Joel Berger

Earlier this year, Joel Berger (PhDBio) was named one of six finalists for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation; Jane Goodall is a past recipient. A scholar at Colorado State University, Joel studies why populations of tundra land animals, such as muskoxen and wild yaks, are declining and what can be done about it. He helped lead the creation of America’s first federally sanctioned wildlife migration corridor, the Path of the Pronghorn, in Yellowstone National Park. Joel has also helped reevaluate rhino conservation tactics in Africa and aided efforts to conserve Mongolia’s saiga antelope populations. He lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter.