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Adriana G. Consorte-McCrea
I graduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil, in 1987. I am a Conservation Biologist with a MSc from DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, UK) and a PhD in Ecology from the University of Kent. Since 1997 I have been a member of the of the Reintroduction Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission.
Subjects: Life Science
Biography
Growing up in the very built up and urban São Paulo, my first brushes with wildlife where visiting the zoo. My father Renato Consorte presented for many years a popular TV programme introducing zoo animals to school children, in São Paulo Zoo, and I was lucky enough to accompany him whenever I had a chance. I also remember this animal encyclopaedia compiled by the WWF in the 70′s: my mum, Josildeth Gomes Consorte, anthropologist and academic, used to buy it weekly and I absolutely loved it! That coupled with my love of animals might have pushed me towards conservation… Eventually we would scape to more rural and wild areas, the mountains, the seaside during holidays and the wild environments were always absolutely fascinating, mysterious, alluring, unexpected! Different to city life. I went to an arts college and had very little contact with biology at school. However it was at the time when campaigns to stop whaling where breaking the news. Eventually I’ve chosen to study Biological Sciences to learn more about this wonderful living world and to do something about it.Education
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PhD in Ecology, University of KentCCCU, 2011 studentship from CCCU.
MSc in Conservation Biology, DICE, University of Kent, 1997 studentship from The British Council in Brazil and Darwin Initiative, UK
BSc and Licentiate Cert. Ed in Biological Sciences, Federal University of So Carlos- UFSCar, So Paulo, Brazil, 1987.
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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I have worked in environmental education programs for the Wildwood Trust, Natural History Museum–Tring, and Zoological Society of London Whipsnade Zoo. Since 2004 I lecture at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, United Kingdom, where
I founded and chair the interdisciplinary Wildlife and People Group (part of CCCU's Ecology Research Group). My main interest areas are conservation of wild carnivores in the wild and in captivity; attitudes toward wild carnivores
and maned wolf conservation.
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