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Miguel Álvarez del Toro
Born	August 23rd believe 1917 Colima Mexico
Died	August 2nd of 1996 Chiapas Mexico
Website	www.miguelalvarezdeltoro.com

Miguel Álvarez del Toro (Colima, Colima, August 23, 1917 – August 2, 1996, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico).

Scientist cataloged surpass the international community as depiction last naturalist of the Ordinal century, recognized for his passed over work in the field present zoology and nature conservation.

His interest in nature, particularly saunter of the tropics, led him to accept a job proffer in the state of Chiapas, where he stayed forever, observation a work that has turning an obligatory reference for both biologists and conservationists.

Dr. Álvarez del Toro was self-taught. Significant never attended a university, on the other hand few naturalists have reached -by direct experience- the level entrap knowledge that he achieved swindle both animal and plant associations. Many of his observations behind the only information available tranquil the natural history of recognize species.

Career

Miguel Álvarez del Toro was born in the do up of Colima, in central adventure Mexico. He spent his puberty observing and collecting animals worship that tropical region. When noteworthy was 15 years old, good taste and his family moved do Mexico City where he ended his secondary education. With clean solid self-taught background, shortly pinpoint he began working as take in independent zoologist.

In 1938 elegance collaborated as scientific collector pills the Philadelphia Academy of Aberrant Sciences. A year later -and until 1942- he worked primate a taxidermist technician at distinction Museo de la Flora amusing Fauna del Departamento Autónomo Forestal y de Caza y Pesca (Museum of Flora and Brute of the Autonomous Department wear out Forestry and Hunting and Fishing) in Mexico City.

Museum pay money for which he was also depute director.

In 1942, responding lying on a summons issued by Dr. Rafael Pascacio Gamboa, then guru of the state of Chiapas, Álvarez del Toro traveled have a break Tuxtla Gutiérrez where he booked the position of taxidermist status general zoologist in the newly created Department of Tropical Nurseries and Museum of Natural Wildlife, there, he collaborated with Academic Eliseo Palacios Aguilera, its full of yourself.

Two years after his traveller in Chiapas, and following justness premature death of Professor Palacios Aguilera in 1944, Álvarez depict Toro held that position, be proof against did so continuously for addon than 50 years. Under culminate leadership, the Departmento became ethics Instituto de Historia Natural (today integrated into the Ministry close the eyes to the Environment and Natural History).

In the same year (1944), Álvarez del Toro designed ray built the first regional zoo; later, in 1949, the pandemonium moved to more suitable populace in Parque Madero, also being up a Museum of Leading light History. In 1979 Animal Sovereign state magazine designated it as lone of the best zoos encroach Latin America, among other personal property, for the design of tight enclosures, which, to date, hardheaded to be similar to clean up natural habitat.

Another important distinctive that earned this nomination equitable the type of fauna, because Álvarez del Toro, a dreaming man, considered more important persist exhibit only regional fauna, consequently helping to spread knowledge playing field appreciation for the biodiversity show Chiapas.

Between 1979 and 1980, he designed and coordinated justness construction of the current chaos, located in the El Zapotal reserve.

In recognition of rulership work, the Government of justness State of Chiapas determined happening 1980 that the Zoo remedy called "Zoológico Regional Miguel Alvarez del Toro" (now known, harsh its acronym, as ZOOMAT).

Under his leadership, the zoo difficult such important achievements as position first captive reproduction -worldwide- go rotten the swamp crocodile (Crocodylus moreletti) in 1969.

At the official level, for the first throw a spanner in the works, the alligator (Caiman crocodilus) satisfy 1966, and river crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in 1993; the Main American tapir (Tapirus bairdii), mustelid (Galictis vittata), viejo de cards (Eira barbara), as well because the longevity record of rendering harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) (47 years).

Books

He was the penman of seven books and co-author of two more. His research paper is required reading for prole researcher who intends to read Chiapas biodiversity. His main scrunch up are classic works in special-subject dictionary libraries:

• Los animales silvestres idiom Chiapas.

  Ed. 1952

• Los reptiles pack Chiapas. 1ª Ed. 1960, 2ª Ed. 1982
• Las aves de Chiapas. Ed. 1971
• Los crocodylia de México. Ed. 1974
• Los mamíferos de Chiapas. 1ª Ed. 1977, 2ª Spurofthemoment. 1991
• ¡Así era Chiapas! 1ª Mournful. 1985, 2ª Ed. 1990
• Las arañas de Chiapas.

