William R. Constant
William R. "Bill" constant (* 1952 ) is an American biologist , conservationist and nonfiction - author .
Life
From 1970 Konstant studied biology at Cornell University , where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in 1974 . After studying psychology from 1982 to 1984 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook , he graduated with a Master of Arts. From 1986 to 1991 he was director of the Wildlife Preservation Trust International in New York City. From 1997 to 2003 he was director of special projects at Conservation International . From 2003 to 2008 he was the conservation director at the Houston Zoo . From 2009 to 2011 he was the general manager of Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown , Pennsylvania . From 2012 to 2014 he was a program assistant at the International Rhino Foundation , where he was involved in program management , fundraising and communication activities. He has been a freelance conservation consultant since 2012, advising organizations such as the Global Wildlife Conservation, the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, which promotes primate conservation projects, and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, which supports mammal conservation projects around the world.
Konstant was involved in several field guides and books on nature conservation projects, including works on primates in South America and lemurs in Madagascar, on species protection in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and on bats in Papua New Guinea . From 2000 to 2006 he was a contributor to the IUCN publication Primates in Peril . In 2013 he was a co-author of the family chapter on spider-tailed monkeys (Atelidae) in the Handbook of the Mammals of the World .
Fonts (selection)
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier ): Species conservation priorities in the tropical forests of southeast Asia , Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), 1982
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Ian Tattersall , David M. Meyers, Roderic B. Mast): Lemurs of Madagascar (Tropical Field Guide Series), 1995
- (with Mark Darren Berry, Page DePonte): Gaia I: Journey into Vanishing Worlds , 1998
- (with Mark Darren Berry, Page DePonte): Gaia II: Journey into Vanishing Worlds , 1998
- (with Frank J. Bonaccorso, Charles G. Burg, Russell A. Mittermeier): Bats of Papua New Guinea. Tropical Field Guide Series, Volume 2, 1998
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Patricio Robles Gil, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, Thomas Brooks, Michael Hoffman, Gustavo AB da Fonseca, Roderic B. Mast): Wildlife Spectacles , 2003
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, Patricio Robles Gil, John Pilgrim, Gustavo Fonseca): Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places , 2003
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands , Marc GM van Roosmalen , Marilyn A. Norconk, Lisa Famolare): Monkeys of the Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana : Pocket Identification Guide, 2008
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Edward E. Louis, Matthew Richardson, Olivier Langrand , Frank Hawkins , Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Rodin Rasoloarison, Jörg Ganzhorn , Serge Rajaobelina, Christoph Schwitzer ): Lemurs of Madagascar Pocket Identification Guide: Nocturnal Lemurs , 2008
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Edward E. Louis, Matthew Richardson, Olivier Langrand, Frank Hawkins, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Rodin Rasoloarison, Jörg Ganzhorn, Serge Rajaobelina, Christoph Schwitzer): Lemurs of Madagascar Pocket Identification Guide: Diurnal and Cathemeral Lemurs , 2009
- (with Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, Wes Sechrest, Penny F. Langhammer, John C. Mittermeier, Michael J. Parr, Roderic B. Mast): Back from the Brink: 25 Conservation Success Stories , 2017
Web links
- Official profile on LinkedIn
- Literature by and about William R. Konstant in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Constant, William R. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Constant, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biologist, conservationist, and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |