Shalynn Pack

• B.S. Zoology, Oregon State University (2010)
• M.S. Sustainable Development & Conservation Biology, University of Maryland (2015)
• M.P.P. Environmental Policy, University of Maryland (2015)
• Certified Wildlife Biologist (2021)

Academic Interests: Wildlife conservation; Chile; Protected area policy; Outdoor education; Latin America; Community-based conservation

Publications:

• Raimilla, V, Pack, SM, et al. (2023). Actualización distribución geográfica Chaltenobatrachus grandisonae / Update on the geographical distribution of Puerto Eden Frog. Gayana. 
• Pack, SM, et al. (2022). Population decline and demography of the world’s largest breeding population of huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile. Austral Ecology.
• Thieme, ML, et al. (2020). Dams and protected areas: Quantifying the spatial and temporal extent of global dam construction within protected areas. Conservation Letters, e12719.
• Kroner, REG, et al. (2019). The uncertain future of protected lands and waters. Science, 364(6443), 881-886.
• Pack, SM, et al. (2016). Protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement (PADDD) in the Amazon. Biological Conservation, 197, 32-39.
• Smith, CE, et al. (2016). Assessment of known impacts of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) on marine mammals: data gaps and recommendations for researchers in the United States. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, 4(1), 31-44.
• Bennett, VJ, et al. (2013). Sex-biased dispersal in a rare butterfly and the implications for its conservation. Journal of insect conservation, 17(5), 949-958.