Rodrigo Medellín
Ecologist
Rodrigo Medellín is an ecologist at the Instituto de Ecología at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is known for his work in the field of bat conservation, jaguars, bighorn sheep, and ocelot. He works has worked for the American Museum of Natural History, and he has been an ambassador for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Rodrigo was President of the Society for Conservation Biology (2013-2015) and Co-Chair of the CITES Animals Committee (2002-2012).