Merlijn van Weerd

Merlijn van Weerd
Born(1970-06-10)10 June 1970
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
Known forConservation of the Philippine crocodile; founding of Mabuwaya Foundation
AwardsParker-Gentry Award (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsEcology, Conservation biology
InstitutionsLeiden University

Merlijn van Weerd (born 10 June 1970) is a Dutch wildlife biologist and conservationist, known for his extensive work in the Philippines on the conservation of the critically endangered Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis). He is a lecturer at Leiden University and founder of the Mabuwaya Foundation, a biodiversity conservation organization in the Philippines.

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