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Research Ranch Advisory Team

Dr. Christine Hass grew up in a small town in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada, where a love of nature and an insatiable curiosity propelled her to a career in biology. She headed north for schooling, completing Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in zoology at the University of Montana and a Ph.D. in biology at the University of North Dakota. Her education and research have focused on mammal ecology and behavior, and she has published more than a dozen articles in scientific journals. She also reviews articles for numerous scientific publications, and has served on the committees of several graduate students. Her current research interests include community ecology and reproductive strategies of coatis and skunks. Among her many tasks as Assistant Director of the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch, she also lists developing inventory and monitoring methods for carnivores using track surveys and remote cameras; coordinating the Monitoring Avian Production and Survivorship (MAPS) programs at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and the Research Ranch, finding ways to help people get along with their wild neighbors, participating in the Christmas Bird Count, and developing databases and maintaining the computer systems at the ranch. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, backpacking, and lying around on secluded beaches.