Dr. Nicola Koper

Dean, Faculty of Environment, University of Northern British Columbia

Conservation biologist, expert on conserving birds, prairies, and tropical ecosystems

Media

A tall-grass prairie companion

Winnipeg Free Press, April 16, 2016Print

URL: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/a-tall-grass-prairie-companion-375932301.html

Profile on Dr. Koper in Winnipeg Free Press

Biography

Dr. Nicola Koper is a conservation biologist who has worked on grassland bird conservation and management, impacts of industrial noise on wildlife, and effects of agriculture and its intensification on birds in Canada and the Caribbean. While much of her work has focused on bird conservation and management, she has also had the pleasure of working with woodland caribou, painted turtles, prairie skinks, and a variety of plants and insects. Local communities have been important and valued partners in her research. Koper has a BSc in Wildlife Biology and M.Sc. in Zoology from the University of Guelph, and a PhD in Conservation Biology from the University of Alberta. She has won national and international awards in teaching, mentorship, and public awareness of conservation, and has collaborated with many non-governmental organizations, provincial and federal governments, Indigenous communities, and industrial partners to work towards improving our environment and benefiting the species we share our world with.

Additional Titles and Affiliations

Associate Editor, Wildlife Society Bulletin (academic journal)

Associate Head, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba

Associate Editor, Condor: Ornithological Applications (academic journal)

Expertise

  • prairies
  • Oil and Gas
  • Livestock
  • grasslands
  • Conservation
  • Conservation Biology
  • Environment
  • Energy
  • Energy - Oil and Gas
  • Energy & Renewable Energy
  • Ecology
  • bird conservation
  • Birds Birding

Education/Éducation

  • University of Guelph
    Zoology
    M.Sc., 1998
  • University of Guelph
    Wildlife Biology
    B.Sc., 1995
  • University of Manitoba
    Landscape Ecology
    Post-doctoral fellowship, 2005
  • University of Alberta
    Conservation Biology
    Ph.D., 2004