Bruce Kingsbury

Hello-

Thanks for visiting. I am presently Professor and Chair of Biology, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne and Director of the Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management

I introduce some of my research and outreach activities below.

For more details, like pubs, please see my abbreviated CV, or contact me for more info.

For questions regarding presentations, student opportunities, etc., please contact me at: kingsbur@ipfw.edu.

Thanks!

RESEARCH

My students and I have been working since the mid-90s on the ecology and conservation of a variety of snakes and turtles, including Copperbelly Watersnakes, Eastern Massasaugas, Timber Rattlesnakes, Eastern Fox Snakes, Eastern Box Turtles, Blanding’s Turtles, and Spotted Turtles. Much of our research has focused on detailing habitat use and patterns of movement in natural or perturbed landscapes. We use radio-tracking to follow individuals around, and GIS to visualize movements and habitat use.

Another area of interest is proper management for herptetofauna. That has led us to projects such as impacts of fire on Eastern Box turtles, timber harvest on Eastern Massasauga, utility of raccoon control, and response to habitat restoration by Eastern Massasauga.

OUTREACH

I direct the Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management. The mission of the Herp Center is to promote the understanding and conservation of reptiles and amphibians of the midwestern United States and beyond through research, education and outreach. The Herp Center is involved in a variety of activities, including research on endangered herps and the development of recommendations for species management.

The Herp Center was established in summer 2000. It is located in the Science Building (SB G53) at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), in northeastern Indiana . Our facilities are integrated with the Department of Biology at IPFW.

We have a wide variety of outreach already on display at: http://HerpCenter.ipfw.edu. Please check it out.

Goodies in the works are the extended pages for imperiled herps of the Midwest , a Snakes of the Midwest CD, and a Turtles of Indiana booklet.

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