Darwin Leaders
Agustin Carbonell Betancor
START DATE: | 22nd February |
LOCATION: | Talcahuano |
AREA OF STUDY: | Chilean dolphin |
SPONSOR: | Centro Estudios Mastozoologia Marina |

Alex Marshall
START DATE: | 24th March |
LOCATION: | Callao |
AREA OF STUDY: | Cock of the Rock |
SPONSOR: | Inkaterra |

Alexia Hilbertidou
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Fiji |
AREA OF STUDY: | Fijian cicada |
SPONSOR: |
Alfredo Salazar
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Rays |
SPONSOR: | Galapagos Science Center |

Alicia Mediavilla
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Giant Tortoises |
SPONSOR: | Projects Galapagos |

Alison Ashworth
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Turtles |
SPONSOR: | DHCF |

Anna Goto
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Sydney |
AREA OF STUDY: | Corroboree Frog |
SPONSOR: |
Avery Tilley
START DATE: | 4th March |
LOCATION: | Valparaiso |
AREA OF STUDY: | Feral dogs |
SPONSOR: | Fundacion Kennedy |

Ben Jackson
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sea lions |
SPONSOR: | Projects Galapagos |

Blandine Thommerel
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sea turtles |
SPONSOR: | Karumbe |

Brigitta Gunawan
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Sydney |
AREA OF STUDY: | Greater Sliders |
SPONSOR: |
Camila Buitrago
START DATE: | 4th March |
LOCATION: | Valparaiso |
AREA OF STUDY: | Wetlands |
SPONSOR: | Fundacion Kennedy |

Camila Calderon Quirgas
START DATE: | 5th November |
LOCATION: | Rio de Janeiro |
AREA OF STUDY: | Reefs |
SPONSOR: | DHCF & Instituto Mar Adentro/PIR |

Celeste Giardinelli
START DATE: | 5th June |
LOCATION: | Easter Island |
AREA OF STUDY: | Seabirds |
SPONSOR: | IMC |

Cisne Zambrano
START DATE: | 24th March |
LOCATION: | Callao |
AREA OF STUDY: | Manta rays |
SPONSOR: | Planeta Oceano |

Clara Borba de Cerqueira
START DATE: | 13th December |
LOCATION: | Puerto Madryn |
AREA OF STUDY: | Shrublands |
SPONSOR: |

Daniel Caceres
START DATE: | 22nd February |
LOCATION: | Talcahuano |
AREA OF STUDY: | Marine otter |
SPONSOR: | Centro Estudios Mastozoologia Marina |

Duda Menegassi
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Beetles |
SPONSOR: | Charles Darwin Foundation |

Daniel Núñez Robles
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Darwin's toad |
SPONSOR: | Sociedad Zoologica, Uruguay |

Elliot Connor
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Tenerife |
AREA OF STUDY: | Pilot whale |
SPONSOR: | Fundación Telesforo Bravo Juan Coello |

Emily van Dijk
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sandy Beaches |
SPONSOR: | Instituto Clemente Estable |

Emmanuel Kudolo
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Plastic pollution in Marine environment |
SPONSOR: | Redfern |

Enrique Haag
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Chile |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sea urchin barrens |
SPONSOR: | University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Lab |
Flavia Zagury
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Punta Arenas |
AREA OF STUDY: | Coastal Wetlands |
SPONSOR: |
Gabriel Leralta
START DATE: | 2nd October |
LOCATION: | Fernando de Noronha |
AREA OF STUDY: | Turtles |
SPONSOR: | Redfern |

Gabriel Grellet
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Reptiles |
SPONSOR: | Millenium |

Gabriel Mirman
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sharks |
SPONSOR: |

Gift Munsaka
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Potberg, South Africa |
AREA OF STUDY: | Cape Vultures |
SPONSOR: |
Grant Terrell
START DATE: | 6th January |
LOCATION: | Falkland Islands |
AREA OF STUDY: | Island ecosystems |
SPONSOR: | Falklands Conservation |

Hanna Hogenboom
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Tomatos |
SPONSOR: |

Hannah Anderson
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Native Forests |
SPONSOR: | Instituto Clemente Estable |

