Cameron Ellis is the Sonoran Institute’s GIS specialist and member of the research team. He holds a BA from UCLA in Political Science and an MSc in Evolutionary Anthropology from the University of New Mexico - with a focus on evolutionary systems and GIS applied to large-scale patterns in behavioral ecology. In 2004-2006 Cameron served as the Assistant International Programs Director of The Peregrine Fund, working on raptor conservation efforts throughout Latin America, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. Prior to working with the Sonoran Institute he provided freelance GIS and cartographic support for cultural and natural resource management, and acquisition of formal land-tenure for indigenous communities in Central America though the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in DC. He has worked extensively in Latin America and sits on the Advisory Board of the Neotropical Raptor Network and the Advisory Council of Native Future.