| Stephen F. Stringham President |
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| Sept 86- President, WildWatch LLC. An educational-services company : present (Click on blue buttons at top of page of details). * Consulting on wildlife, wildlife safety, and environmental impacts (e.g., impacts by development of ski areas, a natural gas pipeline, and mines) * Conduct research on big game mammals: ecology, behavior, and environmental impacts. * Teach wildlife safety (K-12 and college lectures and courses; public talks. * Tutor K-12 students in science and math * Produce educational interactive software - science * Write and publish books on Alaskan wildlife, ecotourism, and wildlife safety * Produce videos on Alaskan wildlife, ecotourism and wildlife safety Apr 98 - Director, Bear Communication & Aggression Research Program: This program investigates present ways to minimize direct conflicts between people and bears. I do close-range observation of grizzly and black bear behavior, particularly on the Alaska and Kenai Peninsulas of AK. Apr 94 Polar Bear Conservation: Developed estimates of "Potential Biological Removal," as - Oct 94 required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Collected indigenous knowledge on polar bear habitat use from Alaska Natives. Helped develop the Polar Bear Habitat Conservation Strategy. Analyzed laws pertaining to protection of polar bear habitat. Marine Mammals Management Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK Sept 91 Director, Blackfeet Environmental Office, Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Co-founded the - Sept 93 BEO. Wrote QA/QC plans, work plans, progress and completion reports, etc; implemented adherence to environmental laws through programs in water quality (Lakes and Wetlands), air quality, land quality (e.g., SuperFund; underground storage tanks). Analyzed federal and state environmental laws; drafted tribal environmental legislation. Served as an expert witness in federal hearings on environmental impacts. Aug 85 Holistic Resource Management: ecology and management of wildlife (coyote, lynx, bobcat, -Aug 86 fox, deer, bear, moose, hare, beaver, etc.) were approached from an ecosystem perspective to facilitate multiple use management of the Adirondack Ecosystem (e.g., optimizing the combined yields of game, timber and recreation). Advised grad students. Post-doctoral Research Associate: Adirondack Ecological Center, State Univ. of New York, Newcomb, NY 12852. OTHER PROPFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Responses by grizzly & black bear populations to adult male abundance and behavior and to food supply and nutritional status. Assessment done by re-analyzing existing data sets. Made behavioral observations of captive American & Asian black bears. Doctoral Research, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville. 37996 Analyzed impacts of trophy hunting through restoring near-natural ratios of adult males vs. adolescent males and vs. adolescent and adult females in Chamois, red deer, and roe deer: . This was one facet of Project Achenkirch, reputedly the most comprehensive study of human impacts to the alpine environment ever done in Europe up to that time. Our game management scheme was subsequently adopted throughout Austria, certain other parts of Europe, and some parts of North America, including Alaska (Dahl sheep and moose). Research supported by grants from World Wildlife Fund and Fund fur Umwelt Studien. Post-grad research. Moose: I researched mother-offspring relations, communication, calf survivorship, and ontogeny of behavior. Information later used to assess likelihood of calf survival after the death of the mother (e.g., from hunting) University of Alaska, Fairbanks. MSc Research Explored for along-shore deposits of gold and other precious metals. U.S. Geological Survey, Division of Marine Geology and Hydrology. Assessed ecosystem impacts by an insecticide used to kill spruce budworm. U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. Screened organic compounds for potential use as pesticides. Bio-products Division, Dow Chemical Co. Designed and maintained marine aquarium systems for teaching and research, including my own analysis of the effects of the toxin colchicine on embryogenesis of the sea urchin -- which provided a key to understanding protein synthesis in embryos. TEACHING (Click above on "Educational Services" for details) 11 years classroom instruction (1 high school, 10 college) 9 years tutoring COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES * Member, Wolverine Creek Management Committee * Former member, Fish & Game Advisory Council for Kenai/Soldotna (Alaska) * Former member of and advisor to the Alaska Native Brotherhood on environmental issues. * Former advisor to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska on environmental issues. * Former member Board of Directors of the Alaska Communities Economic Coalition * Former advisor to the Stakeholder Committee for conservation of brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska * Former advisor to the Technical Committee for the cleanup of the Alaska Pulp Co. mill site in Sitka, AK. * Advisor to various conservation groups. PUBLICATIONS Refereed Scientific Papers Stringham, S.F. 1974. Mother-offspring relations in moose. Naturaliste Can. 101:325-369. ____, and A. B. Bubenik. 1974. Physical condition and survival rates of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra L.) as a function of maturity-sex class ratios in the population. Implications for ungulate harvest plans. pp. 123-158 in W. Schroder (ed.): Tagungsbericht: Internationales Gamswild-Treffen, Institute for Wildforschung und Jagdkunde, Oberammergau, Germany. ____, and A. B. Bubenik. 