PEDRO PELOSO
BIODIVERSITY SCIENTIST & CONSERVATIONIST
seeking to study, document and protect the biocultural diversity of our planet.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
The main goal of my research is to conceptually unite field-based exploration of biodiversity and comparative biology to understand the processes responsible for the generation and maintenance of global biodiversity.
Professor of Biological Sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. I also serve on the borrd for Instituto Boitatá, a Brazilian non-profit focused on conservation.
Most of my research projects fall within three broad areas of the biological sciences: Systematics, Evolution and Conservation.
COMBINING
ART + SCIENCE
I believe that creatively combining science and artistic expressions creates an extremely powerful tool to influence people's views about the future of natural environments in our planet.
Conservation Photography is an upcoming discipline aimed at changing our behavior and how we perceive the natural world. I use my own photography and support other artists to create work that seek to inspire change.
STORYTELLING
& EDUCATION
As an educator I teach graduate and undergraduate courses and workshops in themes related to zoology and conservation.
I also frequently write science popularization articles, and engage in public speaking to raise awareness about biodiversity loss and conservation.
I have a special passion about writing and speaking to children. I have authored two children's books that my editor likes to label as "science communication for kids": Lia, a salamandra viajante (2024) and O Sapo-Foguetinho (2025).
IN NUMBERS
Over 50
papers published
31 new frog species
One Leishmania and an unidentified arboviral infection
One new Praying Mantis
DOCUMENTING THREATENED SPECIES
Documenting Threatened Species (DoTS) It is a bold initiative to study, document, and protect rare, poorly known, and endangered species. I founded this initiative that combines science and creative expressions to raise awareness about the conservation of little-known and little-appreciated creatures from tropical rainforests.
