of the biological sciences: Systematics, Evolution and Conservation.

CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY
=
ART + SCIENCE

Conservation is a science.

Photography is an art.

Mix these two together and we have an extremely powerful tool to change people's views about nature and the environment. Conservation Photography is an upcoming discipline aimed at changing our behavior and how we perceive the natural world.

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STORYTELLING
& EDUCATION

As an educator I teach graduate and undergraduate courses and workshops in themes related to zoology and  conservation. 

 

I also frequently write popular articles, publish photos and engage in public speaking to raise awareness about biodiversity loss and conservation.

IN NUMBERS

Over 50

papers published

31 new frog species 

One Leishmania and an unidentified arboviral infection

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One new Praying Mantis

CONSERVATION

Founder and director of the Documenting Threatened Species (DoTS) project, a bold initiative to study, document and protect rare, poorly known and endangered species. The project combines science and creative expressions to raise awareness awareness about conservation of little known and little appreciated creatures from Tropical rainforests.

PEDRO PELOSO

Biodiversity scientist, working to discover, document and protect the planet's biodiversity.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - HUMBOLDT, VERTEBRATE MUSEUM

pedropeloso (at) humboldt.edu

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