1975. Condition Physique et Taux de Survie du Chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra L., En Fonction des Classes d'Age et de Sexe de la Population. Bulletin de l'Office de la Chasse, Etudes Scientifiques et Techniques, Paris. Special No. 3:199-224. ____. 1980. Possible impacts of hunting on the grizzly/brown bear (Ursus arctos), a Threatened species. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 4:337-348. ____. 1983. Roles of adult males in grizzly bear population biology. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 5:140-151. ____. 1986. Effects of climate, dump closure, and other factors on Yellowstone grizzly bear litter size. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 6:33-39. ____. 1989. Consequences of bears eating garbage at dumps: an overview. Northwest Terr. Dept. of Renew. Res. pp. 36-42. ____. 1990a. Black bear reproductive rate relative to body weight in hunted populations. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 8:425-432. ____. 1990b. Grizzly bear reproductive rate relative to body size. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 8:433-443. ____. 1995a. Is grizzly bear cub mortality rate elevated by aggregation at concentrated food sources? Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 9(2):205-215. ____. 1995b. Is grizzly bear reproductive rate depressed by aggregations at concentrated food sources? Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 9(2):216-222. ____. 1995c. Aggregation of bears at food concentrations (ecocenters). Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 9(2):223-230. Wei, Fuwen, G. Yang, J. Hu, & S. Stringham. 2004. Balancing panda and human needs for bamboo shoots in Mabian Nature Reserve China: Predictions from a logistic-like model. in D. Lindberg (ed), Panda Conservation,. U. Calif Press. Major Reports -- mainly to consulting clients (click on the Consulting tab). _ Popular Writing * Beauty Within the Beast: Kinship With Bears in the Alaska Wilderness (book on bear-human relationships). Seven Locks Press. 2002 * Bear Viewing in Alaska: Expert Tips for a Great Adventure. Globe Pequot Publ. 2007 * Alaska Magnum Bear Safety Manual: Don’t Risk Your Life to Live Your Dreams of Fishing, Hunting, Hiking, Camping or Watching Wildlife in the Far North. WildWatch Publ. 2008 * When Bears Whisper, Do You Listen? Negotiating Close Encounters With a Most Amazing Creature. WildWatch Publ. 2009 * Ghost Grizzlies and Other Rare Bruins: The Art & Adventure of Knowing Wild Bears. WildWatch Publ. (scheduled for release in late spring 2009) * Bear Aggression: Why Some Bears Attack and How to Avoid It. WildWatch Publ. (scheduled for release in fall 2009) * The Language of Bears: Communication is the Key to Coexistence. WildWatch Publ. (In prep.) * Grizzlies Among the Glaciers: Adventures Researching Alaska’s Coastal Bears. WildWatch Publ. (In prep.) * Becoming Bear: Knowing Bears Through the Eyes of Indigenous and Western Sciences. WildWatch Publ. (In prep.) National magazine and local newspaper articles. For example: * 1992. How many grizzlies is enough: Is the grizzly still Threatened or Endangered? Ursus 1(3) and 1(4):8-10, 13, 23-24. * 2000. Series of 12 newspaper articles on conservation of grizzly/brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska -- related to development of a new Conservation Plan. * 2002. Opinion piece for Homer News, Homer, AK. * 2002 Smokey and Mirrors. WildEarth Magazine. (fall issue). * Recent: Several more newspaper articles related to wildlife safety or viewing Video Production: 2 videos to educate the public about bear safety and social behavior. (Click above on "Productions" for details). |
| Major Scientific and Wildlife/Wildland Conservation Projects * Assessed impacts of human activities, including development of ski areas and a natural gas pipeline, as well as logging, hunting, angling and wildlife viewing. * Co-founded and -directed the Blackfeet Environmental Office for the Blackfeet Indian Nation * Managed a wide range of environmental monitoring under EPA grants for the Blackfeet Nation. * * Analyzed federal and state environmental laws; drafted Blackfeet tribal environmental legislation. * Member of the federal team that developed the Polar Bear Habitat Conservation Strategy. * Researched communication and aggression in bear and ungulate populations. * Critiqued federal management plans for Threatened grizzly bear populations. * Modeled single-species and predator-prey population dynamics; analyzed extinction risks. * Assessed impacts of hunting on bear and ungulate populations. * Developed interactive educational software relating to wildlife and environmental impacts. * Critiqued Draft and Final EA’s and EIS’s by other parties. |
| Services Related to State and Federal Hearings * Briefing attorneys for Direct and Cross-Examination, and to assist in Discovery and Depositions. * Testified as an expert witness. * Conducted cross-examination of opposition witnesses to address questions likely to evoke responses that are too technical and unpredictable for attorneys to field. Clients and Cooperators Corporations Small businesses Conservation groups Government agencies (federal, state, municipal & tribal*). |
| * Director, Blackfeet Environmental Office, Blackfeet Indian Nation (1991-93) Co-founded the BEO. Wrote QA/QC plans, work plans, progress and completion reports, etc; implemented adherence to environmental laws through programs in water quality (Lakes and Wetlands), air quality, land quality (e.g., SuperFund; underground storage tanks). Analyzed federal and state environmental laws; drafted tribal environmental legislation. Served as an expert witness in federal hearings on environmental impacts. * Advisor to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (1995-96). * Advisor to Camps 1 and 4 of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (2000-01). |
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