A Tapir Gallery Conservation Profile:


Patrícia Medici -
Curriculum Vitae


CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF LOWLAND TAPIRS (Tapirus terrestris) AND THEIR
POTENTIAL AS "landscape detectives" IN THE PONTAL DO
PARANAPANEMA REGION - SÃO PAULO STATE - BRAZIL.




PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Medici, Emília Patrícia

ADDRESS: Rua Sérgio Bernardino, 1296, Centro, AVARÉ, Sao Paulo - BRAZIL 18700-120.

PHONE&FAX: 55 14 721 59 89

E-MAIL: epmedici@uol.com.br

DATE OF BIRTH: 07th September 1972.




PERSONAL INFORMATION

Schools, Colleges and Universities with Dates and Academic Qualifications.

NAME OF SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY

DATES

DIPLOMAS/DEGREES

  1. State School of First and Second Degree "Antonio Caputo". Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1979 to 1986

First Degree

  1. "Singular-Anglo" Teaching System. Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1987 to 1989

High School

  1. Sao Paulo State University - Agricultural College of Piracicaba (ESALQ/USP). Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1990 to 1995

Forestry

  1. Minas Gerais University (UFMG). Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

1999 to 2001

Ongoing Masters Program

MsC Candidate on Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH RESPECT TO PARTICIPATION IN FIELD PROJECTS

  1. Recuperation of degraded areas of Atlantic Rainforest - Cubatao, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Company of Environmental Technology and Sanitation (CETESB) - July/August 1990.
  2. Evaluation of germinative vigor of native species used for the recuperation of the vegetal covering in areas of Coastal Atlantic Rainforest - Cubatao, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Company of Environmental Technology and Sanitation (CETESB) - July/August 1990.
  3. Wildlife Management Program - Trainee. Forest Engineering Department. Agricultural College of Piracicaba (ESALQ-USP). Sao Paulo State University - Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1990/1991/1992.
  4. Wildlife Management Group Coordination of the I International Forestry Students Meeting - Capao Bonito, Sao Paulo, Brazil - July 1992.
  5. Participation on field projects of the Ecological Research Institute (IPE) Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1991/1992/1993/1994/1995.
  6. Vegetation survey in a fragment of semideciduous Atlantic Forest - Ecological Station of Caetetus. Forestry Institute of Sao Paulo - Galia, Sao Paulo, Brazil - July/1994 to July/1995.
  7. Participation on the field project "The Response of Peccaries to Seasonal Fluctuations in an Isolated Patch of Tropical Forest" conducted by the Biologist Alexine Keuroghlian (Ph.D. Candidate - University of Nevada, USA) in the Ecological Station of Caetetus - Forestry Institute of Sao Paulo - Galia, Sao Paulo, Brazil - July/1994 to July/1995.
  8. Participation on the field project "Streams of a Fragmented Tropical Forest" conducted by the Biologist Donald P. Eaton (Ph.D. Candidate - University of Nevada, USA) in the Ecological Station of Caetetus - Forestry Institute of Sao Paulo - Galia, Sao Paulo, Brazil - July/1994 to July/1995.
  9. Field coordination of the "Black-Lion-Tamarin Metapopulation Project" in private forest fragments of Pontal do Paranapanema Region - IPÊ - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (Ecological Research Institute) - Teodoro Sampaio, Sao Paulo, Brazil - January/1996 to March/1999.
  10. Field coordination of the Project "The relationship between landless people and environment at the Pontal do Paranapanema Region: problems and solutions" - IPÊ - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (Ecological Research Institute) - Teodoro Sampaio, Sao Paulo, Brazil - May/1996 to March/1999.
  11. Field coordination of the Project "Conservation Biology of the lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) and their potential as "landscape detectives" at Pontal do Paranapanema Region" - IPÊ - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (Ecological Research Institute) - Teodoro Sampaio, Sao Paulo, Brazil - October/l996 to April/2000 (still coordinating the Project).

PARTICIPATION IN SYMPOSIUMS, COUSES, MEETINGS

  1. V Symposium of Vertebrate Animals - Americana Zoo - 11 and 12/April 1992 - Americana, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  2. I International Forestry Students Meeting - International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) - Wildlife Management Group Coordination - held from 8 to 18 July 1992 - Piracicaba/Capao Bonito, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  3. XX International Forestry Students Symposium (Learning from Forests) - International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) - Department of Land and Agroforestry Environment - University of Padova - held from 20 September to 1 October 1992 - Padova, Italy.
  4. National Congress of Botanics - held from 15 to 22 January 1995 - Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  5. Wildlife Conservation and Management Training Course - Wildlife Conservation and Management Training Program (WCMTP) - The National Zoological Park and Smithsonian Institution - held from 6 September to 12 October 1995 - Shanghai, China.
  6. Organization and Participation in the I Workshop "The Relationship between Landless People and Environment in the Pontal do Paranapanema Region: problems and solutions" - held from 28 to 29 September 1996 - Teodoro Sampaio, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  7. Population and Habitat Viability Assessment for the Lion Tamarins of Brazil (Leontopithecus) - Workshop - Brazilian Institute for the Environment (IBAMA), Biodiversitas Foundation, Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, Primate Specialist Group (IUCN/SSC/PSG), Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (IUCN/SSC/CBSG) - held from 20 to 26 May 1997 - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  8. Communicating Biodiversity Conservation Messages Conference - Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center in Collaboration with Wildlife Preservation Trust International - held from 02 to 09 August 1997 - Belize City, Belize, Central America.
  9. Organization and Participation on the Seminar "The Protected Areas and the Environment in the Pontal do Paranapanema Region" - held from 18 to 19 August 1997 - Teodoro Sampaio, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  10. III International Congress of Wildlife Management in the Amazon and Latin America - National Museum of Natural History "Noel Kempff Mercado" - "Gabriel René Moreno" University - Florida University - held from 03 to 07 December 1997 - Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
  11. XXI National Congress of Zoos / III International Meeting of Zoos - Brazilian Society of Zoos - held from 26 April to 01 May 1998 - Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  12. Participation on the Workshop "Ecotourism Programs in Central America" - Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund - held from 01 to 17 August 1998 - Belize, Central America.
  13. IV International Congress of Wildlife Management in the Amazon and Latin America - Fundación Moisés Bertoni - Florida University - held from 04 to 08 October 1999 - Asuncion, Paraguay.

