Background
Castillo, Felix Hernan Vargas was born on March 9, 1959 in Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Son of Alberto Hortencio Vargas and Luz (Blanquita) Eroteida Castillo.
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Felix Hernan Vargas Castillo
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Pontificia University Católica del Ecuador, Quito, 1990. Master of Science, Boise State University, Idaho, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 2006.
Career
Technical advisor ecuadorian environmental authorities Galapagos National Park Service, Santa Cruz, Ecuador, since 1995, field assistant, 1978—1983, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, 1978—1983, interim program leader, 1997—2001. Biology teacher Colegio National Galápagos, 1984—1985. Science advisor international environmental ngos.
Charles Darwin Foundation, since 1995, active member, since 2002. Director neotropical science and student education program Peregrine Fund, Panama City, Panama, since 2006.
Achievements
Membership
Member of University Oxford, Aves & Conservacion (advisor 1985—2008).
Interests
Connections
Married Rosa Gisela Velastegui Galarza, March 8, 2000. Children: Enzo L. Vargas, Cynthia Vargas, Sarai Vargas, Felix Vargas.
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Born
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Nationality
Ecuadorean
Education
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1990
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1995
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2006
Career
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1978 - 1983
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1984 - 1985
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1995
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2006
Awards
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Grant, Charles Darwin Foundation, 1978-1983, 1987-1990, INGALA, 1981-1983, Peregrine Fund, 1991-1995, BirdLife International, 1993-1994, Frankfurt Zoological Society, 1995—2001, SeaWorld, 1999—2006, Friends Amigos de Galapagos Switzerland, 1999—2006, Swarovski & Company, 2002-2006, Galapagos Conservation Trust, 2002-2005, Whitley Laing Foundation, 2003-2006, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Darwin Initiative, 2003-2006, ZOOBOISE, 2007.Grant, Charles Darwin Foundation, 1978-1983, 1987-1990, INGALA, 1981-1983, Peregrine Fund, 1991-1995, BirdLife International, 1993-1994, Frankfurt Zoological Society, 1995—2001, SeaWorld, 1999—2006, Friends Amigos de Galapagos Switzerland, 1999—2006, Swarovski & Company, 2002-2006, Galapagos Conservation Trust, 2002-2005, Whitley Laing Foundation, 2003-2006, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Darwin Initiative, 2003-2006, ZOOBOISE, 2007.