About us
We are a research group founded in 2001 in the province of La Pampa, dedicated to the protection and conservation of birds of prey and their habitats.
We combine long-term scientific research, the training of researchers, technical advice to public agencies, and outreach. Over two decades we have trained dozens of doctoral and postdoctoral fellows and hosted interns from universities in Spain, France, Canada and the United States.
Researchers
Dr. José Hernán Sarasola
Director
- Biology and conservation of birds of prey
- Threatened species
Dr. Juan Ignacio Zanón Martínez
Deputy Director
- Ecology of terrestrial carnivores
- Puma–livestock conflict
Dra. Paula M. Orozco Valor
Researcher · Scientific Committee
- Agricultural intensification
- Breeding biology
Dr. Eduardo T. Mezquida
Researcher · Scientific Committee
- Species interactions
- Seed dispersal
Dra. Beatriz Martínez Miranzo
Researcher
- Spatial ecology
- Impact of human infrastructure
Postdoctoral fellows
Dra. Natividad Aguilera Alcalá
Postdoctoral fellow
- Distribution models
- Ecosystem services
Dr. Diego Gallego García
Postdoctoral fellow
- Movement ecology
- Conservation biology
Doctoral and MSc candidates
Lic. Luis Cueva Roblez
PhD candidate (UBA)
- Bioacoustics
- Animal behaviour
MSc. Sergi Gómez Espí
PhD candidate (UNCOMA)
- Habitat use and selection
- Distribution models
MSc. M.ª Eugenia Cabrera García
PhD candidate (UNCOMA)
- Scavenger community
- Ecosystem services
Prof. Tania Paradiso
MSc candidate (UNaM)
- Conservation biology
- Carnivore ecology
Support and technical staff
Gimena Jouli
Support staff
Antonella Mascaró
Support staff
Med. Vet. Ángela Galarza
Technical staff
MSc. Telmo Portugal
Technical staff
Collaborators
Dr. Marc Bechard
Boise State University, USA
Dr. Igor Berkunsky
UNICen / UNLP / CONICET, Argentina
Dr. David Canal
Doñana Biological Station, Spain
Dr. Alex Jahn
Smithsonian Institution, USA
Dra. Marcella J. Kelly
Virginia Tech, USA
Dr. Joan Morrison
Trinity College, USA
Dr. Juan José Negro
Doñana Biological Station, Spain
MSc. Elena Ramos Elvira
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Dr. Javier Seoane Pinilla
Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain