Glenn Olsen, Ph.D.
Glenn is the Veterinary Medical Officer at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD.
Captive Wildlife Health Program
- Developed vaccination programs for West Nile virus and aspergillosis for captive wildlife
- Veterinarian member of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee under the Animal Welfare Act
- Treat a variety of wildlife species, mostly avian and reptile for illness and injuries
- Co-located on National Wildlife Refuge, run rehabilitation program for injured and ill wildlife brought in from the refuge
Sea Duck Research Program
- Developed and continually refine and update surgical techniques for implanting transmitters in diving ducks
- Developed techniques for sedating birds to test hearing for ABRs both in air and under water
- Testing pentosodine as a technique for aging long-lived sea ducks
Crane Research Program
- Developed health network to support ultralight led migrations of whooping cranes
- Developed techniques for parent-rearing whooping cranes for release in Wisconsin
- Conducted 5 years of released of parent-reared whooping cranes in Wisconsin
- Conducted vaccination and challenge studies in a BSL-3 laboratory setting for West Nile virus in cranes
- Conducted vaccination and challenge studies for a coccidia vaccination in cranes and endangered masked bobwhite quail
Professional Experience
2020-present USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center
1996-2020 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
1994-1996 National Biological Survey
1987-1994 US Fish and Wildlife Service, Technical Services Branch, Refuge Management Branch at Patuxent Research Refuge
1983-1987 Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
Education and Certifications
PhD Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of Massachusetts
MS Wildlife Biology, University of Massachusetts
DVM University of Illinois
BS Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Affiliations and Memberships*
Association of Avian Veterinarians
North American Crane Working Group
Wildlife Disease Association
American Veterinary Medical Association
Science and Products
Photoperiod and nesting phenology of whooping cranes at two captive sites
A comparison of auditory brainstem responses across diving bird species
Movement ecology of five Afrotropical waterfowl species from Malawi, Mali and Nigeria
Visual pigments, oil droplets, lens, and cornea characterization in the whooping crane (Grus americana)
Pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine hydrochloride following intramuscular and intravenous administration to American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Pharmacokinetics of hydromorphone hydrochloride after intravenous and intramuscular administration of a single dose to American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Chromic and iron oxides as fecal markers to identify individual whooping cranes
Emerging and reemerging diseases of avian wildlife
Evaluation of thermal antinociceptive effects after intramuscular administration of hydromorphone hydrochloride to American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Sorta situ, the new reality of management conditions for wildlife populations in the absence of "wild" spaces
Clinical pathology results from cranes with experimental West Nile Virus infection
Decision analysis for conservation breeding: Maximizing production for reintroduction of whooping cranes
Science and Products
Photoperiod and nesting phenology of whooping cranes at two captive sites
A comparison of auditory brainstem responses across diving bird species
Movement ecology of five Afrotropical waterfowl species from Malawi, Mali and Nigeria
Visual pigments, oil droplets, lens, and cornea characterization in the whooping crane (Grus americana)
Pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine hydrochloride following intramuscular and intravenous administration to American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Pharmacokinetics of hydromorphone hydrochloride after intravenous and intramuscular administration of a single dose to American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Chromic and iron oxides as fecal markers to identify individual whooping cranes
Emerging and reemerging diseases of avian wildlife
Evaluation of thermal antinociceptive effects after intramuscular administration of hydromorphone hydrochloride to American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Sorta situ, the new reality of management conditions for wildlife populations in the absence of "wild" spaces
Clinical pathology results from cranes with experimental West Nile Virus infection
Decision analysis for conservation breeding: Maximizing production for reintroduction of whooping cranes
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