Gary TABOR

Gary Tabor is an ecologist and wildlife veterinarian based in Bozeman, Montana in the United States. He was appointed CCSG Chair in 2016 to further advance pioneering work led by Dr. Graeme Worboys. Gary has worked on behalf of large landscape conservation for over 40 years in Africa, Australia, Canada, South America, and the United States, including as the co-founder of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Patagonia’s Freedom to Roam wildlife corridor campaign, and the Network for Landscape Conservation.

Gary is the Founder and President of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC). The Center aims to conserve ecological connectivity around the world by uniting and empowering communities to build climate resilience by protecting and connecting ecosystems that sustain humans and wildlife. Gary is also a Professor of Conservation Practice at Cornell University. He serves on the Board of the Global Health Initiative at the University of Wisconsin and as an Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor, in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Gary's work has been recognized by the International Association of Landscape Ecology with its Distinguished Practitioner Award. Gary is the recipient of the Superintendent's Award from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in the USA.