John Boone, PhD

Research Coordinator, Great Basin Bird Observatory

John is a wildlife ecologist and conservation biologist who works as a consultant with Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States specializing in program metrics and population biology. In this capacity, he has contributed to several dozen programs around the world designed to improve the humane management of free-roaming dogs and cats. John is also board chair of the SPCA of Northern Nevada, Board Vice-Chair of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs, and a board member of the Petfinder Foundation. He is the research director at the Great Basin Bird Observatory in Reno, NV, where he and his colleagues conduct applied research, monitoring, and conservation planning projects throughout much of the western United States. John received his Bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in Washington DC, and his Ph.D. in Environmental, Population, and Organismal Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.