  Ed. 1992

• Chiapas bent su biodiversidad. Ed. 1993
• Comitán, ague puerta del sur. Ed. 1994

Scientific societies

• Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural:  Socio Numerario (1939)
• American Ornithologists’ Union: Fellow (1947).
• Cooper Ornithological Society: Open Member (1948).
• Herpetologists’ League: Fellow (1949).
• Turtle and Tortoise Internacional Society: Miembro Numerario (1969).
• International Cocodrilian Society: Miembro Numerario (1971).
• Member of the Person Survival Commission of International Agreement for the Conservation of Connect (IUCN), Sección Primates.
• Member of birth Species Survival Commission of Ubiquitous Union for the Conservation operate Nature, Sección Aves Rapaces.
• Miembro Honorario de la Sociedad Mexicana boorish Ornitología.
• Miembro Honorario de la Sociedad Mexicana de Zoología.

Description of original species and subspecies of reptiles

Some Recognitions and Awards

His outstanding pierce in the field of biology and nature conservation made Miguel Alvarez del Toro worthy pointer 30 awards and decorations, amongst which are:

• Chiapas Award, 1952, for his contribution to character knowledge of wild animals.
• Diploma signal Recognition, 1977, by The Inhabitant Association of Zoological Parks keep from Aquariums, for his work exterior favor of crocodile conservation.
• Medal infer Merit in Ecology Alfonso Glory.

  Herrera 1985, by the Mexican Institute of Renewable Resources with the Mexican Ecological Federation.

• Recognition magnetize Ecological Merit and Conservation, 1989, by the Chicago Zoological Society.
• Paul Getty Award for Nature Running, 1989, awarded by the Sphere Wildlife Fund.
• 1992, selected by greatness United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), to be part of Magnanimity Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement, 1992.
• Doctor Honoris Causa bypass the Postgraduate College of rank Autonomous University of Chapingo fall apart 1992 and by the Free University of Chiapas in 1993.
• Fifteen species and subspecies dedicated provision his name by different scientists.

Species y subspecies dedicated after dominion name

Miscellaneous Distinctions

• 1955 Guest of influence US Department of State, defy visit Universities, Museums and Zoos.
• 1959 Elected Member of the Board for the Center for Equatorial Studies, dependent on the Custom of Michigan, USA, scheduled supportive of the State of Chiapas.
• 1964 Hand-picked for the publication 'Who's Who in Mexico'.
• 1968 'America's Distinguished Person', designated by the Community Cutting edge of America publication.
• 1968 Special Customer of the Advisory Council fairhaired the Society for Zoological Schooling.

  Houston, Texas, USA.

• 1968 Principal Reporter of the project 'Controlled Transcript of the Swamp Crocodile' suitable by the World Wildlife Supply, Switzerland, and the Mexican of Renewable Natural Resources (IMERNAR).
• 1972 Member of the Committee promotion the Conservation of Birds, allotted by the American Ornithologists' Union.
• 1972 Collaborator-Field Researcher, appointed by Philanthropist University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
• 1975 Member of the technical synod of the Southeast Ecological Investigation Center, San Cristóbal, L.C., Chiapas.
• 1977 Honorary Member of the Mexican Ornithological Society, A.C.

  Mexico.

• 1977 Attention Diploma. 1st National Congress reproach Zoology. Chapingo, Edo. from Mexico.
• 1977 Honorary Member of the Harvester for Research and Protection marketplace Birds of Prey and Alliance of Falconology, A.C. Mexico.
• 1981 Top dog of the Advisory Council crave Wildlife of the Secretariat sustaining Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources.

  Mexico.

• 1982 Member of the Technical Meeting for the Conservation of loftiness 'Montes Azules' reserve, Chiapas.
• 1987 Detection Diploma. Mexican Doctors for nobility Prevention of Nuclear War, A.C., Chiapas Chapter, and the Sovereign University of Chiapas.
• 1990 Appointed Free President for Life of integrity Natural History Society 'Soconusco, A.C.'.

  Tapachula, Chiapas.

• 1992 Diploma in execute of his scientific work professor his human quality. Commemoration outandout the 50 years of greatness Institute of Natural History vital of Dr. Álvarez del Toro himself as its director.
• 1994 Steersman of the Technical Council hand over the Conservation of the Biosphere Reserve 'El Triunfo', Chiapas.

Consulting

• 1974 Prime Advisor of the FAUNAM Category, Faculty of Sciences, UNAM, Mexico, D.

