(In alphabetical order)
Habiba
Thomas Mueller
Liliana Salvador
Chayant Tantipathananandh
Peter Varkonyi
Richard Reading, Ph.D. is the Director of Conservation
Biology at the Denver Zoological Foundation, a department he
founded in 1996. He is also an Associate Research Professor at
the University of Denver, where he teaches and advises graduate
students, and holds affiliations with Colorado State University, Denver
Museum of Nature and Science, Northern Rockies Conservation
Cooperative, and Nature Conservation International (Berlin). Dr.
Reading earned his Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from Yale University in
1993. The title of his dissertation was "Toward an Endangered
Species Reintroduction Paradigm: A Case Study of the Black-footed
Ferret." He has conducted research or consulted on conservation
projects in several countries on 5 continents. A major focus of
Rich's research has been on developing interdisciplinary approaches to
conservation. As such he and his colleagues have conducted
research into population ecology, developing monitoring and management
techniques, human values and attitudes toward wildlife and
conservation, and conservation policy. Rich has published >100
technical publications in several journals and books; written or edited
10 books, dissertations, or special issues of journals; and produced
dozens of popular articles, abstracts, and book reviews. Rich
serves on the boards of directors of the Argali Wildlife Research
Center (Mongolia), Denver-Ulaanbaatar Sister Cities Association, South
Plains Land Trust, Idea Wild, and Mongolian Conservation Coalition
(President), and the advisory boards of the Center for Native
Ecosystems and the Grasslands Foundation.