Dr. Christie Sampson

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary

wildlife, poaching, fish, water, conservation, fresh water conservation, trout conversation, endangered species, human wildlife conflict

Media

Asian Elephants Are Now Being Killed for Their Skin

In a Horrifying New Twist, Myanmar Elephants Are Being Poached For Their Skin

A bird's-eye view on saving the bull trout

Feral hogs aren’t coming for our kids, but they’re definitely coming for our calves

The scientific reason assault rifles are a bad way to kill 30-50 feral hogs

Scientists: We need to take feral hogs and vampire elephants seriously

Poachers Are Killing Asian Elephants for Their Skin

Biography

Dr. Christie Sampson is a wildlife ecologist at the University of Calgary and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Her work focuses on a few different areas: aquatic ecology (how to save the world's freshwater ecosystems and species), human-wildlife conflict (figuring out how humans can coexist with their wild neighbors) and poaching issues. She is currently working with bull trout and Asian elephants, but also has also consulted on grizzly bear, wolf, tiger, and leopard projects. She is also available to speak about conducting fieldwork in (sometimes difficult) locations around the world; conducting science research in collaboration with foreign governments, Indigenous communities, and international conservation organizations; and science education and outreach.

Expertise

  • wildlife
  • poaching
  • fish
  • water
  • conservation
  • fresh water conservation
  • trout conversation
  • endangered species
  • human wildlife conflict