Join BirdNote tomorrow, November 30th!
Illustrator David Sibley and actor H. Jon Benjamin will face off in the bird illustration battle of the century during BirdNote's Year-end Celebration and Auction!
Dan Lebbin is American Bird Conservancy’s Vice President of Threatened Species. In this role, Dan works with ABC’s programs and partners to conserve migratory birds and globally threatened bird species and their habitats in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as ABC's programs for marine birds and Hawaii. These programs act to create, expand, and manage nature reserves for birds; restore habitat for birds by implementing best management practices on working farms and ranches; reducing threats to endangered species such as seabird bycatch in fisheries, controlling introduced predators and diseases for birds on islands. Dan co-authored The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation. Prior to ABC, Dan received a BA in Biology and Environmental Science and Policy from Duke University and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. Dan has worked for World Wildlife Fund and the National Zoo, and participated in field research projects in Peru, Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. A lifelong birder, Dan enjoys bird illustration and photography.