Round River’s Conservation Science Leader, Kimberly Heinemeyer, has resigned after 24 years of exemplary service and accomplishments. Kim provided direction and assistance to Round River’s work in Canada including the Great Bear Coast Information Team Ecosystem Spatial Analysis, Taku River Tlingit Land Use Plan, Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Conservation Design, Southern Lakes Initiative, Yukon North Slope Management…
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Mariel Ferragamo Botswana ’19 Mariel was a student in the 2019 Botswana program, and continues to work on sub-Saharan African issues from Washington, DC. After returning from Botswana, her interest in politics and the environment on the African continent led her to explore these issues further. She is now the communications lead and podcast producer for…
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T’akú Tlatsini (Places that Make Us Strong) Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area Round River is excited to share news of a major conservation advancement for the Taku River Tlingit First Nation, with the announcement of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA). Round River first met with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation in 1998. At…
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David MoscowRound River Mexican Wolf ’94 David first read the works of Rick Bass, Barry Lopez, and Aldo Leopold by head lamp on the Blue River in Arizona as a student on Round River’s Mexican Wolf program. They opened his mind to the adventure of nature writing. David has since looked to marry his love of the outdoors to his…
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Jenifer TorresRound River Botswana ’20 Jenifer’s career in conservation started as a student in Round River’s program in Botswana. As a pre-vet student Jenifer did not have the typical background of most Wildlife Biologists, however, Round River taught her the necessary field skills to succeed in the conservation field. She then applied these skills as…
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Maggie Triska, conservation scientist at RRCS, was invited to join 30 researchers in Paradise Valley, Montana for a workshop entitled: Transatlantic perspectives on Conservation and Wildlife Management. Participants came from government agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations – with half arriving from Germany. The workshop took place at the end of May over 3 days and…
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Leaders in Chilean Patagonia Agree to Strengthen Conservation—and Communities Pact among mayors, governors, civic organizations, and academics puts nature protection at the center of local development March 7, 2022 By: Makarena Roa, The Pew Charitable Trusts In a move designed to guarantee that the effective protection of national parks and reserves in Chilean Patagonia improves…
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On May 7th, 2022, Round River Conservation Studies celebrated 30 years of wild lands conservation with an event held at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum in Salt Lake City, UT. It was a night to remember and we are grateful for the many guests who joined us in celebration of our successes and showing support…
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Round River is very fortunate to welcome Dineo Keithome to our conservation efforts in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi National Park and Kalahari Game Reserve region. As a staff member of the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Dineo has accepted a graduate position with the University of Botswana and the Okavango Research Institute to examine human-wildlife…
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Round River Science Director Kim Heinemeyer is a coauthor on a new paper in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 34, April 2022, e02019, “Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: A decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research.” Abstract Wolverines are vulnerable to multiple, widespread, increasing forms of human activity so…
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