Javiera López

Javiera López is a veterinarian involved in wildlife conservation, particularly focused on the protection and rehabilitation of the pudu, the world's smallest deer. As part of the Chiloé-Silvestre NGO, she has been actively treating injured pudus on the island of Chiloé, where the population is rapidly declining due to factors such as traffic accidents and dog attacks. López has highlighted the concerning trend of wounded pudus, emphasizing the need for urgent conservation efforts to prevent this fragile species from being classified as endangered.