David l mech biography

American biologist (born )

Lucyan David Mech (;^[2] born January 18, ), also known as Dave Mech, is an American biologist specializing in the study of wolves. He is a senior research scientist for the U.S. Geological Survey and an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota.

He has researched wolves since in locations including northern Minnesota, Isle Royale, Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, Ellesmere Island, and Italy.

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Mech is the founder of the International Wolf Center and the vice-chair of its board of directors. The project to create the facility, which he started in , was an outgrowth of his wolf research as well as his ambition to educate people about the nature of wolves, so that they may come to respect the creature through understanding.

He has published eleven books about wolves and other wildlife, including The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species () and Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation, which h David Mech, PhD | U.S. Geological Survey - QIHO