Emilia Patrícia Medici is a Brazilian conservation biologist who focuses on tapirs. She is the founder of the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative.[1] She has published peer-reviewed research on animal movements in the Anthropocene with conservation colleagues, and found that animals move less in human-influenced habitats.[2] Her TED Talk on tapir conservation has been viewed over 1,400,000 times.[3]

Life

Medici's work has included promoting putting reflective lighting on tapirs so that drivers can better see them at night.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "React App". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  2. ↑ Tucker, Marlee A.; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin; Fagan, William F.; Fryxell, John M.; Moorter, Bram Van; Alberts, Susan C.; Ali, Abdullahi H.; Allen, Andrew M.; Attias, Nina; Avgar, Tal; Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie (2018-01-26). "Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements". Science. 359 (6374): 466–469. doi:10.1126/science.aam9712. hdl:2263/67097. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 29371471.
  3. ↑ Medici, Patrícia (4 November 2015), The coolest animal you know nothing about ... and how we can save it, retrieved 2020-03-05
  4. ↑ Robinson, Melia. "An animal conservationist came up with a brilliant way to save these obscure, adorable mammals". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Patrícia Medici". Future For Nature. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  6. ↑ "Top award for tapir expert (IUCN/SSC)". IUCN. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  7. ↑ Society, National Geographic. "National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards-- National Geographic". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2020-03-05.


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