Monica L. Bond
Education
1996–1998 M. S. Wildlife Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1988–1992 B. A. Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Research Experience
2010- Founder, CFO, and Principal Scientist, Wild Nature Institute.
2011 Biologist, The Institute for Bird Populations, Lassen National Forest, California
Studied foraging and nesting ecology of Black-backed Woodpeckers in burned forests. Trained and supervised field assistants; captured, banded, and radio-tagged woodpeckers; radio-tracked woodpeckers daily from April until July; measured vegetation; entered and analyzed data; assisted with writing manuscripts.
2004-2010 Research Assistant, PRBO Conservation Science, SE Farallon Island, California
Participated in long-term demography study of Northern Elephant Seals for 6 winter seasons. Tagged adults and pups and resighted tags; stamped adults and pups with bleach/dye numbers; conducted daily census surveys of adults and pups at breeding beaches; took weather and sea temperature readings; wrote manuscripts.
2007; Assisted marine mammal and seabird observers on NOAA ship MacArthur.
2008-2009 Field Biologist, NMFS Pacific Islands Marine Science Center, NW Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii
Participated in long-term research on the critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. Resighted tags; bleached adults and pups; tagged adults and pups; conducted census surveys on 11 islets; collected specimens and conducted necropsies; identified individual seals using a photo-database. Assisted with a green sea turtle hatchling success study.
2006-2007 Co-Principal Investigator, The Institute for Bird Populations, Sequoia National Forest, California
Planned and implemented all aspects of a study on post-fire use of forests by California Spotted Owls in the Sequoia National Forest and a study on post-fire occupancy rates of Spotted Owls throughout the range of the subspecies. Raised all funds; developed budgets; hired, trained, and supervised field assistants; captured, banded, and radio-tagged adult owls; radio-tracked owls nightly from May through Sept; measured vegetation; entered and analyzed data; wrote manuscripts.
2001-2006 Staff Biologist, Center for Biological Diversity, Idyllwild and San Francisco, California
Monitored public and private lands management to ensure adequate protection for imperiled species. Worked with government agencies and private developers to incorporate species protections in development and management plans; commented on proposed rules and CEQA and NEPA documents; developed and promoted protective measures including wildlife corridors, reserve design, and timber harvest retention standards; wrote ESA listing petitions.
1999-2001 Research Fellow, U. of Minnesota Dept. Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology, Sierra Nevada, California
Studied demography and ecology of California Spotted Owls in the central Sierra Nevada. During field seasons (Apr–Aug) planned and participated in data collection on occupancy and reproductive status of owls; captured, measured, and banded adult and juvenile owls; trained and supervised field assistants; and measured vegetation. During the off-seasons (Sept–Mar) assisted in data management, analysis, and reporting of results; wrote manuscripts for scientific journals; interviewed and hired field assistants; conducted analyses of owl habitat using GIS maps.
1998 Field Biologist, The Institute for Bird Populations, Lemoore Naval Air Station, California
Participated in a demography and toxicology study of Western Burrowing Owls. Captured, measured, banded, and radio-collared adult and juvenile owls; radio-tracked owls for 3 months to determine foraging ecology; assisted in developing field sampling methods, telemetry techniques, and equipment design.
Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society, received May 10, 2000.
The Wildlife Society Western Section - Conservation Affairs Committee, 2001-2004.
Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan - Dry Forest Landscapes Working Group, 2009-present.
Northwest Scientific Association Scholarship, received 1998.
Gamma Sigma Delta (The Honor Society of Agriculture) Scholarship, received 1998.
Selected Scientific Publications (click to download articles)
Peer-Reviewed:
· Lee, DL, Bond ML, Siegel RB 2012. Dynamics of California Spotted Owl breeding-season site occupancy in burned forests. The Condor. 114:792-802.
· Siegel RB, Bond ML, Wilkerson RL, Barr BC, Gardiner C, Kinsella JM 2012. Lethal Procyrnea nematode infection in a Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) in California. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 43:214-217.
· Bond ML, Siegel RB, Craig DL, editors 2012. A Conservation Strategy for the Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) in California – Version 1.0 The Institute for Bird Populations and California Partners in Flight. Point Reyes Station, California.