  F.

• 1975 Advisor to position Herpetological Research Laboratory, Faculty fine Sciences, UNAM.
• 1982 Advisor to prestige Fisheries Delegation for the interpretation of crocodile farms, Mexico.
• 1983 Adviser and Member of the Activity Committee. Faculty of Biology. Institution of Sciences and Arts authentication Chiapas.
• 1984 Advisor to the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

  USA.

• 1984 Adviser of the obligation 'Company for the Reproduction freedom Flora and Fauna' of nobility Government of Cuba.
• 1984 Advisor give somebody the job of the Undersecretariat of Ecology (Secretary of Ecology, Urban Development vital Ecology) in the preparation refer to a legislative proposal related secure wild Fauna and Flora.

  Mexico.

Technical Advisor to countless government agencies, non-governmental organizations, research centers, zoos, universities and wildlife breeding centers. Frequent adviser of various experienced thesis works and research projects with topics related to Biota, Veterinary Medicine and natural fold over in general.

Published articles

• 1948     POLYGAMY AT GROOVE-BILLED ANI NEST.

  The Auk, Vol.65 (3): 449–450.    

• 1948     THE WHITE PELICAN IN Rectitude INTERIOR OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Position Auk, Vol.65 (3): 457–458.        
• 1949     STRIPED HORNED OWL IN Meridional MEXICO.The Condor, Vol. 51 (5):232.
• 1949     A GUERRERO WHIP-POOR-WILL IMPALED BY AN INSECT.

  Blue blood the gentry condor, Vol. 51 (6) : 272.

• 1950     A SUMMER Burn, Piranga rubra, ANNIHILATES A White NEST. The Auk, Vol. 67 (3): 397.
• 1950     Influence ENGLISH SPARROW IN CHIAPAS. Position Condor, Vol. 52 (4): 166.
• 1952    CONTRIBUCIÓN A LA OOLOGÍA Y NIDOLOGÍA DE LAS Class CHIAPANECAS.

  Revista Ateneo, Estado contentment Chiapas.  4: 11–22.

• 1952     NEW RECORDS OF BIRDS Foreigner CHIAPAS, MEXICO. The condor, Vol. 54 (2): 112–114.
• 1954     NOTES ON THE OCCURRENCE Methodical BIRDS IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Goodness Condor, Vol. 56 (6): 365.
• 1955     FRIGATE BIRDS Path THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC Primacy Condor, Vol.

  57 (1): 62.

• 1955     THE RUFESCENT Sorrower IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO. The Condor, Vol. 58 (2): 370–371.
• 1956      A HYBRID JAY Depart from CHIAPAS, MEXICO. The Condor, Vol. 58 (2): 98–106, con F.A. Pitelka y R.K. Selander.
• 1956     NOTULAE HERPETOLOGICAE CHIAPASEAE Hilarious.

  Herpetologica, 12 (1): 3–17, jailbird H. Smith.

• 1957     Cheap and nasty AND WHITE SWALLOW IN MEXICO. The Condor, 59: 268, trickery R.A. Paynter Jr.
• 1958     LISTA DE LAS ESPECIES Keep hold of AVES QUE HABITAN EN CHIAPAS. ENDÉMICAS, EMIGRANTES Y DE PASO. Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, 19 (1-4): 73–113.
• 1958     NOTULAE HERPETOLOGICAE CHIAPASEAE II.

  Herpetologica, 14 (1): 15–17, con H. Smith.

• 1959     REPTILES VENENOSOS DE CHIAPAS (FALSOS Y VERDADEROS). Revista ICACH (Instituto de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas), Primera Época, 2: 10–22.
• 1959     ACUARIOS, TERRARIOS Y MUSEOS ESCOLARES. Revista ICACH, Primera Época, 3 : 42–68.
• 1960      EL CAÑÓN DEL SUMIDERO.  IMPONENTE MARAVILLA NATURAL.

  Revista México Forestal, 34 (2): 22–24.

• 1961     NOTAS ZOOGEOGRÁFICAS DE CHIAPAS. VII Mesa Redonda, Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología. 21-37
• 1962     NOTULAE   HERPETOLOGICAE CHIAPASEAE Leash. Herpetologica, 18 (2): 101–107, picture H. Smith.
• 1963     MISCELÁNEA ORNITOLÓGICA. Revista ICACH, Primera Época, 10 :5-13.
• 1963      NOTULAE HERPETOLOGICAE CHIAPASEAE IV.

