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CEP Technical Report No. 35 1995 All CEP Technical Reports

ANNEX III - CARIBBEAN MANATEE SPECIALIST DIRECTORY (rev. 9/19/95)


BELIZE                                                                                        



Gibson, Janet                                                                                 



Natural Project Advisor                                  Management (primarily responsible    

GEF/ UNDP                                                for the overall coordination of all  

Coastal Zone Management Project                          manatee research, education and      

Fisheries Department                                     management programs)                 

P.O. Box 148                                                                                  

Belize City                                                                                   

phone: (1-501) 2-35739                                                                        

fax:     (1-501) 2-35738                                                                      

                                                                                              

PRESENT ADDRESS:                                                                              

Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies                                                

Department of Marine Sciences and  Coastal Management                                         

Ridley Building                                                                               

University of Newcastle                                                                       

Newcastle upon Tyne  NE1 7RU                                                                  

phone: (44-0) 191 222 6000 / 191 222 6659                                                     

fax      (44-0) 191 222 7891                                                                  

e-mail   j.p.gibson@ncl.ac.uk                                                                 



                                                                                              



Smith, Greg                                                                                   



c/o General Delivery                                     Manatee behavior, habitat            

San Pedro Town                                           description                          

Ambergris Cay                                                                                 

phone: (1-501) 1-49661 (home)                                                                 



                                                                                              



Young, Earl R.                                                                                



Senior Research Assistant                                Research, management                 

Ministry of Agriculture                                                                       

Fisheries Department                                                                          

CZMU                                                                                          

Princess Margaret Drive                                                                       

P.O. Box 148                                                                                  

Belize City                                                                                   

phone: (1-501) 2-44552 / 32623                                                                

fax:     (1-501) 2-32983                                                                      



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



BRAZIL                                                                                        



Castro, Denise de Freitas                                                                     



Fundação Mamíferos Marinhos                              Manatee biology                      

Dioclécio Acioli, 1790                                                                        

Paripueira, AL   57935-000                                                                    

phone/fax: (55-82) 293-1100                                                                   



                                                                                              



Fernandes, Márcio                                                                             



Coordenador Regional                                     Manatee biology                      

Centro Peixe-Boi / IBAMA                                                                      

Rua Valência, 39                                                                              

São Francisco                                                                                 

Parnaíba   PI                                                                                 



                                                                                              



Lima, Régis Pinto de                                                                          



Coordenador Regional                                     Manatee biology                      

Centro Peixe-Boi / IBAMA                                                                      

Dioclécio Acioli, 1790                                                                        

Paripueira  AL  57935-000                                                                     

phone/fax: (55-82) 293-1100                                                                   



                                                                                              



Marmontel, Dr. Miriam                                                                         



Interim Regional Manatee Coordinator                     Manatee biology and conservation,    

Aquatic Systems Coordinator, Projeto Mamirauá            reproductive anatomy, age            

Caixa Postal 0001                                        determination, population dynamics   

69470-000  Tefé  AM                                                                           

phone: (55-92) 743-2736 (office)   (55-92) 743-2774                                           

(residence)                                                                                   

fax:     (55-92) 743-2736 (office)  (55-92) 743-2774                                          

(residence)                                                                                   



                                                                                              



Oliveira, Eunice M. A.                                                                        



Centro Peixe-Boi / IBAMA                                 Manatee biology                      

Chefe Nacional                                                                                

Estrada do Forte Orange, s/no.                                                                

Caixa Postal 01                                                                               

Itamaracá  PE  53900-000                                                                      

phone: (55-81) 544-1056                                                                       

fax:     (55-81) 544-1835                                                                     



                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              



Paludo, Danielle                                                                              



Coordenadora Regional                                    Manatee biology                      

Centro Peixe-Boi / IBAMA                                                                      

Av. D. Pedro II, 3484                                                                         

Mata do Buraquinho                                                                            

João Pessoa  PB                                                                               

phone: (55-83) 244-1626                                                                       

fax:     (55-83) 224-7453                                                                     



                                                                                              



Picanço, Márcia Cristina de Lima                                                              



Fundação Mamíferos Marinhos                              Manatee biology                      

Estrada do Forte Orange, s/no.                                                                

Caixa Postal 01                                                                               

Itamaracá  PE   53900-000                                                                     

phone: (55-81) 544-1056                                                                       

fax:     (55-81) 544-1835                                                                     



                                                                                              



Pimentel, Domingos P.                                                                         

