Christopher J. W. McClure, Ph.D.

About

I am a quantitative ecologist and conservation scientist serving as Executive Vice President of Science and Conservation at The Peregrine Fund. My work focuses on applying statistical and computational methods to address critical questions in raptor ecology and conservation worldwide.

I received my Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Auburn University (2012) and B.S. in Environmental Economics and Management from the University of Georgia (2005). I am a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society, Associate Editor for the Journal of Raptor Research, and North American Director of the Raptor Research Foundation.

My research has been featured in leading journals including Nature, PNAS, Science Advances, and Conservation Biology, and covered by media outlets such as National Geographic, NPR, The New Yorker, and Scientific American.

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Author of 135+ peer-reviewed publications. For a complete list, please visit my Google Scholar profile.

• Sensory pollutants alter bird phenology and fitness across a continent Senzaki M, Barber JR, Phillips JN, ... McClure CJW, ... Francis CD Nature, 2020
• State of the world's raptors: distributions, threats, and actions McClure CJW, Westrip JRS, Johnson JA, Schulwitz SE, Virani MZ, et al. Biological Conservation, 2018
• Eagle fatalities are reduced by automated curtailment of wind turbines McClure CJW, Rolek BW, Dunn L, McCabe JD, Martinson L, Katzner T Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021
• A phantom road experiment reveals that traffic noise is an invisible source of habitat degradation Ware HE, McClure CJW, Carlisle J, Barber JR PNAS, 2015
• An experimental investigation into the effects of traffic noise on distributions of birds: Avoiding the phantom road McClure CJW, Ware HE, Carlisle J, Kaltenecker G, Barber JR Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2013

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