Tony Povilitis
Dr. Povilitis directs Life Net Nature, a nonprofit organization devoted to community-based conservation and improved public policies toward wildlife and nature. Tony pioneered studies of the endangered huemul deer leading to protected areas in Chile. As a professor, he developed international and U.S. field programs for university students in biology, landscape ecology, ecosystem management, and wilderness education. Tony has worked with natural resource agencies, non-profit organizations, and threatened species recovery teams in the U.S. and internationally. He has written numerous scientific papers, reports, and articles on subjects including coral reef conservation, wild carnivore recovery, climate change and biodiversity, human impacts on ecosystems, natural areas policy, and conservation planning. Tony’s academic training included entomology, forestry, public health, and wildlife biology. He is a grassland inhabitant of southern Arizona, USA