Pimentel, Germana C. D'Angelo                                                                 



Fundação FAUNE - Grupo Mamíferos Aquáticos - NE          Manatee biology                      

Rua Rio Solimões, 231                                                                         

Areias                                                                                        

Recife   PE   50780                                                                           

phone: (55-81) 251-0952                                                                       



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



COLOMBIA                                                                                      



Caicedo Herrera, Dalila                                                                       



Cra 29 no. 90 - 34                                       Behavior, ecology, conservation      

La Castellana                                                                                 

Santafé de Bogotá                                                                             

fax:     (57-1) 240-7315                                                                      



                                                                                              



Montenegro Paredes, Maureen I.                                                                



Corporación Hylea                                        Behavior, ecology, conservation      

Calle 123 no. 40A - 41, apto. 510                                                             

Apartado Aereo 86.917                                                                         

Santafé de Bogotá                                                                             

e-mail     hylea@colciencias.gov.col                                                          



                                                                                              



                                                                                              

                                                                                              

Montoya O., Rubby A.                                                                          



c/o Antonio Mignucci (see Puerto Rico)                   Behavior, ecology, rehabilitation,   

                                                         population dynamics,                 

                                                         management/conservation,             

                                                         strandings, mortality, blood         

                                                         chemistry                            



                                                                                              



Rafael Vidal, Luis                                                                            



Club de Amigos del Manatí                                                                     

Calle 16 no. 6A - 61                                                                          

Barrio Córdoba                                                                                

Magangue, Bolívar                                                                             



                                                                                              



Rodrigues, German Mauricio Prieto                                                             



Apartado Aereo 80075                                     Ecology, taxonomy,                   

Bogota                                                   management/conservation, Sirenia,    

phone: (57-6) 121-423                                    Cetacea                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



COSTA RICA                                                                                    



Leon, Mario A.                                                                                



Project Shelter International                            Manatee biology, aerial surveys      

Apartado 3153-1000                                                                            

San Juan                                                                                      



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



CUBA                                                                                          



Estrada, Alberto                                                                              



Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales del Ministerio   Manatee biology                      

de Agricultura                                                                                

Apartado Postal 5152                                                                          

10500, La Habana 13                                                                           

Calle 174 no. 1723                                                                            

Playa, Ciudad de la Habana                                                                    

phone: (53-7) 21-9960                                                                         

fax:     (53-7) 33-5086                                                                       



                                                                                              



                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              

Ferrer, Lourdes T.                                                                            



Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras del Ministerio de    Manatee biology                      

la Industria Pesquera                                                                         

Barlovento, Habana                                                                            

Apartado Postal 627                                                                           

Habana 13, 11300                                                                              

Av. 37 # 4607 apto 1. X 46 y 48                                                               

Playa, Ciudad de la Habana                                                                    

phone: (53-7) 32-3820 / 32-1271 (contact: Jorge Valdés)                                       



                                                                                              



                                                                                              

Ibarra Martin, Dra. Maria Elena                                                               



Directora                                                Biology, conservation                

Centro de Investigaciones Marinas                                                             

Universidad de La Habana                                                                      

Ave. 1ra. no. 2808                                                                            

Miramar, Ciudad Habana                                                                        

phone: (53-7) 22-1676                                                                         



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                                                                            



de Calventi, Idelisa Josefina Bonnelly                                                        



PERMAPLATA                                               Management/conservation, Cetacea     

Calle Guarocuya 90, El Millon                                                                 

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 530-6245                                                                       



                                                                                              



Dominguez, Tammy                                                                              



Nacional Coordinator for Proyecto de Conservacion del    Manatee conservation, aerial and     

Manatí (PROMANATI/PAD), National Coordinator for         terrestrial surveys, necropsy.       

Caribbean Stranding Network                                                                   

Calle Santiago no. 203, Gazcue                                                                

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 221-4010                                                                       

fax:     (1-809) 685-1544                                                                     



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



Inoa, Valeria                                                                                 



Veterinaria                                              Rehabilitation                       

Parque Zoologico Nacional                                                                     

Ave. Arroyo Salado, Arroyo Hondo                                                              

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 592-1509                                                                       

fax:     (1-809) 593-0029                                                                     



                                                                                              



Lembert, Jose                                                                                 



Museo Nacional de Historia Nacional de Santo Domingo     Osteology (classification and        

MNHNSD                                                   osteometry)                          

Plaza de la Cultura                                                                           

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 689-0106/ 685-1580                                                             



                                                                                              



