[Bristol-Birds] Chris O'Bryan accepts position with Florida Fish and Wildlife
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 02:19:41 -0400
Chris O'Bryan has accepted a fulltime position as a Wildlife Biologist
with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
He begins his new position 11 July 2014 and will be stationed at the
commission's Lake Placid field office.
He recently declined an offer to work on a doctorate at Michigan State
University.
O'Bryan was offered a heavily-funded doctorate program at Michigan
State, working with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources'
feral swine research program. It involved extensive satellite tracking of
the state's feral swine which have been spotted in 72 of Michigan's 83
counties. Feral swine are a problem in Michigan for two reasons -
they can host many parasites and diseases that threaten humans,
domestic livestock and wildlife; and they can cause extensive damage
to forests, agricultural lands and water resources.,
He was offered the Michigan position following a three-day interview and
tour of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State. It
included a plan for dealing with the swine problems. However, after
considerable discussions and consideration with several academic biologists,
he decided to persue two other doctorate position which are expected to
begin in the fall of 2015.
Meanwhile, the Clemson Department of Biological Sciences offered him
enrollment for a doctorate program to teach in that department for a
couple of semesters if he would like to further explore other doctorate
programs.
He earned a B.S. degree in Biology from Austin Peay State University at
Clarksville, TN in 2011 where he was the top Senior Biology Student and
graduated with honors.
He has long been associated with the Bristol Bird Club and worked as a
naturalist at the Steele Creek Park Nature Center in Bristol TN while
growing up in Shady Valley, TN and Piney Flats, TN where his parents live.
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