12 Facts About Russell Mittermeier

Russell Alan Mittermeier was born on November 8,1949 and is an American primatologist and herpetologist.

Russell Mittermeier has written several books for both popular and scientist audiences, and has authored more than 300 scientific papers.

Russell A Mittermeier is Chief Conservation Officer of Re:wild.

Russell Mittermeier served as President of Conservation International from 1989 to 2014, then Executive Vice-chair from 2014 to 2017.

Russell Mittermeier has undertaken research in more than 30 countries, including Amazonia and Madagascar.

Since 1977, Mittermeier has served as Chairman of the IUCN-World Conservation Union Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group, and he has been a member of the Steering Committee of the Species Survival Commission since 1982.

Russell Mittermeier chaired the first World Bank Task Force on Biodiversity in 1988, which was instrumental in introducing the term "biodiversity" to that institution.

Russell Mittermeier became an adjunct professor at the Stony Brook University in 1978, a research associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University for more than two decades, and has been President of the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation since 1996.

Russell Mittermeier has been particularly interested in the discovery and description of species new to science.

Russell Mittermeier has described a total of 14 new species and has eight species named in his honor.

Russell Mittermeier has been a leader in promoting species-focused ecotourism, particularly primate-watching and primate life-listing, and more recently turtle-watching and turtle life-listing, following the very successful model of the bird-watching community.

Russell Mittermeier's writing includes 36 books and more than 700 scientific and popular articles.