Dry Tortugas National Park (Images of America)

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. James Kushlan is an writer, biologist, educator, and conservationist. His professional positions have included research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, of the director U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, professor of biology at the University of Mississippi and Texas A&M, Commerce, and wildlife biologist with the U.S. National Park Service. He has been president of the American Ornithological Society and Waterbird Society, senior author of the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan, and founder and chair of Waterbird Conservation for the Americas, Bahamas Environment Fund, Bird Conservation Alliance, and the IUCN Heron Specialist Group. He serves on the governing boards of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Zoo Miami Foundation, Everglades Foundation, and on advisory boards at the University of Miami and BirdLife International. He has a PhD from the University of Miami and two honorary doctorates. He has published over 250 technical papers and 10 books, most recently Seeking the American Tropics: South Florida’s Early Naturalists, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park, Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens, Birds of Fairchild, and Key Biscayne. Dr. Kushlan lives in Coconut Grove, Florida, and Annapolis, Maryland. Read more about this author Read less about this author Read more about this author Read less about this author Kirsten Hines is an award-winning writer, wildlife photographer and conservationist based in Florida. Her quest for nature has taken her around the world where she has been stashed under thorny bushes by Maasai in Kenya, had her lunch stolen by monkeys in the forests of Borneo, faced down a bowl of boiled frogs in China, flocked with flamingos in France, battled crocodiles in Australia, and checked off her last continent with penguins in the Antarctic. Anchored by her master’s degree in biology and experience as an environmental educator, her aim is to inspire conservation action through her personalized story-telling. Her books include Birds of Florida, a user-friendly identification guide showing 310 species as typically seen in the state illustrated by 450+ of her photographs; Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey, a photo-essay book that garnered several awards including Gold in the Florida Book Awards for Visual Arts, and First in the National League of American Pen Women’s Biennial for Non-fiction Writing; Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens and Recovering Caribbean Nature, practical reference guides to re-greening human-altered landscapes; as well as history books on each of South Florida’s national parks. In addition to illustrating her writing, Kirsten’s images have been featured in numerous photography showcases and exhibitions, public art programs, and periodicals. Kirsten also provides wildlife and photography-oriented presentations, tours, and workshops. You can learn more on her website. Read more about this author Read less about this author Read more about this author Read less about this author