Roland Kays

Head, Biodiversity Research Lab
roland.kays@naturalsciences.org

11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

Education

  • PhD in Zoology, University of Tennessee, 1999
  • BS in Biology, Cornell University, 1993

Appointments

  • Research Professor, Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Program, NC State University
  • Research Associate, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Research Interests

Roland Kays is a zoologist with a broad interest in ecology and conservation, especially of mammals. He seeks out questions that are scientifically interesting but also have real-world relevance through educational or conservation value. He is an expert in using new technologies to study free-ranging animals, especially to track their movement with telemetry, GPS, and remote camera traps. He combines this high-tech work with traditional methods, collecting data through new field work and studies of museum collections.

For more on Roland's research please visit RolandKays.com.

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Fields of Research

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