· Bond ML, Siegel RB, Hutto RL, Saab VA, Shunk SA 2012. A new forest fire paradigm: The need for high-severity fires. The Wildlife Professional Winter 2012.
· Lee DL, Bettaso J, Bond ML, Bradley R, Tietz J, Warzybok P 2011. Growth, age at maturity, and age-specific survival of the Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) on Southeast Farallon Island, California. Journal of Herpetology 46:64-71.
· Bond ML, Lee DE, Siegel RB 2010. Winter movements by California spotted owls in a burned landscape. Western Birds 41:174-180.
· Bond ML, Lee DE, Siegel RB, Ward, JP Jr 2009. Habitat selection and use by California spotted owls in a post-fire landscape. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:1116-1124.
· Bond ML, Lee DE, Bradley CM, Hanson CT 2009. Influence of pre-fire tree mortality on fire severity in conifer forests of the San Bernardino Mountains, California. The Open Forest Science Journal 2:41-47.
· Wolff JO, Bond ML 2008. Gray-tailed voles prefer interior to edge habitats. Acta Theriologica Sinica 28:1-6.
· Bond ML, Gutiérrez RJ, Seamans ME 2004. Modeling nesting habitat selection of California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) in the central Sierra Nevada using standard forest inventory metrics. Forest Science 50:773-780.
· Bond ML, Wolff JO, Krackow S 2003. Recruitment sex ratios in gray-tailed voles (Microtus canicaudus) in response to density, sex ratio, and season. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81:1306-1311.
· Bond ML, Gutiérrez RJ, Franklin AB, LaHaye WS, May CA, Seamans ME 2002. Short-term effects of wildfires on spotted owl survival, site fidelity, mate fidelity, and reproduction. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:1022-1028.
· Hunter JE, Bond ML 2001. Residual trees: wildlife associations and recommendations. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:995-999.
· Bond ML, Wolff JO 1999. Does access to females or competition among males limit home-range size of males in a promiscuous rodent? Journal of Mammalogy 80:1243-1250.
Non Peer-Reviewed:
· Bond ML, Bradley CM 2004. Impacts of the 2003 Southern California Wildfires on Four Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered Under the Federal Endangered Species Act: Quino checkerspot butterfly, mountain yellow-legged frog, coastal California gnatcatcher, least bell’s vireo. Center for Biological Diversity.
· Seamans, ME, Gutiérrez RJ, Bond ML 2000, 2001. Population ecology of the California spotted owl in the central Sierra Nevada: annual results 1999, 2000. US Forest Service, Region 5, San Francisco, CA.
Selected Scientific Presentations
· Giraffe Skin Disease: Epidemiology of an Emerging Disease (poster). Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2012.
· Post-fire Habitat use by the Black-backed Woodpecker (panel). Interior West Fire Ecology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2011.
· Dynamics of California Spotted Owl breeding-season site occupancy in burned forests (poster). Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii, November 2011.
·Habitat Use and Selection by California Spotted Owls in a Postfire Landscape (presentation). Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Monterey, California, September 2009.
·Fire in the Sierra Nevada: Wildlife (panel). Sierra Nevada Alliance 15th Annual Conference, Lake Tahoe, California, September 2008.
· Short-term effects of wildfires on spotted owl survival, site fidelity, mate fidelity, and reproduction (poster). Fire 2002: Managing Fire and Fuels in the Remaining Wildlands and Open Spaces of the Southwestern United States, San Diego, California, December 2002.
·Density of old growth trees in the central Sierra Nevada: do spotted owl nesting areas reflect densities found in old forest areas? (presentation). Carnivores 2002, Monterey, California, November 2002.
·Density, sex ratio, and space use in gray-tailed voles (presentation). Humboldt State University Department of Wildlife Seminar, Arcata, California, November 1999.
·Sex ratio, space use, and edge effects in the gray-tailed vole: field tests of alternative hypotheses (presentation). University of Memphis Department of Biology Seminar, Memphis, Tennessee, March 1999.
·Density, sex ratio, and space use of male gray-tailed voles (presentation). Northwest Scientific Association/Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 1998.
Professional Services
Member: The Wildlife Society
Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of Raptor Research
1996–1998 M. S. Wildlife Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1988–1992 B. A. Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Research Experience
2010- Founder, CFO, and Principal Scientist, Wild Nature Institute.
2011 Biologist, The Institute for Bird Populations, Lassen National Forest, California
Studied foraging and nesting ecology of Black-backed Woodpeckers in burned forests. Trained and supervised field assistants; captured, banded, and radio-tagged woodpeckers; radio-tracked woodpeckers daily from April until July; measured vegetation; entered and analyzed data; assisted with writing manuscripts.
2004-2010 Research Assistant, PRBO Conservation Science, SE Farallon Island, California
Participated in long-term demography study of Northern Elephant Seals for 6 winter seasons. Tagged adults and pups and resighted tags; stamped adults and pups with bleach/dye numbers; conducted daily census surveys of adults and pups at breeding beaches; took weather and sea temperature readings; wrote manuscripts.
2007; Assisted marine mammal and seabird observers on NOAA ship MacArthur.
2008-2009 Field Biologist, NMFS Pacific Islands Marine Science Center, NW Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii
Participated in long-term research on the critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. Resighted tags; bleached adults and pups; tagged adults and pups; conducted census surveys on 11 islets; collected specimens and conducted necropsies; identified individual seals using a photo-database. Assisted with a green sea turtle hatchling success study.
2006-2007 Co-Principal Investigator, The Institute for Bird Populations, Sequoia National Forest, California
Planned and implemented all aspects of a study on post-fire use of forests by California Spotted Owls in the Sequoia National Forest and a study on post-fire occupancy rates of Spotted Owls throughout the range of the subspecies. Raised all funds; developed budgets; hired, trained, and supervised field assistants; captured, banded, and radio-tagged adult owls; radio-tracked owls nightly from May through Sept; measured vegetation; entered and analyzed data; wrote manuscripts.
2001-2006 Staff Biologist, Center for Biological Diversity, Idyllwild and San Francisco, California
Monitored public and private lands management to ensure adequate protection for imperiled species. Worked with government agencies and private developers to incorporate species protections in development and management plans; commented on proposed rules and CEQA and NEPA documents; developed and promoted protective measures including wildlife corridors, reserve design, and timber harvest retention standards; wrote ESA listing petitions.
1999-2001 Research Fellow, U. of Minnesota Dept. Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology, Sierra Nevada, California
Studied demography and ecology of California Spotted Owls in the central Sierra Nevada. During field seasons (Apr–Aug) planned and participated in data collection on occupancy and reproductive status of owls; captured, measured, and banded adult and juvenile owls; trained and supervised field assistants; and measured vegetation. During the off-seasons (Sept–Mar) assisted in data management, analysis, and reporting of results; wrote manuscripts for scientific journals; interviewed and hired field assistants; conducted analyses of owl habitat using GIS maps.
1998 Field Biologist, The Institute for Bird Populations, Lemoore Naval Air Station, California
Participated in a demography and toxicology study of Western Burrowing Owls. Captured, measured, banded, and radio-collared adult and juvenile owls; radio-tracked owls for 3 months to determine foraging ecology; assisted in developing field sampling methods, telemetry techniques, and equipment design.
Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society, received May 10, 2000.
The Wildlife Society Western Section - Conservation Affairs Committee, 2001-2004.
Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan - Dry Forest Landscapes Working Group, 2009-present.
Northwest Scientific Association Scholarship, received 1998.
Gamma Sigma Delta (The Honor Society of Agriculture) Scholarship, received 1998.
Selected Scientific Publications (click to download articles)
Peer-Reviewed:
· Lee, DL, Bond ML, Siegel RB 2012. Dynamics of California Spotted Owl breeding-season site occupancy in burned forests. The Condor. 114:792-802.
· Siegel RB, Bond ML, Wilkerson RL, Barr BC, Gardiner C, Kinsella JM 2012. Lethal Procyrnea nematode infection in a Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) in California. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 43:214-217.
· Bond ML, Siegel RB, Craig DL, editors 2012. A Conservation Strategy for the Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) in California – Version 1.0 The Institute for Bird Populations and California Partners in Flight. Point Reyes Station, California.
· Bond ML, Siegel RB, Hutto RL, Saab VA, Shunk SA 2012. A new forest fire paradigm: The need for high-severity fires. The Wildlife Professional Winter 2012.
· Lee DL, Bettaso J, Bond ML, Bradley R, Tietz J, Warzybok P 2011. Growth, age at maturity, and age-specific survival of the Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) on Southeast Farallon Island, California. Journal of Herpetology 46:64-71.
· Bond ML, Lee DE, Siegel RB 2010. Winter movements by California spotted owls in a burned landscape. Western Birds 41:174-180.
· Bond ML, Lee DE, Siegel RB, Ward, JP Jr 2009. Habitat selection and use by California spotted owls in a post-fire landscape. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:1116-1124.
· Bond ML, Lee DE, Bradley CM, Hanson CT 2009. Influence of pre-fire tree mortality on fire severity in conifer forests of the San Bernardino Mountains, California. The Open Forest Science Journal 2:41-47.
· Wolff JO, Bond ML 2008. Gray-tailed voles prefer interior to edge habitats. Acta Theriologica Sinica 28:1-6.
· Bond ML, Gutiérrez RJ, Seamans ME 2004. Modeling nesting habitat selection of California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) in the central Sierra Nevada using standard forest inventory metrics. Forest Science 50:773-780.
· Bond ML, Wolff JO, Krackow S 2003. Recruitment sex ratios in gray-tailed voles (Microtus canicaudus) in response to density, sex ratio, and season. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81:1306-1311.
· Bond ML, Gutiérrez RJ, Franklin AB, LaHaye WS, May CA, Seamans ME 2002. Short-term effects of wildfires on spotted owl survival, site fidelity, mate fidelity, and reproduction. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:1022-1028.
· Hunter JE, Bond ML 2001. Residual trees: wildlife associations and recommendations. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:995-999.
· Bond ML, Wolff JO 1999. Does access to females or competition among males limit home-range size of males in a promiscuous rodent? Journal of Mammalogy 80:1243-1250.
Non Peer-Reviewed:
· Bond ML, Bradley CM 2004. Impacts of the 2003 Southern California Wildfires on Four Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered Under the Federal Endangered Species Act: Quino checkerspot butterfly, mountain yellow-legged frog, coastal California gnatcatcher, least bell’s vireo. Center for Biological Diversity.
· Seamans, ME, Gutiérrez RJ, Bond ML 2000, 2001. Population ecology of the California spotted owl in the central Sierra Nevada: annual results 1999, 2000. US Forest Service, Region 5, San Francisco, CA.
Selected Scientific Presentations
· Giraffe Skin Disease: Epidemiology of an Emerging Disease (poster). Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2012.
· Post-fire Habitat use by the Black-backed Woodpecker (panel). Interior West Fire Ecology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2011.
· Dynamics of California Spotted Owl breeding-season site occupancy in burned forests (poster). Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii, November 2011.
·Habitat Use and Selection by California Spotted Owls in a Postfire Landscape (presentation). Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Monterey, California, September 2009.
·Fire in the Sierra Nevada: Wildlife (panel). Sierra Nevada Alliance 15th Annual Conference, Lake Tahoe, California, September 2008.
· Short-term effects of wildfires on spotted owl survival, site fidelity, mate fidelity, and reproduction (poster). Fire 2002: Managing Fire and Fuels in the Remaining Wildlands and Open Spaces of the Southwestern United States, San Diego, California, December 2002.
·Density of old growth trees in the central Sierra Nevada: do spotted owl nesting areas reflect densities found in old forest areas? (presentation). Carnivores 2002, Monterey, California, November 2002.
·Density, sex ratio, and space use in gray-tailed voles (presentation). Humboldt State University Department of Wildlife Seminar, Arcata, California, November 1999.
·Sex ratio, space use, and edge effects in the gray-tailed vole: field tests of alternative hypotheses (presentation). University of Memphis Department of Biology Seminar, Memphis, Tennessee, March 1999.
·Density, sex ratio, and space use of male gray-tailed voles (presentation). Northwest Scientific Association/Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 1998.
Professional Services
Member: The Wildlife Society
Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of Raptor Research
