EDUCATION

• 2011 - 2023. Postdoctoral research - Cooperation: Adjunct Researcher at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Ås, Norway

• 2008. PhD thesis: Department of Genetics, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Thesis title: “Development of an innovative method for studying genetic, population and behavioral aspects of brown bears (Ursus arctos)” (pdf)

• 2002. MSc. Conservation Biology (by Research): Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K.

• 1998. BSc. Biology & BSc. Physical Education: School of Biology - Institute of Physical Education, Free University of Berlin, GERMANY (pdf)

• 1990. German School of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

 

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German, Dutch

 

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITION

• Managing Director at ARCTUROS - Civil Society for the Protection and management of wildlife and the natural environment (Read more)

• Owner “Alexandros Karamanlidis Wildlife Services"

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Previous Professional Positions

• 2001-2023 Scientific Coordinator at MOm/Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk seal

• 2015-2020 Regional manager and Scientific Coordinator (2019-2020) at Rewilding Europe

 

MEMBERSHIP - POSITIONS

• 2020-: Editor Endangered Species Research

• 2017-: Hellenic Working Group on Wildlife Rehabilitation Centres

• 2017-: Member of the Human - Bear Conflicts Expert Team of the IUCN Bear Specialist Group

• 2015-: Member of the Hellenic Scientific Committee for the Mitigation of Human - Bear Conflicts in Greece

• 2014: IUCN Global and Regional Assessor

• 2013-: Member of the European Brown Bear Expert Team (EBBET) of the IUCN Bear Specialist Group

• 2012-: Member of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group

• 2012-: Member of the IUCN Pinniped Specialist Group - Mediterranean monk seal Expert

• 2010 – 2012: Council Member of the International Association for Bear Research and Management

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DISTINCTIONS

• 2018 - 2019: National Geographic Explorer

• 2017 - Conservation Merit Prize by the Society for Marine Mammalogy