PUBLICATIONS LIST

  1. Medici, E. P. 1992. The Curricular Evolution of Forest Engineering Teaching at the ESALQ Agricultural College of Piracicaba - Biodiversity Workshop - Proceedings of the XX International Forestry Students Symposium (Learning from Forests). Padova, Italy. 1992.
  2. Medici, E. P. 1992. Wildlife Management: Brazilian Situation and the Participation of the Forest Engineering in the Curriculum at the ESALQ (Agricultural College of Piracicaba) - Forest Fauna Workshop - Proceedings of the XX International Forestry Students Symposium (Learning from Forests). Padova, Italy. 1992.
  3. Medici E. P. 1997. "Tapir Conservation: The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group" - Number 7 - October 1997 - "Patricia Medici: study and conservation project, Morro do Diabo State Park".
  4. Valladares-Padua, C.; Cullen Jr., L.; Padua, S.M. ; Ditt, E.H.; Medici, E. P.; Betini, G.; De Lucca, A. 1997. Resgatando a Grande Reserva do Pontal do Paranapanema: Reforma Agrária e Conservação de Biodiversidade. 1997. Proceedings of the National Congress of Protected Areas. Curitiba, PR. P. 783-792. 1998.
  5. Medici, E. P. & Pádua, C. B. V. 1997. Biologia e Conservação da Anta (Tapirus terrestris) no Parque Estadual do Morro do Diabo, São Paulo, Brasil. - Mammals Workshop - Proceedings of the III International Congress of Wildlife Management in the Amazon - National Museum of Natural History "Noel Kempff Mercado" - "Gabriel René Moreno" University and Florida University. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. 1997.
  6. Medici, E. P. & Mangini, P. R. 1998. Avaliação da Utilização de Trincheiras para captura de Tapirus terrestris em Vida Livre. Panel. XXI National Congress of Zoos / III International Meeting of Zoos. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 1998.
  7. Mangini, P. R. & Medici, E. P. 1998. Utilização da Associação de Cloridrato de Medetomidina com Cloridrato de Tiletamina e Cloridrato de Zolazepam na Contenção Química de Tapirus terrestris em Vida Livre - Relato de Dois Casos. Panel. XXI National Congress of Zoos / III International Meeting of Zoos. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 1998.
  8. Mangini, P. R.; Sinkoc, A. L.; Medici, E. P. 1998. Relato da Ocorrência de Amblyomma cajannense em Antas (Tapirus terrestris) em Vida Livre, no Parque Estadual do Morro do Diabo. Panel. XXI National Congress of Zoos / III International Meeting of Zoos. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 1998.
  9. Medici, E. P. 1998. "Tapir Conservation: The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group" - Number 8 - December 1998 - "Medici study moves into new phase".
  10. Medici, E. P. 1999. "Tapir Conservation: The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group" - Number 1 - June 1999 - "Tapirs studied in forest fragments".
  11. Medici, E. P. & Pádua, C. B. V. 1999. Biologia da Conservação da anta (Tapirus terrestris) e seu potencial como "detetive ecológico" na região do Pontal do Paranapanema, São Paulo, Brasil - Tapir Workshop - Proceedings of the IV International Congress of Wildlife Management in the Amazon and Latin America - Fundación Moisés Bertoni and Florida University - held from 04 to 08 October 1999 - Asuncion, Paraguay.
  12. Medici, E. P. 2000. "Tapir Conservation: The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group" - Number 1 - March 2000 - "Medici study continues in Pontal".
  13. Mangini, P.R.; Gasino-Joineau, M.E.; Carvalho-Patrício, M.A.; Fortes, M.A.T; Gonçalves, M.L.L.; Martins, T.D.M.; Medici, E. P. e Cullen Jr, L. 2000. Avaliação da ocorrência de títulos positivos para doenças infecto-contagiosas em uma população selvagem de Tapirus terrestris, na região do Pontal do Paranapanema - Sao Paulo. Panel. XXII National Congress of Zoos / IV International Meeting of Zoos. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2000.

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