Howard O. Clark, Jr., M.S. Certified Wildlife Biologist ®
Researcher ID: A-7053-2009
993 Ezie Avenue Clovis, California 93611-2019 559.299.8450 559.765.8193 PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am an accomplished wildlife ecologist with 12 years of professional wildlife and research experience. My work as a researcher focuses on the fauna and ecosystems of Northern, Central, and Southern California, and the Mojave Desert provinces and includes extensive baseline mammalian inventories, surveys focused on rare animals, habitat assessment, radio telemetry, and long-term ecological studies on several endangered species. I regularly work with the western burrowing owl, San Joaquin kit fox, salt marsh harvest mouse, and the Mohave ground squirrel. I am currently a peer-reviewer for the journal California Fish and Game and have reviewed manuscripts for Western North American Naturalist, Mammalian Biology, and African Journal of Food Science.
EDUCATION
M.S. Biology. California State University, Fresno. 2001. Thesis: “Endangered San Joaquin kit fox and non-native red fox: interspecific competitive interactions” B.S. Biological Sciences. California State University, Stanislaus. 1998. A.A. Life Science. Superintendent’s Honors. Merced College. 1996.
CERTIFICATIONS AND PERMITS HELD
40-Hour HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120). August 2009. Certified Wildlife Biologist ®. The Wildlife Society. 2009. Scientific Collecting Permit. California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG). CDFG Memorandum of Understanding (Mohave ground squirrel and salt marsh harvest mouse). Federal Permit TE797267-11 (Fresno and Tipton kangaroo rats) and TE667512-4.1 (salt marsh harvest mouse).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wildlife Ecologist | H. T. Harvey & Associates Fresno, California | 2003-Present H. T. Harvey & Associates provides ecological consulting services and is a leader in the management of specialstatus and listed species in California. The company provides a wide range of services, including environmental impact assessment, endangered species consultation and compliance, rare and endangered plant surveys, ecological research, and conservation area planning. Lead Investigator for seasonal trapping for the Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) Field Investigator for seasonal trapping for the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) Conduct pre-activity surveys for clients to comply with habitat conservation plans Conduct pre-construction surveys and construction monitoring Conduct pre-construction tailgate meetings to educate personnel about special-status species Draft environmental documents that fulfill the requirements of CEQA, NEPA, and the Federal and California Endangered Species acts
Biologist | California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program Fresno, California | 1997-2004 The Endangered Species Recovery Program’s mission is to facilitate endangered species recovery and resolve conservation conflicts through scientifically based recovery planning and implementation. The program was established in August 1992 at the request and with the support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation, under the direction of Dr. Daniel F. Williams at CSU, Stanislaus. Studied the interactions between the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and non-native red fox (V. vulpes) for three years via radio-telemetry in Kern County, California Monitored artificial San Joaquin kit fox dens in Kern County for one of the first Safe Harbor projects Conducted surveys for the San Joaquin kit fox along water delivery infrastructures along the eastern boundary of the San Joaquin Valley Conducted bi-annual censuses for the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila) in Tulare and San Luis Obispo counties Conducted bi-annual censuses for the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) in San Luis Obispo County Environmental Laboratory Mentor | Center for Advanced Research and Technology Clovis, California | 2001-2006 The Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) is the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art education reform effort at the secondary level to date. The CART combines rigorous academics with technical, design, process, entrepreneurial, and critical thinking skills. Mentored students on their projects concerning the conservation of the San Joaquin kit fox Attended annual mentor coordination meetings Field Biologist | Consultants in Wildlife and Environmental Services Agency Sanger, California | 1999-2000 CWESA was a small consulting firm established and administered by Curt Uptain. Most of the projects were large-scale infrastructure developments in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Conducted walking transects along the alignment of the La Paloma Generating Power Plant Project Trapped for small mammals along the alignment to determine presence of special status species Used a burrow probe to determine presence of blunt-nosed leopard lizards in small mammal burrows
PRESENTATIONS
