Gabriela Ibarguchi

I am a Conservation Program Manager in Applied Animal Ecology at the Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global. My role includes building and coordinating research, monitoring, and management activities for at-risk water bird species, with a focus on threatened Western Snowy Plovers and endangered California Least Terns. My interests include conservation, biogeography, ecology, and evolution. I also work with partners and communities to mitigate the effects of disturbance, to promote habitat conservation and connectivity, and to investigate the complex ecological effects of climate change. I completed my studies in Ecology, Evolution and Population Genetics at the University of Toronto, Scarborough (B. Sc.) and at Queen's University in Ontario (M.Sc. and Ph.D). I have worked on Arctic seabirds and on the Andean seedsnipes as part of my graduate training and as part of collaborative long-term studies. I have taught courses in biology and environmental sciences, and I conduct collaborative research with the Arctic Institute of North America (University of Calgary), Environment Canada, and the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Terrestrial Expert Group (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Arctic Council).

July 2016