Francisco 'Pachi' Cervantes
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Pachi holds a PhD in Statistical Ecology by the University of Cape Town. He is an ecologist focused on modelling animal movement and dynamics of wildlife populations. He is particularly interested in using quantitative methods to address human impacts on biodiversity. Currently, he occupies a joint position between the Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation and the South African National Biodiversity Institute, where he works on the Biodiversity Data Pipeline for Wetlands and Waterbirds. Apart from this, he has also worked extensively trying to harmonize renewable energy development with biodiversity conservation, developing analytical techniques for vantage point surveys, and predictive risk maps for Cape Vultures.