Heather Needham
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Puerto Williams |
AREA OF STUDY: | Threats to native birds |
SPONSOR: | Cape Horn Interntional Center |

Heather O’Keefe
START DATE: | 2nd October |
LOCATION: | Fernando de Noronha |
AREA OF STUDY: | Rhodoliths |
SPONSOR: | Ocean Conservation Trust |

Hugo Díez Santaolalla
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Grasslands |
SPONSOR: | Instituto Clemente Estable |

IRO Tsarmpopoulou-Fokianou
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Tenerife |
AREA OF STUDY: | Pilot whale |
SPONSOR: | CCSL |

Isla Richards
START DATE: | 2nd October |
LOCATION: | Fernando de Norpronha |
AREA OF STUDY: | Octopus |
SPONSOR: | OCT |

Itamar Santana
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sea turtles |
SPONSOR: |

Jessica Tax
START DATE: | 5th November |
LOCATION: | Rio de Janeiro |
AREA OF STUDY: | Rainforest |
SPONSOR: | Redfern |

Jeongwoo Park
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Sydney |
AREA OF STUDY: | Honey Eater |
SPONSOR: |
João Delgado
START DATE: | 18th October |
LOCATION: | Salvador |
AREA OF STUDY: | Turtles |
SPONSOR: | Ecoflix |

Jordan Winters
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Hobart |
AREA OF STUDY: | Tall trees of Tasmania |
SPONSOR: |
Joseph Roy
START DATE: | 5th November |
LOCATION: | Rio de Janeiro |
AREA OF STUDY: | Howler monkeys |
SPONSOR: | APS |

Joshua Aiita
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | South Africa |
AREA OF STUDY: | Bontebok |
SPONSOR: | CapeNature |
Josh Clarke
START DATE: | 6th January |
LOCATION: | Falkland Islands |
AREA OF STUDY: | Tussock birdlife |
SPONSOR: |

Juliet de Rozario
START DATE: | 5th November |
LOCATION: | Rio de Janeiro |
AREA OF STUDY: | Dolphins |
SPONSOR: | IMC |

Karen Brewer-Carias
START DATE: | 5th November |
LOCATION: | Rio de Janeiro |
AREA OF STUDY: | Lion tamarin |
SPONSOR: | Ecoflix |

Karinne Tennenbaum
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Puerto Williams |
AREA OF STUDY: | Shorebirds |
SPONSOR: |

Kelsey Freeman
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Punta Arenas |
AREA OF STUDY: | Selk'nam - Tierra del Fuego |
SPONSOR: |
Laila Satim Mureb
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Punta Arenas |
AREA OF STUDY: | Giant Kelp |
SPONSOR: |
Laís Chaves
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Punta Arenas |
AREA OF STUDY: | Peale's dolphin |
SPONSOR: |

Larissa Vidal Melo
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sharks and rays |
SPONSOR: | TPP |

Laya Pothunuri
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Circ. economy |
SPONSOR: |
Loswitha Murugane
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Cape Town |
AREA OF STUDY: | Clanwilliam Cedar |
SPONSOR: |
LOTTE BATEN
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Tenerife |
AREA OF STUDY: | Coastal Forests |
SPONSOR: | IMC |

Luca Vincent
START DATE: | 18th October |
LOCATION: | Salvador de Bahia |
AREA OF STUDY: | Dolphins |
SPONSOR: | IMC |

Maanit Goel
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Marine iguanas |
SPONSOR: |

Mafe Carmona
START DATE: | 24th March |
LOCATION: | Callao |
AREA OF STUDY: | Oil spill impact |
SPONSOR: |

Manar Elkebir
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Cape Town |
AREA OF STUDY: | African Penguins |
SPONSOR: |
Manuela Acosta
START DATE: | 2nd October |
LOCATION: | Fernando de Noronha |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sharks |
SPONSOR: | JRNYZ.io |

Maria Eugenia Olivera
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Punta Arenas |
AREA OF STUDY: | Whales and Dolphins |
SPONSOR: |

Matheus Serra
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Coastal lagoons |
SPONSOR: | Fundacion Lagunas Costeras |

Matheus Sette e Camara
START DATE: | 24th March |
LOCATION: | Callao |
AREA OF STUDY: | Blue head macaw |
SPONSOR: |

