Project Leader:
Dr. Alonso Aguirre
Earth Institute Contact: Dr. Alonso Aguirre
Locations: United States of America
Description:
At Wildlife Trust, Dr. Aguirre has been studying sea turtle health, particularly fibropapillomatosis, for the past five years. He currently conducts research in Hawaii, New York, and Mexico and collaborates with scientists in Australia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and other Latin American countries. He also trains scientists in sea turtle health, disease, and sampling and necropsy techniques.
EI Unit:
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
Collaborating Institutions:
Susan Garner and Felipe Ascencio, CIB, Baja California, Mexico; Ben Sherman and Paul Epstein, Consortium for Conservation Medicine; James Powell, Wildlife Trust
Funding Agency:
Foundation, Federal Funding
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