2008 Analysis of San Joaquin kit fox element data within the California Natural Diversity Database: a case for data reliability. 2008 Annual Conference. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society. Redding, CA. [8 Feb] Analysis of San Joaquin kit fox element data within the California Natural Diversity Database: a case for data reliability. San Joaquin Valley Natural Communities Conference. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. Bakersfield, CA. [20 March] 2007 Associations between the California grizzly bear, gray wolf, and the San Joaquin kit fox on the preEuropean California landscape. San Joaquin Valley Natural Communities Conference. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. Bakersfield, CA. [22 March]
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2004
Interspecific competitive interactions between endangered San Joaquin kit foxes and non-native red foxes. 84th American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (Abstract published). [13 June] Career Opportunities in Wildlife Biology. Merced College. Merced, CA. [22 Oct] Endangered San Joaquin kit fox and non-native red fox: interspecific competitive interactions. Annual meeting of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society. Visalia, CA. [8 March] Endangered San Joaquin kit fox and non-native red fox: interspecific competitive interactions. 23rd Annual Central California Research Symposium. California State University, Fresno, CA (Abstract published). [18 April] Endangered San Joaquin kit fox and non-native red fox: interspecific competitive interactions. Carnivores 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA. (Abstract published). [18 Nov]
2002
2001
Thesis Defense. Endangered San Joaquin kit fox and non-native red fox: interspecific competitive interactions. California State University, Fresno, CA. [2 April] Endangered San Joaquin kit fox and non-native red fox: interspecific competitive interactions. 22nd Annual Central California Research Symposium. California State University, Fresno, CA (Abstract published). [20 April]
2000
Endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and non-native red fox (Vulpes vulpes) interactions in a fragmented landscape as revealed by telemetry. 21st Annual Central California Research Symposium. California State University, Fresno, CA (Abstract published). [14 April] Biogeography of Borneo. California State University, Fresno, CA. [2 Oct] Endangered Species Recovery Program overview: bunny division and kit fox division. California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA. [19 March] Kit fox recovery: process and implications. California State University, Fresno, CA. [7 April] Kit fox and red fox interactions: ethical questions. Environmental Ethics Course - Liberal Studies Program. California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA. [16 Sept] Variation in annual estimates of effective population size for San Joaquin kit foxes. California State University, Fresno, CA.
1999
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED
Randel, C.J., III, H.O. Clark, Jr., and D.P. Newman. (in press). Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitat Conservation Plans. Pages xxx-xxx in: N.J. Silvy, editor. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management, 7th edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Randel, C.J., III, and H.O. Clark, Jr. (submitted). White-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) density, Indian Wells Valley, San Bernardino County, California. Western North American Naturalist.
PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS
2009 Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Predation and behavioral interactions between horned lizards and arid land foxes. Sonoran Herpetologist 22:6-7. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Why does the blunt-nosed leopard lizard have a blunt nose? Sonoran Herpetologist 22:50-51. Clark, H.O., Jr., J.D. Murdoch, D.P. Newman, and C. Sillero-Zubiri. 2009. Vulpes corsac. Mammalian Species. 832:1-8. Woods, G., H. Nadel, H.O. Clark, Jr., and S.I. Hagen. 2009. Birds foraging on Jerusalem crickets, with recent observations in the Central Valley, California. Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin 12:17-22.
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2008
Clark, H.O., Jr. 2008. Spea hammondii (Western spadefoot toad). Predation and use as burrow decorations. Herpetological Review 39:80-81. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2008. Common chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater): Behavior. Sonoran Herpetologist 21:54. Clark, H.O., Jr., and J.R. Gworek. 2008. Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi (Valley Gartersnake). Habitat and behavior. Herpetological Review 39:474. Clark, H.O., Jr., and S.I. Hagen. 2008. Notes on a Mount Lyell salamander observed near Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California. Sonoran Herpetologist 21:122-123. Clark, H.O., Jr., D.P. Newman, J.D. Murdoch, J. Tseng, Z.H. Wang, and R.B. Harris. 2008. Vulpes ferrilata. Mammalian Species 821:1-6. Clark, H.O., Jr., D.P. Newman, C.J. Randel, III, and M.D. Meyer. 2008. Temperature tests for diurnal live trapping shade configurations. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 44:1-3. Clark, H.O., Jr., and M.C. Orland. 2008. Comparison of two camera trap systems for detection of American marten on a winter landscape. California Fish and Game 94:53-59. Randel, C.J., III, and H.O. Clark, Jr. 2008. Sex ratios of the white-tailed antelope ground squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus), Indian Wells Valley, San Bernardino County, California. Western North American Naturalist 68:526-529.