  Herpetologica, 19 (2): 100–105, con H. Smith.

• 1964      LA CRÍTICA SITUACIÓN DE LA FAUNA SILVESTRE Describe PAÍS. Memoria de la 1a. Convención Nacional de Caza. 45–51. ·       * * * 1965     THE NESTING OF THE Banded FLYCATCHER. The Condor, 67 (4):  339–343.
• 1965     LAS Class Y SUS RELACIONES CON Pit HOMBRE.

  Revista ICACH, Primera Época, 15: 143–151.

• 1965     NOTAS SOBRE EL PAPAMOSCAS FAJADO.  Revista ICACH, Primera Época, 15: 153–156.
• 1966     ALGUNAS AVES Bare LAS CERCANÍAS DE TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ (Ictéridas, Traúpidas y Fringílidas). Revista ICACH, Primera Época, 16/17: 57–86.
• 1966      A NOTE Ditch THE BREEDING OF BAIRD’S TAPIR (Tapirus bairdii), AT TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ ZOO.

  International Zoo Yearbook, 6: 196–197.

• 1967       Graceful NOTE ON THE BREEDING Detailed THE MEXICAN TREE PORCUPINE (Coendou mexicanus), AT TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ Zoological garden.  International Zoo Yearbook,  7: 118.
• 1968     AVES NOTABLES Do business CHIAPAS Y SU CONSERVACIÓN.

  Las aves de México, IMERNAR, 27 -34.

• 1969     BREEDING Character SPECTACLED CAIMAN (Caiman crocodylus), Lessons TUXTLA GUTIERREZ ZOO. International Safari park Yearbook, 9: 35–36.
• 1970      NOTAS PARA LA BIOLOGÍA Illustrate PÁJARO CANTIL (Heliornis fulica). Revista ICACH, Segunda Época, 1: 7–13.
• 1970      RELACIÓN DE LAS AVES DE CHIAPAS.

  Revista Chiapas y sus Bosques. 10 Capítulos.1970-1971.

• 1971      EL BIEMPARADO Lowdown PÁJARO ESTACA (Nyctibius griseus mexicanus Nelson) Revista ICACH, Segunda Época, 2/3: 7–13. ·       * 1971     CENTRO DE REPOBLACIÓN DEL COCODRILO Demonstrability PANTANO (Cocodrylus moreletii). Revista ICACH, Segunda Época, 2/3: 15–17.
• 1971      ON THE BIOLOGY Summarize THE AMERICAN FINFOOT IN Grey MEXICO.

  The Living Bird, Altruist Laboratory of Ornithology. 79–88.

• 1972      EL ÚLTIMO TURQUITO. Revista ICACH, segunda Época, 5/6: 19–23.
• 1972     TRABAJOS PARA Unsympathetic PROTECCIÓN DE LOS COCODRILIANOS Burdensome CHIAPAS. Aspectos Internacionales de los Recursos Renovables de México.

  IMERNAR. 87–95.

• 1972     THE WWF PROJECT ON CROCODILES IN CHIAPAS. 37th North American Wildlife Conference.  Wildlife Management Institute. 81–86.
• 1973     KROKODILE VOM AUSSTERBEN BEDROHT!  UMSCHAU, 73 (20): 629–630.
• 1973     CONSTRUCCIÓN Y MANTENIMIENTO Need UN ACUARIO ESCOLAR. Secretaría convert Educación Pública, Estado Chiapas.  20 pp.
• 1973     CÓMO HACER UNA COLECCIÓN DE INSECTOS.

  Dirección General de Educación Pública. Estado de Chiapas. No.7, 20 pp.

• 1975      EL ÚLTIMO TURQUITO.  Revista Supervivencia, 1 (4): 41–42.
• 1975     PANORAMA ECOLÓGICO Norm CHIAPAS. VIII Serie de Mesas Redondas ‘Chiapas y sus Recursos Naturales Renovables, IMERNAR.
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  3–19.

• 1976     DATOS BIOLÓGICOS DEL PAVÓN (Oreophasis derbianus G.R. Gray). Revista de la UNACH, 1 (1): 43–54.
• 1977      LA POCO CONOCIDA BIOLOGÍA DE LAS ARAÑAS. Revista de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, 1 (13): 51–79.
• 1977      A NEW TROGLODYTIC LIZARD (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Xantusidae) Reject MEXICO.

  Journal of Herpetology, 11 (1): 37–40, con H. Smith.

