Verónica Quiroga

Verónica Quiroga

Visiting Scientist

I am a Biologist, doctor in Biological Sciences and Research Associate at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). I am the director of the Laboratory of Mammal’s Ecology and Conservation (LECoMa) at the Institute of Animal Diversity and Ecology (IDEA) of CONICET and the Center for Applied Zoology at the National University of Córdoba (UNC) of Argentina, I am a teacher in the Wildlife Management Master’s program at the Center for Applied Zoology at the National University of Córdoba (UNC), and a member of the Yaguareté Project at the Atlantic Forest Research Center (CeIBA). For over 20 years, I have worked on several research, conservation, and sustainable use projects related to wildlife in the subtropical forests and jungles of northern Argentina, with a particular focus on the Gran Chaco region and large mammals of high conservation value. I completed my doctorate at the National University of Córdoba in Argentina, studying the ecology and conservation of jaguars, pumas, and their prey in the Chaco forests of Argentina. My current research focuses on population ecology and conservation issues related to medium-sized and particularly large mammals in the Chaco region, defaunation processes, and the importance of protected areas and conservation corridors between them, within a context of ongoing interaction between wildlife, rural inhabitants, and various land use and management processes such as deforestation and hunting.

vquiroga@conicet.gov.ar

Research interests
  • Conservation Biology
  • Defaunation process associate to changes in land use system
  • Big Mammals of high value of conservation
  • Protected areas and conservation corridors
  • Interactions between people and wildlife
Research Path and Education
  • Doctorate in Biological Science in National University of Córdoba (UNC), 2013

    National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina

  • Degree of Biologist, 2004

    National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina