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Adrian (he/him) is a wildlife ecologist interested in the intersection of spatial and animal ecology. Specifically, he is interested in the study of species distribution and abundance patterns, and the factors that drive these patterns in natural and working landscapes. Originally from Venezuela, his research at Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Yaracuy (B-Tech), Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (MSc), and Mississippi State University (PhD) took him to study birds of prey in northern South America and the U.S. Adrian served as a wildlife officer of the Venezuelan wildlife service where he oversaw the ornithology section of the national wildlife inventory program. He’s also had the opportunity to collaborate in research efforts with sea turtles and venomous snakes in Puerto Rico and Venezuela. While living in Ecuador, Adrian worked as a wildlife biologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society where he was responsible for conducting landscape-level surveys of endangered species in the Andes (Andean Condors, Andean Bears, Andean Ibises) and the Amazon (Black Caimans, Yellow-spotted River Turtles, and Arapaimas). Since 2015, he has focused much of his research on the movement ecology and demography of vultures and condors.