Research Wildlife EcologistSmithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, 1500 Remount Rd
Front Royal, Virginia 22630
Email: mcsheaw@si.edu
Phone: 540-635-6563
Research Disciplines: Research Interests:
Deer ecology, wildlife surveys, citizen science, small mammal ecology, bird ecology, oak forests, invasive plants
View William's CVBiographical Sketch
Dr. Bill McShea is a wildlife ecologist for the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute at Front Royal, Virginia, USA. He received his education at Bucknell University (B.S.), University of New Hampshire (M.S.), and State University of New York at Binghamton (PhD). He has worked at the Front Royal facility since 1986. He is past co-chair and current member of the IUCN Deer Specialist Group, and a member of both the Bear Specialist and Bovid Specialist Groups. He has edited five volumes on wildlife management (deer, oak forests, Asian wildlife, and giant pandas), co-authored a book on deer ecology, and coauthored over 150 scientific publications. He runs several forest-related projects in Virginia and a grassland ecology project in Montana. When not in the USA, Bill currently works in Southeast Asia, Borneo, and China. Bill’s research focuses on the management and diversity of wildlife populations and much of this work involves mammal surveys using camera traps. He is a founding member of eMammal (www.emammal.org), which facilitates citizen science projects using camera traps and displays wildlife data and images through the website.
Education
- B.S., Bucknell University, 1977
- M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1980
- Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton, 1985
Ongoing and Recent CESU Projects
Deer impacts on forest resources
Acorn production in mature deciduous forest
Deer response to development
Monitoring invasive plants in mature deciduous forest
Forest demographics
Mammal distribution relative to urbanization
Feral cat population estimate in DC
Other Research
Ecology of giant pandas and potential corridor use
Distribution of Borneo mammals around a critical protected area
Conservation Eld’s deer in SE Asia
Restoration of plains bison to Montana grasslands
reintroduction of swift fox to northern Montana