Rodrigo Medellín

Dr Rodrigo A. Medellín is a Mexican ecologist and academic known for his work in the field of bat conservation,[1][2] jaguars,[3][4] bighorn sheep,[5] and ocelot,[6] among others. He works at the Instituto de Ecología at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and has worked for the American Museum of Natural History,[7][8] and he has been an ambassador for the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[9] Rodrigo was President of the Society for Conservation Biology (2013-2015) and Co-Chair of the CITES Animals Committee (2002-2012). Rodrigo is Co-Chair of the IUCN Bat Specialist Group, Scientific Councilor, Convention on Migratory Species, Founding Director of the Latin American Network for Bat Conservation, and creator of Global South Bats, a network of bat scientists in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Rodrigo Medellín
Born
Rodrigo A. Medellín

1957
Mexico city
NationalityMexican
Other namesRodrigo A. Medellín
AwardsWhitley Award (2004), Whitley Gold Award (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsBat conservation, mammal expert.
Institutionses:Instituto de Ecología at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, American Museum of Natural History

Awards

In 2004 he received the Whitley Award, and in 2012 he was the first-ever recipient of the Whitley Gold Award.[10] In 2008 he received a Rolex Award for Enterprise. In 2014 he was the subject of a BBC documentary film titled Natural World: The Bat Man of Mexico.[11][12] Rodrigo is the seventh Explorer-At-Large of the National Geographic Society.[13]

References
  1. Megan Garber (29 August 2013). "The Batman of Central Park". The Atlantic. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. Sarah McPherson (12 June 2014). "Rodrigo Medellín: batting for bats". Discover Wildlife. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. Medellín, Rodrigo A.; de la Torre; Zarza; Chávez; Ceballos (2016). El jaguar en el siglo XXI. La perspectiva continental. Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 9786071635358.
  4. Medellín, Rodrigo A.; Equihua; Chetkiewicz; Crawshaw; Rabinowitz; Redford; Robinson; Sanderson; Taber (2002). El jaguar en el nuevo milenio. Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 9681666178.
  5. Cassaigne, Ivonne; Medellín, Rodrigo A.; Guasco (2010). "Mortality during epizootics in bighorn sheep: effects of initial population size and cause". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 46 (3): 763–771. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.763. PMID 20688682.
  6. Bárcenas, Horacio; Medellin, Rodrigo A. (2010). "Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Aguascalientes, Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist. 55 (3): 447–449. doi:10.1894/CLG-28.1.
  7. "Dr. Rodrigo A. Medellín" (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. "Rodrigo Medellin". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  9. "Dr Rodrigo Medellin, Hannah Rothschild, Michael Ashton, Sir Roger Carrick". BBC. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  10. "Rodrigo Medellin". Whitley Awards. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  11. "The Bat Man of Mexico". BBC. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  12. Sam Wollaston (14 June 2014). "Natural World: The Batman of Mexico – TV review". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  13. "RODRIGO A. MEDELLIN". National Geographic.


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