Board of Advisors
Captain Paul Watson
Steve Roest
Tui De Roy
Alex Cornelissen
Chinney Krishna, Ph.D.
Jami Pannell, Esq., B.L.A.
Grant Pereira
Phil Wollen
Jake Conroy
Carrie Mumah
Board of Advisors – Ecuador:
Maria Navarro
Maria was born in Quito, Ecuador. She grew up very close to animals, taking care of horses, feeding chickens, playing with ducks and goats and dogs. Those memories touch her deeply. She has loved animals since she can remember. At 20, Maria spent two months in Cuba, living in La Habana National Park Zoo. She learned valuable things about wildlife, management of wild species, living conditions, animal behaviour and environmental education.
Maria can’t stand the thought of abused and neglected animals and she works everyday to change the situation of those animals. Whether writing papers, joining action teams, signing online petitions or even protesting in her own town.
Maria is a conservationist and an animal lover. Her goals are fighting against animal abuse and creating alternatives for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity. She is happy to join GPS and work for the conservation and preservation of the Islands, through the humane removal of dogs and cats.
Imagine a place where hundreds of iguanas lay on rocks in the sun, sea lions slumber on the beach, birds nest on the ground and giant tortoises bathe in muddy pools. In the Galapagos Islands, this is not a stretch of the imagination, however, all of these animals are threatened by the thousands of street dogs and cats living in Galapagos.
