Emilia Patrícia Medici is a Brazilian conservation biologist who focuses on tapirs.
She is the founder of the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative.
[1] She has published peer-reviewed research on animal movements in the Anthropocene with conservation colleagues, and found that animals move less in human-influenced habitats.
[2] Her TED Talk on tapir conservation has been viewed over 1,400,000 times.
[3] Medici's work has included promoting putting reflective lighting on tapirs so that drivers can better see them at night.