2007
Clark, H.O., Jr. 2007. Hypothetical relationships between the San Joaquin kit fox, California grizzly bear, and gray wolf on the pre-European California landscape. Endangered Species Update 24:14-19. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2007. Use of spadefoot toads by western burrowing owls. Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin 10:51. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2007. Marking of novel objects by kit fox. California Fish and Game 93:103-106. Clark, H.O., Jr., R.R. Duke, M.C. Orland, R.T. Golightly, and S.I. Hagen. 2007. The San Joaquin kit fox in north-central California: a review. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 43:27-36. Clark, H.O., Jr., D.P. Newman, S.I. Hagen. 2007. Analysis of San Joaquin kit fox element data within the California Diversity Database: A case for data reliability. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 43:37-42. Clark, H.O., Jr., and N. R. Sisk. 2007. Predation of a western burrowing owl by an apparent prairie falcon. Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin 10:49-50. Randel, C.J., III, and H.O. Clark, Jr. 2007. Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes) behavior. Sonoran Herpetologist 20:96. Randel, C.J., III, H.O. Clark, Jr., and S.I. Hagen. 2007. Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) body mass: A comparison of live-trapped individuals, published literature, and unpublished museum specimens. Endangered Species Update 24:72-74. Warrick, G.D., H.O. Clark, Jr., P.A. Kelly, D.F. Williams, and B.L. Cypher. 2007. Use of agricultural lands by San Joaquin kit foxes. Western North American Naturalist 67:270-277.
2006
Clark, H.O., Jr., H.S. Shellhammer, and S.D. Gaimari. 2006. Ectoparasites found on salt marsh harvest mice in the northern salt marshes of Grizzly Bay, California. California Fish and Game 92:52-54. Smith1, D.A., K. Ralls, B.L. Cypher, H.O. Clark, Jr., P.A. Kelly, D.F. Williams, and J.E. Maldonado. 2006. Relative abundance of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) based on scatdetection dog surveys. Southwestern Naturalist 51:210-219.
2005
Clark, H.O., Jr. 2005. Aggressive behaviour exhibited by a San Joaquin kit fox, Vulpes macrotis mutica. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119:134.
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Winner of the 2007 George Miksch Sutton Award in Conservation Research. See Southwestern Naturalist 52(2):338.
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Clark, H.O., Jr. 2005. Otocyon megalotis. Mammalian Species 766:1-5. Clark, H.O., Jr., and D.L. Plumpton. 2005. A simple one-way door design for passive relocation of western burrowing owls. California Fish and Game 91:286-289. Clark, H.O., Jr., G.D. Warrick, B.L. Cypher, P.A. Kelly, D.F. Williams, and D.E. Grubbs. 2005. Competitive interactions between endangered kit foxes and non-native red foxes. Western North American Naturalist 65:153-163. 2004 2003 Clark, H.O., Jr. 2004. Occurrence of California mule deer in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 40:127-128. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2003. Responses of San Joaquin kit foxes to an oil-gas well fire. California Fish and Game 89:102-105. Clark, H.O., Jr., B.L. Cypher, P.A. Kelly, D.F. Williams, and S.D. Clifton. 2002-2003. Use of a hairsampling tube to detect the San Joaquin kit fox. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 38/39:29-30. 2001 Clark, H.O., Jr. 2001. Use of a car alarm sequence in the northern mockingbird repertoire. California Fish and Game 87:115-116. Cypher, B.L., H.O. Clark, Jr., P.A. Kelly, C. Van Horn Job, G.W. Warrick, and D.F. Williams. 2001. Interspecific interactions among wild canids: implications for the conservation of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes. Endangered Species Update 18:171-174. 1999 Clark, H.O., Jr. 1999. An animal track casting method using dolomite, sand, and spray adhesive. California Fish and Game 85:138-139.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Clark, H.O., Jr., B.L. Cypher, G.D. Warrick, P.A. Kelly, D.F. Williams, and D.E. Grubbs. 2004. Challenges in conservation of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox. Pages 118-131 in: N. Fascione, A. Delach, and M.E. Smith, editors. People and Predators: From Conflict to Coexistence. Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA. Kelly, P., D. Williams, D. Smith, H. Clark, and S. Phillips. 2001. Scent dog surveys for the San Joaquin kit fox in eastern Merced County, California. Final Report. Vollmar Consulting, Berkeley, California. 7 pp. + Appendix in: J.E. Vollmar, editor. Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands. Appendix 9a. Merced County UC Development Office.
