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Patricia Chapple Wright (born September 10, 1944) is an American primatologist , anthropologist , and conservationist . Wright is best known for her extensive study of social and family interactions of wild lemurs in Madagascar . [1]
She established the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Stony Brook University . She worked extensively on conservation and contributed to the establishment of the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar.
Early life
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Patricia Wright was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania , on 10 September 1944 to Julia Delores, a school librarian and Hugh Edward Chapple, a foundry supervisor.
Education
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Wright obtained a bachelor's degree in biology in 1966 from Hood College . She later went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Anthropology from City University of New York in 1985 under the direction of Warren Kinzey.
Madagascar
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In 1986 Wright traveled to Madagascar in search of the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus ), a species abundant at the sub-fossil lemur sites of the north but believed to have gone extinct in the recent past. She found that the greater bamboo lemur still exists and discovered a new species that was named Hapalemur aureus , the golden bamboo lemur .[2] [3]
Centre ValBio
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Patricia Wright established the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Stony Brook University that is dedicated to science-based conservation and research in the tropics, with a special focus on Madagascar. It coordinates the work of many natural and social scientists throughout Madagascar, especially around Ranomafana National Park. It operates a modern research station in Madagascar called Centre ValBio.[4] [5]
Awards and recognition
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Awards
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2022 - Conservation Warrior Award Winner from Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY[6]
2018 – Finalist for the St Andrews Prize for the Environment
2014 – First Woman Winner of Indianapolis Prize for Conservation[7]
2014 – Featured in CNN's Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain
2014 – Lifetime Achievement Award from Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
2014 – Honorary Degree (Honoris Causa) from University of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
2014 – Featured in 3D IMAX film Island of Lemurs: Madagascar with Morgan Freeman
2013 – Elected to American Philosophical Society
2012 – Awarded Commandeur Medal of Honor, Government of Madagascar
2011 – Finalist for the Indianapolis Prize for Conservation
2008 – Stony Brook University Faculty Achievement Award
2008 – Hauptman Woodward Pioneer in Science Medal
2008 – Distinguished Primatologist Award from American Society of Primatologists
2007 – Awarded Honoris Causa, honorary degree from University of Antananarivo
2007 – Ranomafana National Park named UNESCO World Heritage Site
2006 – A new species from Kalambatritra , Madagascar named Lepilemur wrighaeti
2006 – Cosmos Prize Selection Committee, Osaka , Japan
2006 – Explorers Club Lecture Series
2006 – 2010 Member of Smithsonian Biodiversity Task Force
2004 – Elected AAAS Fellow
2004 – "Medaille Officier de Madagascar". High honor awarded by the President of Madagascar
2003 – "Woman of Distinction" Award, given by Senator Kenneth LaValle
2003 – -2011 Member of National Geographic Conservation Trust
2003 – Royal Geographical Society Invited Speaker, London, United Kingdom
2002 – James Watson Presidential Council speaker at Symposium "Human Behavior in the Genomic Age" Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2002 – National Research Council , The National Academies Committee
2001 – 2009-Member of National Geographic Committee for Research and Exploration
2001 – Provost's Lecture Series, SUNY Stony Brook
2000 – Present Member of Board of Directors of Comparative and Conservation Biology Foundation
2000 – "Principal Investigator of the Year." Earthwatch Institute
1998 – 2003 Member of International Society of Primatology Conservation Committee
1995 – 1998 Advisory Board of Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
1995 – "Chevalier d'Ordre National." National Medal of Honor of Madagascar, from the President of Madagascar
1995 – Women in Science Engineering Annual Award, SUNY
1994 – present Madagascar Faunal Group, International Board
1994 – 2000 Scientific Advisory Board member of The Douroucouli Foundation
1994 – present Advisory Board of Primate Conservation Inc.
1994 – 1996 Advisory Board of the Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University
1994 – Women of the Year in Science Award, Three Village Times, New York
1993 – 2001 Member of Board, Organization for Tropical Studies
1993 – 1999 Member of Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy , Long Island Chapter
1993 – Women Who Make a Difference Award, Family Circle Magazine
1990 – present Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Primatology
1991 – present Member of External Advisory Board, Duke University Primate Center
1991 – present IUCN Primate Specialists Group-Madagascar
1990 – Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Hood College
1990 – 1991 Member of National Research Council Committee for Sustained Development & Environmental Preservation of Humid Tropics
1989 – John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow
1988 – 1994 Member of Conservation Committee for American Society of Primatologists
1984 – present IUCN Primate Specialists Group-South America
1982 – "S.L. Washburn Prize" for outstanding student paper at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting, Eugene, Oregon
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TV and films
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Print and radio features
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Books
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2014 – For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar published by Lantern Books ISBN 978-1590564455
2013 – High Moon Over the Amazon: My Quest to Understand the Monkeys of the Night published by Lantern Books ISBN 9781590564219
2011 – Larrey, Frederic; Wright, Patricia C.; Giraud, Cyril. Madagascar: The Forest of Our Ancestors . France: Regard du Vivant Press. ISBN 978-2952996921
2003 –Wright, Patricia C.; Simons, Elwyn L.; Gursky, Sharon, eds. (2003). Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future . Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813532361
Taxon named in her honor
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The rainbowfish Rheocles wrightae [8]
References
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^ Dreifus, Claudia (2014-08-18). "A Lemur Rescue Mission in Madagascar" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-02-20 .
^ "Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University" . Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015 .
^ "Patricia Wright—Back from the Brink: Saving Lemurs in Madagascar" . The Suburban Times . 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-20 .
^ https://senecapark.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Seneca-Park-Zoo-Awards-Dr.-Patricia-Wright-with-Inaugural-Conservation-Warrior-Award.pdf .
^ "Patricia Wright, lemur expert, at Seneca Park Zoo" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved 2019-02-20 .
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 March 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families BEDOTIIDAE, MELANOTAENIIDAE, PSEUDOMUGILIDAE, TELMATHERINIDAE, ISONIDAE, DENTATHERINIDAE and PHALLOSTETHIDAE" . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023 .
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