Keith Aune

About Keith Aune

Keith Aune MS.C. Just retired from full time work as Director of bison program at Wildlife Conservation Society. Keith received his Masters Degree in Fish and Wildlife Management from Montana State University. Keith comes to WCS from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) where he served for 31 years in various capacities. He conducted field and laboratory research on black and grizzly bears, wildlife diseases, wolverine, lions, and bison. Keith worked on the research and management of Yellowstone bison for 10 years. While at his last post with MFWP he served as the Chief of Wildlife Research and directed multiple research projects across Montana as well as supervising the annual harvest survey and the Wildlife Research Laboratory staff. Since coming to WCS in 2007, Keith has worked on several issues including the WCS Wildlife Corridors Initiative, the American Bison Society Initiative and senior advisor to our Wildlife Action Opportunities Fund. In 2011 he became director for the WCS-North American Bison Program and the American Bison Society initiative. He is currently chair of the IUCN Bison Specialist Group for North America

Experience

1. Wcs Conservation Fellow

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Jun 2017 — Present · Bozeman, MT, US

Education

• The University of Montana

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Wildlife Biology

  1972 — 1977

• Montana State University-Bozeman

  Master of Science (M.S.), Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

  1978 — 1980