BOOK REVIEWS
Clark, H.O., Jr. (submitted). Review of Carnivores of British Columbia by David F. Hatler, David W. Nagorsen, and Alison M. Beal. Canadian Field-Naturalist. Clark, H.O., Jr. (submitted). Review of Arctic Fox: Life at the Top of the World by Garry Hamilton. Canadian Field-Naturalist. Clark, H.O., Jr. (submitted). Review of The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery by Bruce M. Pavlik. Western North American Naturalist. Clark, H.O., Jr. (submitted). Review of California’s Fading Wildflowers: Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions by Richard A. Minnich. Western North American Naturalist. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Review of Non-invasive Survey Methods for Carnivores by R. A. Long, P. MacKay, W. J. Zielinski, and J. C. Ray, editors. Conservation Biology 1336-1338. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Review of Rocky Mountain Mammals: A Handbook of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity, Third Edition by David M. Armstrong. Journal of Mammalogy 90:779.
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Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Review of Condors in Canyon Country: The return of the California condor to the Grand Canyon region by Sophie Osborn. Western North American Naturalist 69:142-143. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Review of Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. Vermilion Flycatcher 54(6):31. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2009. Review of Birdwatcher: The life of Roger Tory Peterson by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal. Vermilion Flycatcher 54(2):27. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2008. Review of Unnatural landscapes: tracking invasive species by Ceiridwen Terrill. Western North American Naturalist 68:537-539. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2008. Review of California’s Frontier Naturalists by Richard G. Beidleman. Western North American Naturalist 68:262-264. Clark, H.O., Jr. 2006. Review of Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience by David Theodoropoulos. Western North American Naturalist 66:537-539.
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Weston Solutions, Inc. Three days of actual field experience in accordance with 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1910.120(e)(3)(i). 9 October 2009. Compliance Solutions Occupational Trainers, Inc. 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER). 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1910.120(e). 24 August 2009. UC Davis Extension. Endangered Species Regulation and Protection (073NAT221). 1 February 2008. 6 MCLE hours. UC Davis Extension. CEQA: A Step-by-Step Approach (062NAD450). 18-22 September 2006. 6 MCLE hours. Giant Kangaroo Rat Trapping Workshop. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. 5-8 September 2006. Fourteenth Annual Surveying, Monitoring, and Handling Techniques Workshop. The Desert Tortoise Council. 22-23 October 2005. Ridgecrest, CA. Mohave Ground Squirrel Workshop. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society. 16-17 April 2005. Ridgecrest, CA. Statistical analyses for spatially correlated GIS data and resource selection. The Western Section of the Wildlife Society and Western EcoSystems Technology. 13-14 July 1999. Sacramento, CA.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Fresno Audubon Society, Editor. 2004-present. Produce nine issues of Fresno Audubon Society’s newsletter, The Yellowbill, (September through May) using Adobe InDesign CS4 software. Tucson Herpetological Society, Editor. 2009-present. Produce 12 issues of the Tucson Herpetological Society’s newsletter-journal, Sonoran Herpetologist, using Adobe InDesign CS4 software. Fresno Audubon, Science Committee member. 2009-present. Fresno Audubon’s science committee initiates, encourages, manages, and coordinates science-based projects. Science committee members draw on professional experience and credentials in field biology, ecology, research, and analysis.
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PHOTO CREDITS
Photo: Wind Scorpion (Solifugae) Published in the Book Bag Science series Publisher: Gimm-Young, Korea Publisher’s website: www.schoolgy.com and www.gimmyoung.com/english ISBN: 978-89-349-3144-7 77400 and 978-89-349-3067-9
Photo: San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst (Asteraceae) Published on the Center for Plant Conservation website www.centerforplantconservation.org Site hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden
Photo: Russian Knapweed (Asteraceae) Publisher: Redstone Media Group, Inc. Publication: Equine Wellness; Vol. 4, Issue 2 ISSN: 1718-5793
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