In Memoriam

Of Larry David Wilson (1940-2024)

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  • Elí García-Padilla Biodiversidad Mesoamericana. Oaxaca de Juárez, C.P. 68016, Oaxaca, México.

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https://doi.org/10.29105/bys7.14-135

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Obituario, Larry D. Wilson, 1940-2024

Abstract

Obituario Dr. Larry David Wilson

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Author Biography

Elí García-Padilla, Biodiversidad Mesoamericana. Oaxaca de Juárez, C.P. 68016, Oaxaca, México.

Elí García-Padilla is a social biologist and professional photographer with more than 15 years of experience in the formal study and photodocumentation of the biological and cultural diversity of Mexico. He has published as author and co-author 3 books: “Mexican biodiversity: the snake, the jaguar and the quetzal”, “Visual guide to common frogs, toads, salamanders and sirens of Tamaulipas, Mexico” and “Visual guide to the biodiversity of Santa Martha Latuvi, Pueblos Mancomunados, Oaxaca, México” and more than 150 formal contributions – with more than a thousand citations – on the knowledge, science communication, and conservation of Mesoamerican biodiversity. Since 2006 he has invested effort in the exploration of Oaxaca and Chiapas, which are the most biodiverse and multicultural entities in Mexico. In 2017 he began to enter the mythical region of Los Chimalapas, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is the most biologically rich in all of Mexico under a community-based social conservation scheme. At present, he is immersed in the La Chinantla region in the Sierra Madre of Oaxaca, which is the most important, most biodiverse and best preserved remnant of mountain cloud forest in Mexico. He has taught several workshops on nature photography and the biocultural heritage of Mexico. He is a Red Tox expert and has taught several workshops on the identification and management of venomous snakes and the pre-hospital action protocol for snake accidents in community contexts. His photographic work has been published in prestigious magazines such as National Geographic in Spanish and Cuartoscuro. From 2020 to date, he co-founded the “Mesoamerican Biodiversity” initiative with the objective of collectively building a community around the dissemination of Mexico's most important wealth, which is its biodiversity and its native cultures. His opinion columns on socio-environmental issues, native peoples and biodiversity in general are published regularly in Oaxaca Media, Jornada Ecológica, Jornada Maya and the Ojarasca Supplement of La Jornada.

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Published

2024-07-01

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García-Padilla, E. (2024). In Memoriam: Of Larry David Wilson (1940-2024). Biología Y Sociedad, 7(14), 102–103. https://doi.org/10.29105/bys7.14-135

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Vol. 7 No. 14 (2024): Julio-Diciembre 2024

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