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Evan McWreath |
Evan joined Ventana Wildlife Society in 2020, initially serving as a Condor Biologist and Non-Lead Outreach Assistant before transitioning into his current role as GIS Specialist. Now based in Morgantown, West Virginia, he remotely supports VWS’s condor field crew and non-lead outreach team with condor GPS data monitoring, management, visualization, and analysis. His work contributes to condor management, lead exposure mitigation, education and outreach, and research initiatives.
Originally from southwestern Pennsylvania, Evan began working with California Condors in 2015 as a Research Assistant in the Wilderness Geography Lab at West Virginia University. He earned his B.S. in Environmental Geoscience (2016) and M.A. in Geography (2019), where his graduate research focused on the spatial dynamics of lead exposure in condors.
In addition to his work with Ventana Wildlife Society, Evan serves as Director of Conservation Research for the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA). His work includes studies on Turkey Vulture nesting and movement ecology, assessing heavy metal toxicology in raptors across Appalachia, monitoring post-release outcomes of rehabilitated raptors, and overseeing a collaborative American Kestrel nest-box program.
Originally from southwestern Pennsylvania, Evan began working with California Condors in 2015 as a Research Assistant in the Wilderness Geography Lab at West Virginia University. He earned his B.S. in Environmental Geoscience (2016) and M.A. in Geography (2019), where his graduate research focused on the spatial dynamics of lead exposure in condors.
In addition to his work with Ventana Wildlife Society, Evan serves as Director of Conservation Research for the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA). His work includes studies on Turkey Vulture nesting and movement ecology, assessing heavy metal toxicology in raptors across Appalachia, monitoring post-release outcomes of rehabilitated raptors, and overseeing a collaborative American Kestrel nest-box program.
- Avian Spatial Ecology
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Lead Exposure in Raptors and Scavengers
