About Us

Eric VanderWerf
Wildlife Biologist, co-owner

Eric VanderWerf earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1988 and Master of Science degree from the University of Florida in 1992. In 1999, he completed a Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii, where his research focused on plumage variation and effects of habitat disturbance and diseases on population biology of the Hawaii Elepaio.

He has worked on a variety of conservation and ornithological projects in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific since 1991 during stints with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife. He has continued and expanded upon that work since founding Pacific Rim Conservation in 2007.

Eric has authored over 70 scientific papers and technical reports, and serves as the leader of the Hawaiian Forest Bird Recovery Team and as an associate editor of the Birds of North America for Hawaiian species.

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Lindsay Young
Wildlife Biologist, co-owner

Lindsay Young earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Science from the University of Hawaii. In 2009, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii where her dissertation research focused on the population genetics, at sea foraging ecology, and conservation needs of Laysan Albatross.

Lindsay has worked on multiple conservation projects in Hawaii and the Pacific region and is currently the project coordinator for the Kaena Point Ecosystem Restoration Project which will be installing the first predator proof fence in the U.S. at Kaena Point on Oahu.

Lindsay also serves as the North Pacific correspondent for ACAP (Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels), as a reviewer for multiple refereed journals and as chair of the North Pacific Albatross Working Group.

Mike Lohr
Avian Ecologist

Mike Lohr graduated from Penn State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. In 2008 he completed his Master of Science degree in which he focused on the winter ecology and population dynamics of Northern Bobwhites in Southern New Jersey. Since then, he has worked on a wide variety of projects in Hawaii focused on invasive plant management, predator control, and native bird conservation.

Andrew Titmus
Avian Conservation Technician

Andrew Titmus earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Puget Sound in 2006, and a Master of Science degree from Hawaii Pacific University in 2010, where his research focused on the patterns in plastic ingestion by Laysan and Black-footed Albatross, as well as spatial patterns of marine debris and seabirds in the 'garbage patch' of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Andrew is interested in a wide range of conservation issues and has assisted with many ornithological and conservation projects in Hawaii including monitoring of Laysan Albatross and Wedge-tailed Shearwaters.

Andrew is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii in Natural Resources and Environmental Management