NC Science Trail: Teen Science Cafe': Wildlife Biologist

Will Ricks is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and a Senior EHS Consultant at Duke Energy, where he specializes in endangered species policy and pollinator conservation, leading their Monarch CCAA program. With an M.S. in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia and a B.S. from North Carolina State University, his career includes extensive experience in game management for the Georgia and Louisiana Departments of Natural Resources, as well as serving as a Wildlife Manager for Whispering Pines Wildlife Preserve since 2007.