Timothy J. Coonan

Tim Coonan is a biologist for the US National Park Service at Channel Islands National Park, where he has directs the terrestrial monitoring and restoration program. He has studied and managed island foxes since 1992. Tim has directed the park’s island fox recovery program since 1999 and currently leads the multi-agency Island Fox Conservation Working Group. Tim’s efforts to recover island foxes have been recognized by the National Park Service, who twice named Tim as its Pacific West Region Natural Resource Manager of the Year. Tim has authored or co-authored over 25 publications on island foxes. Tim holds a B.S in biology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S. in biology from Northern Arizona University and has worked for the National Park Service for over 25 years. Prior to his work at Channel Islands National Park Tim worked at Death Valley National Park, where he studied desert bighorn and pupfish.