Aníbal García Arregui

Aníbal García Arregui is a Lecturer (Professor Lector) in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona, affiliated with the Faculty of Geography and History. He holds the prestigious Serra Húnter Program position, emphasizing research excellence. His work bridges environmental anthropology, multispecies ethnography, and urban ecology, focusing on human-nonhuman interactions in contexts like Amazonian communities and urban wild boar populations in Barcelona.

Research interests include wild species dynamics, infrastructures of coexistence, and postcolonial ecological frameworks. Notable projects explore wild boar urbanization, Amazonian Quilombola movements, and the socio-political dimensions of aluminum mining. Publications span academic journals (e.g., American Ethnologist, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute) and edited volumes, with a recent book Infraespecie challenging species categorizations.

He coordinates the HOLB network (Human and Other Living Beings EASA Network) and is part of CINAF (Research Group on Nature Cultures). His work integrates fieldwork in Amazonia and Barcelona, addressing biosecurity crises (e.g., African Swine Fever) and urban wildlife governance. Collaborations with institutions like ResearchGate and ORCID highlight interdisciplinary engagement.