1 BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL Name Sandro Lovari Birthdate 11th August 1946 Birthplace Title Education Nationality Siena, Tuscany (Italy) Full Professor of Animal Behaviour, Siena University -Humanities High School Diploma (Liceo-Ginnasio E.S. Piccolomini, Siena, 1966) -Doctor of Biology, cum laude (Siena University, 1972) Italian Foreign Languages English (fluent), French (working knowledge), Spanish (working knowledge). Present Address Fields of Research Competence Chair of Animal Behaviour, Department of Life Sciences, Section of Behavioural Ecology, Ethology and Wildlife Management, University of Siena, via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy. Telephone +39-O577 233501, telefax +39-O577 233515, e-mail lovari@unisi.it.; Skype sandro.lovari - Ethology, Ecology and Behavioural Ecology of medium-size and large Mammals. - Wildlife Management and Conservation. Awards - Wellcome Research Grant (March 1-Sept. 30, 1971) at the Medical Research Council, Cambridge University, Madingley, Cambridge, U.K. - Ministerie van Onderwijs en Wetenschappen Scholarship (Nov. 1, 1971-July 31, 1972) at the Zoölogisch Laboratorium, Rijksuniversitet te Groningen, Haren, Groningen, The Netherlands. - Italian National Research Council Fellowship (May 1, 1974-Apr. 30, 1976) at the Istituto di Anatomia Comparata, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy. - Recipient of the Glaxo Prize for Science Popularisation (1984) for his book on the biology of the Apennine chamois: Il Popolo delle Rocce (People of the Rocks), Rizzoli, Milan 1984. - Recipient of the award "Personality of the Year" (1999) by the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (C.I.C.) for his contribution to the conservation and management of mountain ungulates. - Has been awarded travel and research grants from Wellcome Trust- London, Dutch Ministry of Education, Italian National Research Council, Italian Ministry of Education, Airone Wildlife Magazine, National Geographic Society, I.U.C.N., etc.
2 Professional Employment - Consultant Zoologist at the Centro Studi Ecologici Appenninici, Abruzzo National Park, Italy (1976-1986). - Assistant Researcher at the Istituto di Anatomia Comparata, Siena University (June 1976-Apr. 1977) and the Istituto di Zoologia, Parma University (May 1977-Nov. 1981). - Invited Visiting Researcher (Feb. 1-Apr. 30, 1977) at the Zoologiska Institutionen, Avdelningen för Etologi, Stockholms Universitet, Stockholm, Sweden. - Researcher of Zoology (permanent appointment) at the Istituto di Zoologia, Parma University (Dec. 1981-Jan. 1987). - Senior Visiting Researcher (Apr. 1, 1984-March 31, 1985) at the Sub- Department of Animal Behaviour, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Madingley, Cambridge, U.K. - Has held the Chair in Zoology at the Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare, Camerino University (Feb. 1987-Oct. 1990); Lecturer (Ecology: 1987; Animal Behaviour: 1987-1990). - Holds the Chair in Animal Behaviour at the Department of Life Sciences, Siena University (Nov. 1990-present). Teaches courses (Animal Behaviour; Wildlife Management) at an undergraduate and graduate level. Main Memberships - Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (LIFE MEMBER, 1971- present). - American Society of Mammalogists (LIFE MEMBER, 1991-present). - The Wildlife Society (U.S.A.) (MEMBER, 1994-2007). - Tropical Biology Association (COUNCIL MEMBER, 1994-2006). - Caprinae Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of I.U.C.N. (MEMBER, 1981-1984, 2002-present; CHAIRMAN, 1985-1997; DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, 1998-2001). - Reintroduction Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of I.U.C.N. (MEMBER, 1994-present). - Bear Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of I.U.C.N. (MEMBER, 1983-1999). - Deer Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of I.U.C.N. (MEMBER, 2004-present). - World Working Group on Birds of Prey of the International Council for Bird Preservation (ITALIAN DELEGATE, 1977-1983). - Associazione Teriologica Italiana (Italian Theriological Society) (VICE- PRESIDENT, 1993-1994, 1997-1998; PRESIDENT, 1995-1996; 1999-2000).
