Fred Koontz

Fred Koontz is a Fellow at PAN Works, advisor at Wildlife for All, and board vice president at the Wildlands Network. A retired wildlife conservationist, he previously worked at the Wildlife Conservation Society, EcoHealth Alliance (formerly “Wildlife Trust”), and Woodland Park Zoo, and held adjunct faculty positions at Columbia University, New York University, and University of Washington. His current scholarly interests focus on reforming fish and wildlife agencies and crafting biodiversity conservation policy based on non-anthropocentric worldviews that interconnect science, values, and social norms. He has a PhD in zoology from the University of Maryland.