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Professor at the University of Saint-Etienne, Associate Director of Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Université Paris-Sciences-Lettres and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. He heads a research team at the University of Saint-Etienne (CNRS, Inserm) devoted to bioacoustics. Professor Mathevon has been conducting research into acoustic communication and sound perception in crocodilians for almost 20 years, both in captivity and in the field.
Professor and Researcher at the Department of Sciences et Techniques, Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Taroudant, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco. He has held a Ph.D. in Ecophysiology and Conservation Biology from Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, since 2017, with a research focus on Moroccan reptiles. Abdellah is an expert member of the IUCN’s Snake and Lizard Red List for the Maghreb. He has published several works on conservation biology and contributes as an expert to various conservation projects in Morocco. Currently, his teaching covers zoology, ecology, and conservation biology, while his research interests include herpetology and biogeography. He has led projects on human-animal conflicts, including studies on snake, snake charming practices, turtles and others reptiles.
Né le 25 janvier 1956 au Maroc, Luc est un spécialiste des crocodiles qui s’est illustré par les parcs animaliers qu’il a créé dont CROCOPARC Agadir. Il est membre du Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) de la commission de la sauvegarde des espèces à l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN).
Passionné de crocodiles, Luc s’investit dans la préservation des espèces menacées. Mais sa passion ne se limite pas à eux. Il est très investi dans la préservation d’autres espèces de reptiles, d’oiseaux et des milieux naturels.
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nature Conservation at the Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa since 2015. His academic background spans both the social sciences (Bachelor’s) and life sciences (Master’s and PhD). He has worked in environmental education and wilderness trails and spent 14 years in the Scientific Services Division of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife at the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site. His publications include book chapters, technical reports, posters, and articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has also presented papers at numerous scientific symposia across four continents. In addition to his academic contributions, he has participated in radio and television wildlife programs and is a member of multiple professional organisations. Since 2003, he has been actively involved in the research, conservation, and management of Nile crocodiles in southern Africa. He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group for East & Southern Africa.
Senior researcher at CAMES in Applied Ecology and Agricultural Innovation Systems. She is Director of the Centre Agricultural Research of the Southern Benin (CRA-Sud) at the Institut National of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB).
She holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Animal Sciences and Communication and Innovation Systems in Agriculture, obtained from Wageningen University (The Netherlands) in 2013. Dr Ir. Nathalie KPERA has held the position of -i- Vice-President for West and Central Africa of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (CSG/IUCN) since 2013, -ii- Focal Point of Benin for the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme ex-Pillar 4 (CAADP-XP4) of the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), -Focal Point of Benin for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Programme facilitated by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CORAF, Coordinator of the regional BIOSTIMULANTS project in Benin, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire and Focal Point for other agreements signed between INRAB and CORAF.
Author of several scientific publications on African crocodile species conservation and documentary films on wildlife, she is currently co-supervising six doctoral theses in wildlife management (crocodiles, venomous snakes, marine turtles, captive wildlife species), forest animal breeding (snails) and management of community relict forest in Benin).
Dr Ir. Gnanki Nathalie KPERA received the President's Encouragement Award from the Crocodile Specialist Group in South Africa in 2014 for her many scientific contributions to crocodile conservation in West and Central Africa, and the ‘Outstanding Woman of the Year 2020’ award from the Government of Benin for her work in scientific research, the advancement of women and the promotion of gender equality in Benin.
