Donald W LinzeyDr. Donald W. Linzey is a wildlife biologist on the faculty of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he received degrees from Western Maryland College (now McDanielCollege) in Westminster, Maryland (A.B., 1961), and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York (M.S. 1963, PhD., 1966). He worked as a Park Ranger-Naturalist in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1960s and has continued his wildlife research in the Park for the past 50+ years. He has taught mammalogy, herpetology, ecology, and other related courses at Cornell University, the University of South Alabama, Wytheville Community College, and Virginia Tech for over 55 years. Dr. Linzey has authored or co-authored over 200 articles in regional, national and international magazines and journals. Throughout his career, Dr. Linzey has received numerous awards. Dr. Linzey served as Director of the Blue Ridge Highlands Regional Science Fair for 18 years. He is a member of the Humane Society of the United States Animal Rescue Team. Dr. Linzey and his wife, Nita, live on a 35-acre rural wildlife sanctuary just outside of Blacksburg, Virginia. Read More Read Less