- Unione Zoologica Italiana (Italian Zoological Society) (DELEGATE MEMBER at the Italian Ministry of Agriculture for the enforcement of C.I.T.E.S., 1985-1991; SECRETARY OF THE FAUNA COMMISSION, 1987-1991; COUNCIL MEMBER, 1992-1995). - Società Italiana di Etologia (Italian Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour) (MEMBER, 1976-1996). 3 Publications - Scientific publications include 2 handbooks on research techniques of animal behaviour in the field (Etologia di campagna, Boringhieri, Turin 1980; Guida allo studio degli animali in natura, Boringhieri, Turin 2004, in coop. with A. Rolando), 1 book on aspects of the biology of mountain ungulates (The Biology and Management of Mountain Ungulates, Croom-Helm, London 1985), 1 book on Carnivores and Ungulates of Italy (Carnivori e Ungulati, Fauna d Italia, Calderini, Bologna 2003, in coop. with L. Boitani & A. Vigna Taglianti), more than 160 professional papers, over 120 abstracts from conferences, 14 book reviews. These have been published in Acta Theriologica, Aggressive Behaviour, Animal Behaviour, Behaviour, Behavioural Ecology & Sociobiology, Behavioural Processes, Biological Conservation, Biological Journal of Linnean Society, Ethology, Italian J. of Zoology, J. Animal Ecology, J. Applied Ecology, J. Wildlife Diseases, J. Zoology (Lond.), Rev.d Ecologie, Z. f. Säugetierkunde, Nature etc. - Semi-technical and popular articles on natural history exceed 150 in number. These have appeared in conservation and hunting periodicals, newspapers, amateur zoologist and geography magazines, books and encyclopaedias (e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica). Has published a photographic book on the chamois (Tra i camosci. Tamiozzo, Turin 1982, in collaboration with A. Azzolini). A book has been published as the popular version of eight years of field research on the social behaviour of the Apennine chamois in the Abruzzo National Park, Italy (Il popolo delle rocce. Rizzoli, Milan 1984). A popular book has been published on his research carried out in South Asia on 1986-2010 (L enigma delle pecore blu. Orme, Rome 2012). Other Professional Experience - Has held seminars and lectures at the universities of Cambridge, U.K. (1974; 1981; 1985), Padua (1976), Pisa (1990), Stockholm (1977), Toulouse (1980; 1982), Bangkok (1983), Milan (1984; 1990), Siena (1984; 1988), Reading (1985), Durham (1985), Zürich (1985), Tokyo (1986), Leicester (1987), Pavia (1987; 1988; 1991), Bern (1998), Seoul (2002), Gilgit (2007), Lahore (2010), Islamabad (2011). He has also given many talks at museums and other research institutions over Europe. - Qualified to teach General Biology and Zoology to medical students (Parma University 1978-79, 1979-80). - Supervises undergraduate and doctoral students.
- Has been a referee for Acta Theriologica, Aggressive Behaviour, Animal Behaviour, Animal Conservation, Avocetta, Behaviour, Behavioural Processes, Biological Conservation, Biosphere Conservation, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Climate Change Biology, Condor, Ethology Ecology and Evolution, Ethology, Italian Journal of Zoology, Journal of Animal Ecology, J. of Applied Ecology, Journal of Zoology (London), Journal of Wildlife Management, Mammal Review, Mammalian Species, Mammalia, Ricerche di Psicologia, N.A.T.O. Scientific Affairs Division, National Geographic Society (U.S.A.), W.W.F. International, Fonds Förderung Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Austria), International Science Foundation (U.S.A.), Ministry of Science and Technology (Slovenia), Snow Leopard Trust (U.S.A.) etc. - Has collaborated with the B.B.C. (British Broadcasting Corporation) for a television programme (broadcasted in 1982) on his research on the social behaviour of the Apennine chamois, within the series The Discovery of Animal Behaviour. - Is author (with L. Fedele and P. Lehner of the Swiss R.T.S.I., Radio Televisione Svizzera Italiana) of a feature movie on the biology of the chamois (1983). Has been a consultant zoologist for a feature movie on the biology of the red fox (1985). - Has been in the Commissione Tecnico Scientifica per la Fauna (Wildlife Management Committee), Italian Ministry of Environment (MEMBER 1989-93). - Has been the delegate of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) at the Italian Ministry of Environment for the enforcement of C.I.T.E.S. (1994-1996). - Has been in the Steering Committee of the National Park of Casentinesi Forests (1993-1997). - Has been in the Scientific Committee of the Regional Park of Maremma (1996-1999) and is in the Steering Committee of the same Park (2000-2008). - Has been a member of the Interdisciplinary Committee of the World Cultural Council (Mexico), for the "Albert Einstein" award (Science) (1999-2009). - Has been the organiser/co-organiser of the 4th International Conference on Chamois and Other Mountain Ungulates, Pescasseroli (AQ), 17-19 June 1983; the 1 st World Conference on Mountain Ungulates, Camerino (MC), 4-6 September 1989; the 1st Italian Congress of Mammalogy, Pisa, 27-29 October 1994; the 2nd World Conference on Mountain Ungulates, St. Vincent (AO), 5-7 May 1997; the 4th National Congress of Game Biologists, Bologna, 28-30 October 1999; the 5 th European Congress of Mammalogy, Siena, 6-11 September 2007; the 1 st International Congress on Genus Cervus, Primiero (TN), 14-17 September 2007. 4
- Has been the leader or co-leader of several research expeditions in North and South Thailand (1985-86-87), Hell s Gate National Park (Kenya, 1987), Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal, 1989-91-92-94-96-2002-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-10), Annapurna (Nepal, 1997-1998), Manaslu Conservation Area (Nepal, 2012), Hushey Valley-CKNP (Pakistan, 2009-2011) and Majathal Harsang Game Sanctuary, H.P. (India, 1990). 5 Foreign Travel - For research/study/congress participation: Austria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sultanate of Oman, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, U.S.A. May 2013 Prof Sandro LOVARI