Tristan Burgess

Tristan is a wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist. His research investigates i) the effects of disease on ecosystem processes; ii) the ways in which health and disease can impact, or be used to measure, conservation outcomes; and iii) the intersection of behavioral/foraging ecology and animal health. Tristan also consults on wildlife health management for state and federal governments as well as some of the finest zoos and aquaria in the US. He has handled and worked with a wide range of captive and free-ranging wildlife from lions and Tasmanian devils to penguins, pinnipeds and sea otters.

July 2018