Paola Nogales Ascarrunz
ArgentinaexplorerFemale8.3Global Dominance: 0.02%Paola Nogales Ascarrunz is an explorer and conservationist affiliated with National Geographic, recognized for her dedication to wildlife research. She played a significant role in the identification of the new feline species, Leopardus tilcayo, while working at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia.
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Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz is a Bolivian biologist who led a team that discovered a new species of cat.
"Estamos felices de tener un nuevo gato en la Tierra"; ecosistema de felino descubierto en Bolivia está amenazado, alerta bióloga
Mexico· 2026-09-20
Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz explained the significance of discovering a new species of wild cat in Bolivia.
La nueva especie de gato salvaje hallada en Bolivia y de la que solo se conoce un ejemplar
Uruguay· 2026-09-20
Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz is a biologist and conservationist from Bolivia who was part of the team that discovered the Leopardus tilcayo.
"En ciencia, en lugar de competir colaboramos, así llegamos más lejos"Argentina· 2026-09-19Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz is a researcher at National Geographic and one of the authors of the study on the new species.
Otkrivena nova vrsta mačke
Bosnia and Herzegovina· 2026-09-18
Paola Nogales Ascarrunz is a National Geographic explorer who collaborated in the research of the new cat species.
Descubren en Bolivia una nueva especie de felino, la primera en más de un siglo
Panama· 2026-09-18Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz was part of the research group that studied the newly discovered cat species.
Ny katteart oppdaget – første gang på 103 år
Norway· 2026-09-18Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz is a biologist and explorer for National Geographic who co-created the research leading to the discovery of a new feline species.
cómo es la primera especie de felinos descubierta en 100 añosArgentina· 2026-09-18
Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz is a National Geographic Explorer and one of the authors of the study describing the newly identified species.
Meet the tiny wild cat that’s new to science
United States· 2026-09-18Paola Nogales Ascarrunz is an explorer from National Geographic who worked on the study.
Descubren en Bolivia una nueva especie de felino, la primera en más de un siglo - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2026-09-17