Washington Chapter - The Wildlife Society

Awards for Special Achievement and for Leadership in Conservation
by the
Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society

The Special Achievement Award was given by the Washington Chapter in 2000 to recognize an outstanding accomplishment by a professional wildlife biologist. It is for a specific task or project that has contributed significantly to the understanding of wildlife ecology or wildlife conservation. The 2000 recipient of this award was Bob Naney for his work and dedication towards the completion of the Lynx Conservation Strategy. In addition to Bob's regular duties as a Forest Wildlife Biologist on the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Bob is the species leader for lynx in the Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service. Bob represented lynx conservation in Washington as a member of the National Interagency Lynx Committee which was instrumental in the development of the Lynx Conservation Strategy and Assessment. This was a high profile, politically sensitive project with far reaching implications for lynx conservation is this state. Congratulations and thank you to Bob Naney.

The Leadership in Conservation Award recognizes a long term contribution to the field of wildlife conservation. This award honors a person or organization that has made sustained and significant contributions over many years to the understanding of wildlife ecology or wildlife conservation. The 2000 recipient of this award was Dr. Richard D. Taber. Dr. Taber started his career as an educator in 1955 at the University of California, Berkeley, where he served two yeas on the zoology faculty. From 1956 through 1968, he was on the Forestry faculty at the University of Montana where he served as a professor and Assistant Leader of the Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and Associate Director of the Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station. From Montana, Dr. Taber moved to the University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, where he retired as a Professor of Forest Zoology and Wildlife Science in 1985. He has chaired graduate committees for over 100 M.S. and 19 Ph.D. students, as well as guiding innumerable undergraduates. Dr. Taber published more than 90 papers and is best known for his work on ungulate ecology and management. In addition, he studied, wrote about, and was consulted on international wildlife issues in Pakistan, Chile, and eastern Europe. Congratulations and thank you to Dr. Taber.

Nominations for awards to be presented in future years should be accompanied by two letters of recommendation and sent to John Lehmkuhl, 1133 N. Western Ave, Wenatchee WA 98801, or at jlehmkuhl@nwi.net by January 15th of each year.
Note: 2008 deadline has been extended to February 25, 2008