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Patuxent Staff at the Strategic Planning Meeting Nov 2015

Meet Our Scientists

Browse a list of our scientists and their expertise, and connect to their detailed staff profiles. Alternatively, please use our Staff Directory for a complete listing of all of our scientific and support teams.

Dr. John French

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.