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Patuxent Staff at the Strategic Planning Meeting Nov 2015

Meet Our Scientists

For a complete listing of our scientific and support staff at Patuxent, please use our Staff Directory, or search all USGS staff profiles.  

Thomas J. O'Connell

Welcome Message from the Center Director

Welcome to the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, the nation’s first laboratory dedicated to wildlife research.  Since 1936, Patuxent scientists have taken great pride in addressing the most important problems in natural resource conservation and wildlife management.