Southern Wings

Speaker: Bradley Wilkinson, Ph.D.

Date & Time: January 28, 2025 @ 7pm

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Abstract:
Southern Wings is a partnership of state fish and wildlife agencies facilitating participation in the conservation of priority migratory birds across the full annual cycle (breeding, migration, and nonbreeding sites). Birds are not aware of political borders, but their challenges transcend these boundaries and so must our planning and initiatives on their behalf. Since the inception of the program fifteen years ago, forty-one state fish and wildlife agencies have contributed over $4.2 million to the conservation of 81 priority migratory bird species on stop-over sites and wintering grounds to complement in-state investment in 24 different projects in 11 countries.

Biography:
Dr. Bradley Wilkinson was born and raised near Akron, Ohio, where he became fascinated with birds in grade school. A founding member of the Ohio Young Birders Club, he spent much of his youth tracking down the wide variety of birdlife found throughout the state and beyond. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Zoology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, before entering the field of wildlife biology as a field technician assisting projects from Alaska to Ecuador. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Biology from San Jose State University followed by a Ph.D. in Wildlife Biology from Clemson University, both focused on the movement ecology of seabirds. Following time spent as a postdoctoral researcher with Duke University, he transitioned towards the field of conservation to better make a difference for the birds he has cared about so deeply. Bradley currently acts as Bird Conservation Program Manager for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, based in Washington, DC, where he also serves as Coordinator for the North American Bird Conservation Initiative.
 

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