Diego Alejandro Romero Guzmán
Diego Romero is a biologist and marine conservation project coordinator at Fundación por las Caguamas, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. He currently collaborates with eight turtle camps located in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific, strengthening alliances with local communities, environmental authorities, and academic institutions. His work focuses on the protection of all […]
Callie Veelenturf
Callie is a marine conservation biologist, National Geographic Explorer, founder of The Leatherback Project, and a voice for nature who inspires and influences high-impact conservation action through collaborative scientific research initiatives. Callie’s particular focus is on sea turtles and their ecosystems and advanced global recognition of the intrinsic rights of nature. She has trained over […]
Anna Ortega
Anna is a conservationist and ecological modeller who has worked with Pacific leatherbacks throughout her graduate studies. She is currently finishing her PhD in Australia, where her research focuses on understanding the current knowledge gaps in Pacific leatherback conservation and the most effective strategies for their survival.
Luis Angel Rojas Cruz
Luis Angel Rojas Cruz is the Conservation Manager for Oaxaca. Based in Huatulco, Oaxaca, Luis manages our conservation initiatives for climate change, sea turtles, coral reefs, and mangroves in the world-unique and biodiversity-rich southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. He joined COSTASALVAJE in 2018 and helped protect the sea turtle IN Morro Ayuta nesting beach, where […]
Ilia Cari Leal
Marine Biologist from the University of Valparaíso and Master in Oceanography from PUCV-UV. Currently semi-senior researcher at the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) in the Department of Oceanography and Environment (DOMA) for the Monitoring of Highly Migratory Resource Fisheries with an Ecosystemic Approach. Member of the International Network of Incidental Catches and Discards (RedCID). Member of […]
Mildred Alpizar Quezada
I am a biologist graduated from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico and a graduate student at the National Polytechnic Institute-CIIDIR Sinaloa. I started working with sea turtles in 2019 as a volunteer and thesis student. I have participated in volunteer programs working with Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Lepidcohelys olivacea, Eretmochelys imbricata and […]
Keilor E. Cordero Umaña
I have been working with sea turtles since late 2016 on both coasts of Costa Rica. I am currently a PhD student with the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP-CSIC) in Spain. I am studying the effects of global change on sea turtle nesting beaches. In particular, we are investigating topics related to nest predation triggered […]
Jesus Garcia Grajales
Professor-Researcher involved in sea turtle conservation activities, with emphasis on the leatherback turtle.
Brenda Sarahi Ramos Rivera
I am a marine ecologist and I have been working with sea turtles for 8 years. I am currently pursuing a Doctorate in Environmental Sciences with the topic of socio-ecological aspects of sea turtle conservation in the state of Guerrero, where we study sea turtles from the cultural and traditional aspects and the ecological knowledge […]
Emilia Wendolin Salazar
I carry out night tours to recover the clutches of the different species of sea turtles that lay their eggs on this beach, apply tags to female leatherback turtles, and monitor humidity and temperature in the hutchery.