Bill Kuvlesky received his Ph.D and B.S. degrees in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University-College Station. He recieved his M.S. degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bill was appointed to the faculty at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 1999 and currently holds the rank of Associate Professor and Research Scientist in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences and Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, respectively. He is also serving as Assistant Dean in the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences. Bill teaches Research Methods, The Ecology of Arid and Semi-arid Lands, Wildlife Management Techniques and Nature Tourism, and conducts research in Avian Ecology. He has conducted or is currently conducting research on wild turkeys, white-winged doves, raptors and rangeland nongame birds. He is also collaborating on research projects focusing on quail and the role of wild birds and feral hogs in avian influenza ecology.