Claudio Sillero-Zubiri

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Claudio Sillero-Zubiri was born in Argentina and is a British zoologist. He is Deputy Chair of the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group, a Zoology Research Fellow at Oxford University's WildCRU, the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, and co-editor of the Canid News journal with David W. Macdonald. He is internationally recognized for his work with the endangered Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis).

He studied at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, then obtained his Ph.D. at Oxford University in 1994 with a study on the behavioural ecology of the Ethiopian wolf. Academic interests are the behavioural ecology of carnivores, conservation biology and population biology, with a particular interest in the Canidae.

His work includes the conservation of endangered species, protected areas management, and wildlife surveys for 15 years spanning three African countries and Argentina. In 1998 he received the Whitley Award for Animal Conservation from the Royal Geographical Society for his work in Ethiopia.

Becoming increasingly involved in the relationships between protected areas and their surrounding rural communities, he is now working with biodiversity conservation policies and practices, particularly in Senegal and Ethiopia, culminating in his current work on the resolution of conflict between wildlife and human interests.

His work with the IUCN Canid Specialist Group began in 1995 as Conservation Officer, assisting with various conservation programmes and coordinating the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP). In 2000 he became Deputy Chair of the CSG and is currently editing the second edition of the IUCN Canid Action Plan. He is also active in several other IUCN Specialist Groups.

Bibliography

Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids David W. Macdonald (editor), Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (editor) (Oxford University Press, 2004) ISBN 0198515553
The Ethiopian Wolf: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (editor), David MacDonald (editor) (IUCN The World Conservation Union, 1997) ISBN 2831704073
The Wolf Watchers (Born Free Wildlife Books) Alison Hood, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (Templar Publishing, 1997) ISBN 189878471X children's book
People and Wildlife - Conflict Resolution Manuals several human-wildlife conflict manuals co-authored by Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (pdf)
Mammalian Species Canis simensis by Claudio Sillero-Zubiri and Dada Gottelli (The American Society of Mammologists, 1994) (pdf)