Eric Dinerstein, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist and Vice President for Science
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Tropical mammals, large mammal biology, biogeography, bats, rhinos, seed dispersal, and community ecology.
WWF WORK: Eric has led many of WWF's most important scientific ventures. He is the co-architect of the WWF's Global 200 ecoregions and continues to work extensively in the field.
PUBLICATIONS:
| > | Last of the Unicorns: The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One horned rhinoceros. Columbia University Press. 2003 |
| > | The Global 200: A representation approach to conserving the Earth's most biologically valuable ecoregions. Conservation Biology 12:502-515. |
| > | Nepal's "land rovers" cover themselves with dust, and glory. Smithsonian Magazine. 19:70-81. |
WORK IN THE FIELD: From tracking tigers and rhinos in Nepal, catching and studying bats in Central America, Eric has traveled to the world's most remote corners to save wild animals and their habitats.
EDUCATION:
| Undergraduate - | Northwestern University, and Western Washington University |
| Post-Graduate - | University of Washington, Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica, National Zoological Park, Conservation and Research Center.
Email: eric.dinerstein@wwfus.org |
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"We are surrounded by examples of our own ingenuity and dominance as a species but wild places, where species leave footprints larger than our own, connects us to something deep and primal and teaches us humility in a way that is unique and precious."
| | Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations, published by Island Press, takes readers on author Eric Dinerstein's dynamic journey to conservation's frontiers, from early research in Nepal to recent expeditions as head of Conservation Science at the World Wildlife Fund.
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Listen to Eric discuss his book in an archived NPR interview, recorded Feb. 8, 2006, at http://wamu.org/, the website of WAMU 88.5, American University Radio.
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Eric Dinerstein, Ph.D., Chief Scientist and Vice President for Science.
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