Mauricette Marie Rajaobelina
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Cape Town |
AREA OF STUDY: | Baboon |
SPONSOR: |
Mazlume Rumeysa Lacin
START DATE: | 26th November |
LOCATION: | Punta del Este |
AREA OF STUDY: | Plastic pollution |
SPONSOR: |

Meghyn Fountain
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Mangroves |
SPONSOR: |

Merlijn Hulsenboom
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Seabirds |
SPONSOR: | Settle |

Michael Binder
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Endemic plants |
SPONSOR: | APS |

Mirjam Schibler
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Tenerife |
AREA OF STUDY: | Laureal forests |
SPONSOR: | Redfern |

Moana Tepano
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Whangaruru, New Zealand |
AREA OF STUDY: | Mohi-Mohi Moana Ocean Garden |
SPONSOR: |
Naia Andrade
START DATE: | 24th March |
LOCATION: | Callao |
AREA OF STUDY: | Vanilla Orchids |
SPONSOR: |

Nardi de la Torre
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | New Zealand |
AREA OF STUDY: | Australasian Bittern |
SPONSOR: |
Nicolas Marin
START DATE: | 13th December |
LOCATION: | Puerto Madryn |
AREA OF STUDY: | Steamer ducks |
SPONSOR: | CENPAT-CONICET |

Nina Marcovaldi
START DATE: | 12th September |
LOCATION: | Cape Verde |
AREA OF STUDY: | Turtles |
SPONSOR: | Ecoflix |

Olivia Navarrete Zur
START DATE: | 13th December |
LOCATION: | Puerto Madryn |
AREA OF STUDY: | Pumas |
SPONSOR: | John Anderson & CENPAT-CONICET |

Pedro Zero
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Tahiti |
AREA OF STUDY: | Polynesian lorikeets |
SPONSOR: |
Saehui Hwang
START DATE: | 23rd January |
LOCATION: | Punta Arenas |
AREA OF STUDY: | South Andean deer |
SPONSOR: |

Sam Aschebrock
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Hobart |
AREA OF STUDY: | Derwent Estuary, Tasmania |
SPONSOR: |
Samuel Cortese McLean
START DATE: | 5th June |
LOCATION: | Easter Island |
AREA OF STUDY: | Soil Rehabilitation |
SPONSOR: | DHCF |

Sharona Shnayder
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Cape Town |
AREA OF STUDY: | Invasive carps |
SPONSOR: |
Stefan Antunes
START DATE: | 18th October |
LOCATION: | Salvador |
AREA OF STUDY: | Dolphins |
SPONSOR: | DHCF |

Sydney Richardson
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Sydney |
AREA OF STUDY: | Seagrasses |
SPONSOR: |
Taleya Ouellet
START DATE: | 5th June |
LOCATION: | Easter Island |
AREA OF STUDY: | Micro Plastics |
SPONSOR: | Redfern |

Taysa Alves Rocha
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Invasive frogs |
SPONSOR: |

Tessina Strelow
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Tenerife |
AREA OF STUDY: | Endemic Birds |
SPONSOR: | UC Investors |

Thomas Schidlbauer
START DATE: | 2nd October |
LOCATION: | Fernando de Noronha |
AREA OF STUDY: | Dolphins |
SPONSOR: | Fourth Element |

Valarie Silali
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Gansbaai, South Africa |
AREA OF STUDY: | Great White Sharks |
SPONSOR: |
Vanessa Katafono
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Sydney |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sharks and rays |
SPONSOR: |
Veronica Avalos
START DATE: | 27th April |
LOCATION: | Galapagos |
AREA OF STUDY: | Habitat restore |
SPONSOR: |

Vineeta (Vini) Gupta
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Fiji |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sharks |
SPONSOR: |
Vitor Zanelatto
START DATE: | 13th December |
LOCATION: | Puerto Madryn |
AREA OF STUDY: | Owls |
SPONSOR: | CENPAT-CONICET |

Willem van Heever
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Cape Town |
AREA OF STUDY: | Cape fur seals |
SPONSOR: |
Yudmila Chunguane
START DATE: | 27th August |
LOCATION: | Cape Town |
AREA OF STUDY: | Sea Turtle Rescue |
SPONSOR: |
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