Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, PhD
@birdmapper
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Assistant Professor of Conservation Ecology @ucsc. #Biodiversity, #GIS, #birds, #tropicalecology, #WomeninSTEM, #cienciacriolla. Fulbrighter. Birder. Mum.
Santa Cruz, CA
Joined October 2016
I am excited to share my @TEDTalks for @TEDxSantaCruz on the idea of birdwatching tourism as a way to support conservation and economic development in rural parts of tropical countries. Enjoy! (short 🧵to follow) https://t.co/3avbbZwPYA. Share widely 👀🐦⬛🐦
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Cambio extremo
Lo que necesitan para empezar el día es esta portada de ciencia colombiana. Una historia de cómo el cambio climático está alterando las características de algunas aves que están en el país. Algunas tienen la cola más larga que hace 100 años.
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La diversidad se mide de muchas formas, y eso orienta las decisiones conservación. En el #PaperDelMes (Neate-Clegg et al. 2025) resaltamos que las especies endémicas no reflejan toda la diversidad funcional de las aves en Colombia. Lee el artículo: https://t.co/aUFPPQTPbR
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Birdwatching tourism is booming but not all destinations are created equally @birdmapper #Birdwatching #travel #tourism #birds #biodiversity #wildlife #ecotourism
https://t.co/p3v6CJFQy7
traveltomorrow.com
Over the past few decades, tourists worldwide have become increasingly interested in birdwatching tourism, a form of sustainable outdoor travel. New research indicates, however, that some
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Thrilled to finally share my new paper in Environmental Research Letters on Colombia’s lowland peatlands — ecosystems that store vast amounts of carbon, were almost unknown, and are now newly mapped thanks to years of fieldwork. 🌍🌿 🧵👇
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Si eres guía de Aviturismo en Colombia 🇨🇴, te invitamos a llenar esta encuesta sobre los impactos económicos y sociales del aviturismo para un estudio. Sólo toma 10 mins. Por favor compartir! https://t.co/ewZkY0XKK1
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This World View by Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela discusses from a personal perspective the challenges of being an academic and a mother, pointing out ways in which academia can become more family-friendly. https://t.co/yzdY78SP6o
nature.com
Nature Human Behaviour - Academia is not a welcoming place for women who want both a family and a career. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela draws on her own experience to explain how this must change.
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t’s not easy to be a (present) mum and an (effective) academic, but we can manage both if we have supportive teams, welcome flexibility, and lead with kindness. In @NatureHumBehav about my experience with this balancing act 🤹🏻♀️ https://t.co/HTh32OmS1Y
nature.com
Nature Human Behaviour - Academia is not a welcoming place for women who want both a family and a career. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela draws on her own experience to explain how this must change.
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I’ve finally made the jump to the other platform 💙sky. Follow me there @birdmapper.bsky.social. It’s so sad to see how they’ve ruined what we once had here on Twitter 😢.
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Cali será epicentro del aviturismo mundial, con la celebración de la XI versión de Colombia Birdfair, la Feria Internacional de Aves de Colombia @ColombiaBF 13-16 de febrero, gracias al apoyo de @CvcAmbiental @AlcaldiaDeCali @MabelLaraNews @alejoeder
https://t.co/KQ4nvDS0Ki
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Una muy buena oportunidad para financiar proyectos de jóvenes ornitólogas(os) Latinoamericanas(os) con postgrado: Becas de investigación y Conservación de la @AmOrnith para Latinoamérica y el Caribe. ¡La convocatoria está abierta!:
americanornithology.org
The AOS Conservation Committee has initiated a small grants program to support student/early-career scientists from Latin America and the Caribbean conducting conservation-related research on either...
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Back to the field to study the birds of my homeland, the Llanos. We are putting transmitters on Black Skimmers and looking for avian influenza in all water birds. My happy place! 💙🪶
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Hello. I wrote a story about birdwatching in Colombia. It’s about much more than staring at some (very beautiful) birds. I hope at least a tiny bit of the magic of Colombia and its birders comes through. Inspired & informed by the work of @birdmapper. https://t.co/PwYPASdjyB
vox.com
An unexpected industry is booming in Colombia. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
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🦁We're seeking a Research Technician for our South Texas Lion Project! Work duties include maintaining camera traps, investigating kill sites, and participating in lion work-ups. A phenomenal opportunity in the STX brush country. See below for more: https://t.co/hw3JswaF5Y 🦁
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De Javier Rubio en La Florida: “Primero las contemplas, luego empiezas a comprenderlas, y luego comienzas a conservar. Ese es el camino que recorre el que adquiere este hábito de avistar aves”.
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Hace poco, en el marco de la #COP16Colombia, acompañe a @BenjiSJones de @voxdotcom a viajar por los paisajes y gentes del Valle del Cauca para contar esta historia del crecimiento del aviturismo en Colombia 🇨🇴. Leánla aqui en español (soon in English too)
vox.com
Una industria inesperada está en auge en Colombia. Esto es lo que la hace tan positiva.
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Check out our new paper and its associated press release, an amazing team led by friend and colleague @OrnithoAle 🙌🏽
While Colombia is protecting biodiversity and cultural diversity, both remain mostly inaccessible to tourists. @ESPM_Berkeley professor @OrnithoAle and colleagues offer a new framework for sustainable ecotourism planning in Colombia and beyond. https://t.co/nXRthgJsXe
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This is going to the top of my reading list! So important to amplify voices of those that have been marginalized 🙌🏽. Thank you for this paper 👏🏽 ! And let’s continue diversifying #conservation one voice at a time 🙌🏽🌈🌍
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Join this awesome PI @fla_montano to study Neotropical birds!
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Job opening @NaturalSciences as data scientist working with our Research and Collections department, including #biodiversity data #Raleigh
https://t.co/Bw418ERjYo
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