Santiago Tacuri-Valencia

Santiago Tacuri is a biology student in Ecuador with interests in herpetology, biodiversity conservation, and environmental education. He has taken part in amphibian and reptile monitoring projects, and is currently developing a research project with a biological and anthropological focus in Taisha canton, Morona Santiago province, alongside a study documenting species along an altitudinal gradient in San Pedro, Río Verde canton. He contributes to the conservation of Atelopus colomai through research, environmental education, and science outreach aimed at protecting this threatened species, and is a member of WWF's Youth Community for Conservation in Ecuador.