Paloma Alcázar

I’m a peruvian wildlife veterinarian passionate for nature, and for the understanding of the human relationships with it. Following the dream of being a veterinarian and using my career and skills for working towards wildlife conservation.

I have followed studies on Conservation Medicine and Wild animal health, and participate on several research and conservation projects to better understand and generate information that supports the conservation of threatened wildlife species. Co-Founder and Vicepresident of Awá Science & Conservation, Member of BAWI - One Health & Coexistence, and director of the Proyecto Huangana, a research focused on the study of agents with the potential to threaten local communities and white lipped-peccary populations at the human-wildlife interface at the Peruvian Amazon.

Working with conservation projects has gave me the opportunity to learn from people of local communities about the values and traditions that outline their relationships with the environment, and understand the importance of the human dimensions on wildlife conservation. In Awá, I’m interested in studying the effects of anthropogenic activities on the health of wildlife populations; the development of strategies for the prevention of disease transmission on the human-wildlife interface, and outline projects that promote the coexistence of people and wildlife on healthy communities.

July 2018