About TWIG
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Clark is a professor in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas). He has a BS in biology and education from Concordia Teachers College (Seward, Nebraska), an MSc in biology and education from the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon), and a PhD in zoology from the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska). Clark is a Certified Wildlife Biologist who chaired the Conservation Education committee for The Wildlife Society (TWS), edited the Human Dimensions of Wildlife Study Group newsletter, and is now a member of the Urban Wildlife Management Working Group. Since 1981 he has directed the Human Dimensions in Wildlife Management research laboratory at Texas A&M, where he developed
the Urban Wildlife and Fisheries Management degree option at A&M,
and developed its urban wildlife management course. Clark has conducted and published many national, regional, and statewide studies on the public's activities, attitudes, expectations and knowledge concerning wildlife. |
Kieran has been doing urban wildlife and human dimensions consulting work since 1998 for a variety of clients that range from governmental agencies to nonprofit organizations. She received both BSc and MSc degrees in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas). Prior to becoming a consultant, Kieran worked on the front lines the human-wildlife interface as the director of a nonprofit urban wildlife shelter and education center in Houston, Texas. During this time her newspaper column, The Urban Jungle, was a regular and popular feature in The Houston Chronicle. In 1998, Kieran was awarded a Regional Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as coproducer of the feature segment Rehab at the Mall. After moving to New Mexico in 1999, she became the executive producer, senior writer, and host of Wild Things Radio, a weekly educational program that aired on KUNM-FM. She has taught students of all ages about living with and enjoying wildlife. She is a member of The Wildlife Society and its Urban Wildlife Management Working Group. |
