Victor Alonso Huyhua Cornejo is a Peruvian biologist and Research and Intern Coordinator at Hoja Nueva. Trained at Ricardo Palma University, he works at the intersection of ecological research, field operations, student mentorship, and long-term wildlife monitoring in the Las Piedras landscape.

Alonso helps coordinate interns and visiting researchers, supervises field activities, manages camera-trap and survey work, and supports the development of individual student research projects from data collection through interpretation. His field interests span Amazonian mammals, including felids, primates, and armadillos.

He also contributes directly to Hoja Nueva’s long-term monitoring programs. Camera traps are used not only to study wild populations but also to monitor animals following release, making the research team an important part of Hoja Nueva’s rewilding program.

Alonso works closely with students arriving with very different levels of field experience, helping them develop practical skills in rainforest navigation, wildlife surveys, data collection, camera trapping, research design, and conservation fieldwork.

His role helps connect Hoja Nueva’s research institute with the broader organization: generating ecological knowledge, supporting conservation decisions, training future researchers, and ensuring that field research remains grounded in the realities of the landscape where it takes place.