Melissa Penagos is a Veterinarian and Wildlife Conservation Specialist currently a consultant on Wildlife Trafficking for the Wildlife Conservation Society. Her career spans impactful roles with environmental NGOs and public agencies, including managing a wildlife rescue center at Corpourabá and as a Technical Specialist in Counter-Wildlife Trafficking for the Wildlife Conservation Society across the Andes, Amazon, and Orinoco regions. Combining her extensive background in biodiversity preservation with enterprise, she is also the founder of an ectourism project in Acandí, Colombia.
Melissa is currently based in Colombia.
