Vanesa Bejarano Alegre

🔬 PhD in Ecology | MSc in Zoology | Wildlife, Carnivore & Bird Conservationist 🐆🕊️ | Spatial Ecologist | Data Scientist for Nature 🐾🌎 |

Białowieża, Podlaskie, Poland

About

Postdoctoral researcher specializing in carnivore movement ecology, spatial modeling, and conservation. My research integrates animal telemetry, open data, and landscape analysis to understand how habitat change and human pressures shape carnivore behavior and persistence. Experienced in leading international collaborations and multidisciplinary projects across South America, with a focus on Neotropical carnivores as models for coexistence and conservation planning.

Experience

  • Postdoct Researcher at Instytut Biologii Ssaków PAN/Mammal Research Institute PAS
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Researcher at Mamiraua Institute – Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Researcher at Collevatti Lab
    Feb 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Researcher visitor at Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
    Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr

  • Field Technician at University of Oklahoma
    May 2021 - Oct 2021 · 6 mos