THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

9 to 11 September 2026

CENTRO CULTURAL UNIVERSITARIO BICENTENARIO SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, S.L.P.

Meeting of professionals, managers, students and the general public interested in the management and conservation of wildlife

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PLENARY SPEAKERS

Dr. Fidel Hernández

Profesor

Fidel Hernández is a Regents Professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and holds the Sue & Radcliffe Killam Chair in Wildlife, Livestock, and Habitat Interactions at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. He is a Fulbright scholar and has taught courses on grassland ecology and wildlife at the University of Magallanes in Chile. He has also conducted research on livestock-wildlife conflicts in the Patagonian steppe with the Institute of Patagonia. He currently serves as president of The Wildlife Society.

Dr. David Hewitt

Profesor

Dr. David Hewitt is the Executive Director of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His primary research interests include wildlife nutrition, ecology, and management. He focused much of his research on white-tailed deer and edited the book White-tailed Deer Biology and Management. David has been a member of The Wildlife Society since 1985 and is a TWS Fellow. He has studied deer, white-winged doves, and black bears in Mexico and is excited to be here for this meeting of the Mexico Chapter of The Wildlife Society.

Dr. Randy W. DeYoung

Profesor

Randy is a Professor and Research Scientist at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and Department of Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His teaching responsibilities include a Large Mammal Ecology and Management course for undergraduates and a Research Methods course for graduate students. Randy grew up in South Texas, where he developed an appreciation for hunting, fishing, and the unique culture, language, history, and food of the border region.

Dr. Lisanne Petracca

Profesor

Dr. Lisanne Petracca is an Assistant Professor of Carnivore Ecology at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Center at Texas A&M - Kingsville. She received her bachelors degree from Tufts University, her masters degree from Duke University, and her Ph.D. from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). To date, she has published over 25 manuscripts on carnivore ecology, focusing on carnivore guilds from Central America to Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Petracca is Principal Investigator of the South Texas Lion Project and leads CKWRIs research into ocelots, mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes. Dr. Petraccas research centers on novel quantitative approaches to estimate the spatial and population ecology of carnivores and their prey species. Before entering academia, Dr. Petracca had a decade-long career in the non-profit sector and has experience working with nonprofits, academic institutions, state and federal agencies, and private landowners.

Dr. Jennifer Smith

Profesor

Dr. Jen Smith is an avian ecologist whose research examines the effects of global change on bird ecology, including spatial patterns, demography, and behavior. She also studies the human dimensions of wildlife management, focusing on how social and psychological factors influence decisions and how management practices affect people. Her work integrates ecological and social perspectives to promote sustainable land use that benefits both wildlife and human well-being. She earned her BSc in Zoology from Cardiff University and her Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham (UK), where she studied the effects of supplementary feeding on woodland birds. She completed postdoctoral research at Virginia Tech and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, focusing on land-use change and the impacts of wind energy on birds. Currently, she holds the C.C. (Charlie) Winn Endowed Chair for Quail Research at Texas A&M-Kingsville. She also serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Field Ornithology and Vice President of The Association of Field Ornithologists.

PRE-CONGRESS COURSES

September 8, 2026

INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Dr. Martín Emilio Pereda Solís

Dr. Martín Emilio Pereda Solís is a Veterinarian and Full-Time Professor-Researcher at the Juárez University of the State of Durango (UJED). He holds a Masters and a Doctorate in Science from the Postgraduate College and is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNII Level I). His academic work focuses on the ecology and conservation of wildlife, animal health, and the analysis of ecological systems applied to natural resource management. He has conducted research on grassland birds, ecotoxicology, and population dynamics, integrating modeling and simulation tools to understand the interaction between species, habitat, and environmental factors. As a professor and researcher, he has taught courses in scientific methodology, systems analysis, and ecological modeling in undergraduate and graduate programs. His experience combines fieldwork with the use of analytical tools for decision-making in the management and conservation of wildlife. In this course, Dr. Pereda shares his experience in using systems analysis and simulation as tools to understand the complexity of ecological systems and to support the planning and sustainable management of wildlife populations.

IDENTIFICATION, PREDATION AND WILDLIFE PREDATORS: TECHNIQUES AND FIELD EXPERIENCES

Dr. Octavio César Rosas Rosas

Dr. Octavio César Rosas Rosas is originally from Tecamachalco, Puebla. He graduated with a degree in Biology from the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) in 1996. He earned his Masters degree in Wildlife Science and his PhD in Wildlife Ecology from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA (1999-2005). Dr. Octavio is a Full Professor and Researcher at the Postgraduate College (CP), San Luis Potosí Campus, where he has worked for 21 years. He served as Director of Sustainable Wildlife Management for the government of the state of San Luis Potosí (2007-2009). Since 2012, he has been on a research stay at the CPs Puebla Campus, working on the national project The Jaguar in the Sierra Madre Oriental Ecological Corridor and the opening of a new postgraduate program. Dr. Rosas Rosas has 100 scientific publications in indexed national and international journals and 1,675 citations to his work. He has participated in the training of 42 undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students as a thesis advisor and consultant.

TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO THE MONITORING AND ESTIMATION OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS

Dr. Fernando Noel González Saldívar

Dr. Fernando González is a biologist, graduated from the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) in 1982. He earned his Masters degree in Natural Resource Management from the Institute of Wildlife and Hunting Knowledge at the Faculty of Forest Sciences of Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany (1983-1985). He received his PhD in Wildlife Management from the Faculty of Biology at Ludwig-Maximilian University (1987-1990). Dr. González is a Full Professor and Researcher (Level C) at the Faculty of Forest Sciences of the UANL in Linares, Nuevo León. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at CIBNOR-BCS, conducting research on bighorn sheep in the Sierra La Giganta and pronghorn in the Vizcaíno Desert in Baja California Sur (1998-2000). He collaborated with the federal government as Director of Management, Monitoring, and Projects at the Wildlife Directorate of SEMARNAT (2001-2002). In 2004, he participated in a project to assess bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations using helicopter monitoring in the states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, in collaboration with AGADES-Sonora and the DGVS-SEMARNAT. He is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) at Level I. Dr. González has over 70 national and international scientific publications. He has mentored and advised more than 80 undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students.

BOOK PRESENTATION "THE POLICY DIMENSIONS OF THREATENED SPECIES MANAGEMENT"

Dr. Alejandro Ortega Argueta

Alejandro Ortega-Argueta. Researcher and professor, based at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas. Bachelors degree in Biology, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, 1994. Masters degree in Wildlife Management, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Mexico, 2000. PhD, University of Queensland, Australia, 2008. He has worked at the Institute of Biological Research and the Center for Tropical Research at Universidad Veracruzana, as well as at the Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Mexico. Since 2013, he has been a tenured researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in biodiversity research and conservation projects. He has undertaken academic stays in Mexico, the United States, Belize, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Australia, and the United Kingdom. He served as secretary of the Technical Advisory Committee for Manatee Conservation in Mexico and is a co-author of the Recovery Program for Manatee Conservation in Mexico in its 2001, 2010, and 2020 versions. He has collaborated with agencies in Mexico, Australia, Belize, Brazil, and the United States. As a researcher, he has contributed to more than 50 publications (articles, chapters, and books in Spanish and English). His areas of expertise include research and participation in the planning, management, and analysis of policies for biodiversity conservation and sustainability. He is a member of the IUCN Conservation Planning Specialist Group. In 2023, he completed an academic residency at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, United Kingdom, and currently holds Level II status in the National System of Researchers (SNII).

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