Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jenny Glikman

Dr. Jenny Anne Glikman is a senior researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA-CSIC, Spain), within the Human Dimensions area. Her research focuses on deepening our understanding of the relationships between humans, nature, and wildlife to address conflicts that threaten biodiversity conservation and human activities. Her work aims to develop shared solutions and…

Wayne Kasworm

Wayne Kasworm is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and has served in that role since 1989; prior he worked for Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks.  He is the Project Biologist for Grizzly Bear and Black Bear Research and Monitoring in the Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Recovery Zones of northwest Montana,…

Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson is a Research Wildlife Biologist at the USGS Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Her research generally focuses on understanding how climate- and anthropogenic-driven changes in habitat conditions influence the behavior and demography of large mammals, and the effectiveness of management strategies for minimizing their impacts. In particular, she has conducted research on…

Douglas H. Chadwick

Douglas H. Chadwick is a wildlife biologist who conducted field research on mountain goats for seven years and has assisted with studies of harlequin ducks, wolverines, grizzly bears, and whales, among other species. Often on assignment for the National Geographic Society, he has authored 16 books and hundreds of magazine stories on natural history and…

Matteo Zeni

Matteo Zeni has been a Forestry Corps officer of the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italian Alps) since 2017. He works in the Large Carnivores Division of the Wildlife Service, where he focuses on the prevention and management of conflicts between humans and brown bears/wolves.