Dylan Singer is a biologist and co-director of Hoja Nueva, responsible for helping transform the organization’s conservation goals into functioning programs on the ground. His role spans wildlife rehabilitation and release planning, permits and government coordination, logistics, financial management, infrastructure, community relationships, field research, and day-to-day problem solving across Hoja Nueva’s operations in Madre de Dios.

With a strong background and personal interest in herpetology, Dylan has conducted fieldwork involving reptiles and amphibians and currently contributes to Hoja Nueva’s research on spectacled caimans along the Las Piedras River. His work includes supporting field-study design, mentoring student researchers, and helping integrate research questions into the organization’s wider conservation priorities.

Dylan is also closely involved in Hoja Nueva’s rewilding programs. He helps coordinate release planning, logistical preparation, government communication, transport, field operations, and post-release monitoring for wildlife ranging from smaller mammals to large carnivores. For proposed jaguar releases, this means helping connect permitting, veterinary preparation, release-site logistics, telemetry, community coordination, and field response planning.

Because Hoja Nueva operates across remote forest sites, Puerto Maldonado, local communities, and government systems, Dylan’s role is intentionally broad. He works across the scientific, operational, and administrative sides of the organization to ensure that ambitious conservation plans can actually be implemented safely and responsibly.