Richard A. Dolbeer
Science Advisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services
Dr. Richard Dolbeer retired in September 2008 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture after a 36-year career as a scientist with the Wildlife Services (WS) program. Richard was project leader of the National Wildlife Research Center’s Ohio Field Station for 30 years and founder of the “Wildlife Hazards to Aviation” research project. For the past 6 years, he served as National Coordinator of the WS Airport Wildlife Hazards Program. He has published over 170 scientific papers and book chapters related to human-wildlife conflicts.
He was the 2005 winner of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration “Excellence in Aviation Research” award. He has been recognized twice with “Excellence in Research” awards by the Jack Berryman Institute for Wildlife Damage Management and is the 2008 winner of the Caesar Kleberg Award for Applied Wildlife Research, presented by The Wildlife Society. Richard served as Chairperson of Bird Strike Committee-USA from 1997-2008. Richard received degrees from the University of the South (B.A., Biology), the University of Tennessee (M.S., Zoology), and Colorado State University (Ph.D., Wildlife Biology).
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