Dave received a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Iowa State University and a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Oregon State University. He is retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where he developed and led the agency’s effort to reintroduce the Mexican gray wolf. Dave’s interests include the ecology and conservation of large carnivores, protection and conservation of biodiversity, and wildlands conservation at scales that fully support ecological and evolutionary processes. He is a former board member of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, a founding member of the Science Advisory Board for Project Coyote, and a former advisor in the Environmental Studies master’s program at Prescott College. Dave serves as a science and policy advisor for organizations and coalitions advocating for wolf recovery and landscape-scale conservation in the Southwest. He enjoys wildlife viewing, wilderness adventures, and dancing.