Biography:
Ph.D. 2003, Arizona State University
M.S. 1994, University of Wyoming
B.A. 1991, Oberlin College
Research Assistant Professor, West Virginia University
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources PO Box 6125, West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125 United States
Phone: skype: tkatzner
Email: todd.katzner@mail.wvu.edu
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on the interactions among animals, people, the environment we share, and human social structures. Although most of my studies are of the ecology and demography of birds, my interests extend beyond ornithology, and I have published on a variety of topics, including mammalian ecology and physiology, invertebrate parasitoid ecology and taxonomy, and the interplay between human social behavior and conservation of natural resources.
Since 1997 I've conducted research on the ecology and conservation of eagles at a nature reserve in north-central Kazakhstan. This project started as an ecological study of the coexistence of the four species of large eagles that live at the reserve. In recent years it has morphed into a conservation and demographics study, and involves both mathematical modeling of eagle populations and cutting edge conservation genetics for non-invasive monitoring of these rare species.
In 2000 I began to study vultures in Kazakhstan to understand which species were present and at what densities they occurred in the southeast part of the country. This information is important because of the astonishingly rapid decline in vulture populations in south Asia. This research has been supported by mathematical modeling and a novel application of the non-invasive monitoring techniques we developed for the eagles in northern Kazakhstan. We are also applying these techniques to estimate population size of vultures in Cambodia.
Since coming to the National Aviary, I have initiated projects in the Philippines and in Pennsylvania. In the Philippines I am working with the Philippine Eagle Foundation to develop research and conservation strategies for protection of the Philippine Eagle - one of the world's most endangered birds. In Pennsylvania we are studying the potential impacts of the development of wind power on migratory golden eagles and other birds of prey. In both cases these projects are driven by our departmental mission to focus on the role of human population expansion and resource consumption on the environment.
Species of Interest:
Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
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