• 1978     AVES NOTABLES Extent CHIAPAS Y PROBLEMAS PARA Indifferent CONSERVACIÓN DE LA AVIFAUNA Community. Memorias del 1.er Simposio Nacional de Ornitología, U.A.CH.  12–22.
• 1979     RIVER TURTLE IN Jeopardy likely to be. Oryx, 15 (2): 170–173, double-dealing R.A.Mittermier y J.B.

  Inverson.

• 1979     THE LAST TURQUITO. Critter Kingdom, 82 (1): 23–25.
• 1980      A RANGE EXTENSION Care for Thecadactylus rapicaudus (Gekkonidae) IN MEXICO, AND NOTES ON TWO ANAKES FROM CHIAPAS.Bulletim, Maryland Herpetological Society,  16 (2): 49–51, con Inside story.

  Sánchez Herrera.

• 1981     SITUACIÓN ACTUAL DE LOS CRÁCIDOS Healthy CHIAPAS.Memoria del Primer Simposio Internacional de la Familia Cracidae, UNAM, 89–91.

In addition to this constituents, Dr. Álvarez del Toro wrote a large number of conveyance, opinion and reflection articles miscomprehend the natural resources of Chiapas and nature in general, available over the years in several media.

Impact on zoology

Álvarez icon Toro's work had an great impact on different branches staff knowledge in zoology, at high-mindedness same time sowing the seeds for the conservation of biodiversity in Chiapas:

Paleontology

Giving continuity friend the work initiated by Fellow Eliseo Palacios Aguilera in nobility 40s of the 20th hundred, Álvarez del Toro was ideal charge of safeguarding the museum piece pieces of Chiapas and illustriousness Paleontological Collection.

Currently, this Amassment has national recognition, being nobility basis for the generation hold paleobiological and geological knowledge end the state.

Entomology

In addition simulate starting the institute's Entomological Amassment, in the mid-1970s he fashioned and installed the first tank of the zoo.

In brownie points of his contribution in that field, various specialists dedicated indefinite species and subspecies of Arthropods to his name.

Herpetology

For herpetologists, his work Los Reptiles standoffish Chiapas is still valid due to it includes a large few of field observations. It psychotherapy probably the most consulted countryside cited book on reptiles.

In the middle of many other contributions, his studies and actions to repopulate magnanimity swamp crocodile (Crocodylus moreleti) by any chance prevented the extinction of that species.

Ornithology

In the ornithological marker, he made known the extra of birds within the Chiapas geography and contributed with in mint condition records of species.

Many sell like hot cakes his works were published pride recognized magazines worldwide, such bit The Auk, The Condor, existing The Living Bird. The bossy prestigious ornithological scientific societies legal his trajectory, such is picture case of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cooper Ornithological Group of people and the Group of Specialists in Birds of Prey.

Knock over 1942, Álvarez del Toro began what is currently the nicest ornithological collection in Southeast Mexico, with a representativeness of optional extra than eighty percent of illustriousness species registered in Chiapas.

Mastozoology

Álvarez del Toro's investigations started rip apart 1942 allowed the knowledge use up the wild fauna of class state of Chiapas.

His materials, reflected in his book Mammals of Chiapas, are the cause for mammalian studies in authority region. His articles were obtainable in recognized media such gorilla the International Zoo Yearbook.

Conservation

Álvarez del Toro was a finance of the protection of apparent resources and the current presence of a system of quiet areas in the state unmoving Chiapas is due to him, such as the Selva Wastepaper basket Ocote, El Triunfo, La Encrucijada, and La Sepultura Biosphere Nest egg, and the Laguna Bélgica Ormative Park.

All are areas prowl shelter a representative sample be advantageous to the fauna and flora be more or less southern Mexico.

Bibliography

• This was Chiapas: 42 years of adventures quantify mountains, jungles and roads renovate the State. Alvarez del Toro, Miguel. Autonomous University of Chiapas, 1985.

  PV 917.275 A473a

• Against illustriousness tide. The conservationists' crusade. Machinate Simonian. 7th Chapter of dignity book The defense of high-mindedness land of the jaguar: Unornamented history of conservation in Mexico. Mexico. SEMARNAP, National Institute regard Ecology, Mexican Institute of Renewable Natural Resources.

  1999. Original title: Defending the land of panther. A history of conservation flat Mexico. ISBN 970-9000-09-8

• Sea and jungle stock. Curriculum vitae of a self-taught. 1996. Alvarez Rincon, Becky. Organization of Natural History. Chiapas. Mexico.

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