Malagon, Mario T. Delgado                                                                     



Director Ejecutivo                                       Sirenia, education                   

Fundacion Dominicana Pro Investigación y Conservación                                         

de los Recursos Marinos                                                                       

Apartado Postal 21449                                                                         

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 541-1022                                                                       

fax:     (1-809) 542-5101                                                                     



                                                                                              



Maria, Roberto                                                                                



Veterinario                                              Rehabilitation                       

Ave. Romulo Betancourt no. 2076                                                               

Urb. Real, Santo Domingo                                                                      

phone: (1-809) 531-3134 / 531-4725                                                            



                                                                                              



Mota, Matilde                                                                                 



Calle Lea de Castro, no. 19, Gazcue                      Education                            

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 685-1544                                                                       



                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              

                                                                                              



Ottenwalder, Dr. Jose A.                                                                      



PROMANATI/PAD consultant                                 Management and conservation, aerial  

Parque Zoologico Nacional                                and terrestrial surveys, experience  

Apartado Postal 2449                                     with manatees in Dominican           

Santo Domingo                                            Republic, Haiti and Florida          

(1-809) 562-2080 (voice) 562-2070 (fax)                                                       

PNUD                                                                                          

Ave. Anacaona no. 9                                                                           

Apartado 1424                                                                                 

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 531-3403                                                                       

fax:     (1-809) 531-3507                                                                     

e-mail: pnud-dom!jottenwalder@codemail.attmail.com                                            



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



Pugibet, Enrique                                                                              



Acuario Nacional                                         Rehabilitation                       

Ave. Espana                                                                                   

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 592-1509                                                                       

fax:     (1-809) 592-0029                                                                     



                                                                                              



Valera, Onaney                                                                                



Parque Zoologico Nacional                                Education, experience as             

Ave. Arroyo Salado                                       coordinator of environmental         

Urb. Arroyo Hondo                                        education activities                 

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

(1-809) 562-3149 (voice) 562-2070 (fax)                                                       

Ave. Crisantemos Edificio P3-3                                                                

Jardines del Norte                                                                            

Santo Domingo                                                                                 

phone: (1-809) 566-7245                                                                       



                                                                                              



Villalba, Amaury                                                                              



Educator and graphic artist for PROMANATI/PAD            Graphic arts, environmental          

Calle Uruguay no. 6, 2o piso, Gazcue                     education, museography of marine     

Santo Domingo                                            mammals                              

phone: (1-809) 682-9659                                                                       



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



GUATEMALA                                                                                     



Quintana Rizzo, Ester                                                                         



Center for Conservation Studies                          Manatee biology, aerial surveys      

Universidad de San Carlos                                                                     

20 Av. A 12-67                                                                                

Zona 11, Col Mirador                                                                          

01011 Ciudad de Guatemala                                                                     

phone: (502) 273-8076                                                                         



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



GUYANA                                                                                        



Bossart, Dr. Greg                                                                             



see under U.S.                                                                                



                                                                                              






HONDURAS                                                                                      



Cerrato B., Carlos A.                                                                         



Secretaria de Estado en el Despacho del Ambiente, SEDA                                        

Ed. Palmira, 5to piso                                                                         

Colonia Palmira                                                                               

phone: (504) 39-0241                                                                          

fax:     (504) 32-7718                                                                        

c/o Departamento de Biologia, UNAH                                                            

Ciudad Universitaria, Tegucigalpa                                                             

phone: (504) 32-2110 ext. 170 / 38-1682 (office) /                                            

38-1682 (residence)                                                                           

fax:     (504) 31-4608                                                                        



                                                                                              



Cruz, Gustavo                                                                                 



Fundación Cuero y Salado                                 Manatee biology                      

Apartado Postal 122                                                                           

La Ceiba                                                                                      



                                                                                              



                                                                                              



JAMAICA                                                                                       



Donaldson, Andrea                                                                             



Environmental Officer for Marine Species                 Manatee biology and conservation     

National Parks, Protected Areas and Wildlife Branch                                           

Natural Resource and Conservation Authority (NRCA)                                            

53 1/2 Molynes Road                                                                           

Kingston 10                                                                                   

phone: (1-809) 923-5155 / 5166                                                                

fax:     (1-809) 923-5070                                                                     



                                                                                              



Strong, Yvette                                                                                



Senior Director                                          Manatee biology and conservation     

National Parks, Protected Areas and Wildlife Branch                                           

Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)                                               

53 1/2 Molynes Road                                                                           

Kingston 10                                                                                   

phone: (1-809) 923-5155 / 5166                                                                

fax:     (1-809) 923-5070                                                                     





 

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