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David Easterla
Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Vertebrate Ecology; Purdue University
- M.A. Wildlife
Conservation; University Missouri-Columbia
- B.S. Wildlife
Conservation; University Missouri-Columbia
Courses Taught
- Mammalogy
- Ornithology
- Herpetology
- Wildlife Management and Conservation
- General Zoology
- Freshman Seminar; also Upward Bound (summers)
Academic Interests
- Faunal
distribution
- Endangered species
- Habitat restoration
- Taxonomy
- Ecology
- Conservation
- Museum and zoo curation
- A special
interest in the wildlife "underdogs" - bats, snakes, spiders, mice/rats, and
predators (wolves, cats, etc.).
Scholarly Activity
- Have
224 scholarly publications. Most recent publications in 2011: (1) An Adult Male
Harlequin Duck at the Maryville Sewage Lagoons, Nodaway County, Missouri
(photo). The Bluebird, Aud.Soc.Mo. 78 (1):32. (2) A Rare Trophy
Axe from Northwest Missouri, and a Red Stone Celt from Northeast Kansas. Central
States Archaeological Journal. 58(2):64. (3) Modified
Paleo Bone Sharpened Digging/Pick Tools of Extinct Bison and Sabertooth Cat from
Southwest Iowa. Central States Archaeological Journal.
58(3):148-151.
Student Group Advisement
- Advisor
for 102 River Wildlife Club
Other Professional Experiences
- Have
worked for the National Park Service as a seasonal
Ranger-Naturalist-Interpreter for 15 summers at National Parks (Crater Lake,
Glacier, Bryce Canyon, Big Bend, Sequoia-Kings Canyon, and Lava Beds).
- Environmental
Impact Statements for wind turbine site establishments, Lake Impoundments, etc.
Other
-
Heavily
involved with the New Nodaway Humane Society.
