C. Kenneth Dodd Jr. Explained

C. Kenneth Dodd Jr.
Nationality:American
Field:Herpetology
Work Institutions:United States Geological Survey
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alma Mater:University of Kentucky
Arizona State University
Clemson University

C. Kenneth Dodd Jr., is an American herpetologist and conservationist. He earned his Ph.D. under Edmund D. Brodie Jr. from Clemson University in 1974.[1] From 1976 to 1984 he worked in the research division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, then he transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey in 1984, where he remained until his retirement in 2007.[2] [3] He is currently Courtesy Associate Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida and an Affiliate of the Florida Museum of Natural History. He has published over 200 papers, reviews and books. Much of his research focuses on turtle and amphibian ecology/conservation. He, along with R. Bruce Bury and Garry Fellers were the first to suggest widespread amphibian declines were progressing.[4] He is a nationally recognized herpetologist.[5]

In addition to his research contributions, in 2003 he provided critical testimony about buffer zones and the Flatwoods Salamander on behalf of the Sierra Club.[5]

Author:Reptile Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques, May 5, 2016

Frogs of the United States and Canada, 2-vol. set, June 2013

Amphibian Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques (Techniques in Ecology & Conservation), Sept. 17, 2009

North American Box Turtles: A Natural History (Animal Natural History Series) Aug 5, 2002Hardcover and paperback

Honors and awards

Board memberships

Rattlesnake Complaint

In 1979, Dodd was fired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after he wrote a letter on official stationery to Dominique, a Washington D.C. French restaurant, asking the restaurant to stop offering a dish made from Pennsylvania timber rattler because the species was in danger of becoming extinct. Dominique was a favorite restaurant of then-Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus. The letter became public after being leaked to a gossip column in the Washington Star, and Dodd was fired on October 11, 1979. But Dodd was reinstated to his job a week later, on October 18, after a coalition of 15 national wildlife groups wrote to Andrus, demanding Dodd's reinstatement, and after several members of Congress had advised Andrus to reinstate Dodd or face an inquiry by the House of Representatives.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Adler, Kraig, ed. (2012). Contributions to the History of Herpetology. Volume 3. Vancouver, British Columbia: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. .
  2. Anonymous. C. Kenneth Dodd Jr., Editorial Review Board Biography. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.
  3. Lovich, J.E.. N.J. Scott Jr.. R.B. Bury. C.K. Dodd Jr.. R.W. McDiarmid. amp. 2012. A history of herpetologists and herpetology in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 7. 1–45.
  4. Bury RB, CK Dodd JR., GM Fellers. 1980. Conservation of amphibia of the United States: A review. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 34 pgs.
  5. Auth, D. 2004. Extinction. Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club. Page 2-7. February.
  6. News: Department Reinstates Scientist Who Opposed Snake Steaks . Martin Weil . Art Harris . The Washington Post . October 19, 1979.

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