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Dr. Charles Knapp
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Dr. Charles Knapp
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Dr. Charles Knapp joined the Board in 2020. He is Vice President of Conservation Research at Shedd Aquarium and has been conducting research in the wider Caribbean for 25 years. Using iguanas as model organisms, his research focuses primarily on understanding the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on endangered taxa and designing conservation strategies to prevent further population declines and habitat degradation. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology (1991) from Southern Illinois University, and his Master of Science (1999) and Ph.D. (2005) in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida. He also was a Conservation Research Postdoctoral Fellow (2010) with the Institute for Conservation Research at the San Diego Zoo. He is co-chair of the IUCN Iguana Specialist Group, sits on the Board of Directors for the International Iguana Foundation, and is a science advisor to the Bahamas National Trust. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
