CAREER ASPIRATIONS Gregg To implement, catalyze and inspire biodiversity conservation through sustainable partnerships for the benefit of wildlife and people. Howald PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW > Building conservation programs. Over 20 years of experience protecting by building multi‐lateral/transboundary partnerships focused on the restoration of island ecosystems in the temperate and tropical Pacific. > Building and sustaining long term public‐private partnerships by bringing industry, government, scientists and NGOs together under national and international policy frameworks to conserve threatened species. > Effectively communicating the science of conservation and environmental issues in support of complex environmental compliance processes (eg. NEPA; FIFRA), controversial public consultation, media and advocacy. > Applying the science of ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment for toxin based management projects. > Catalyzing the innovation of new, more effective and safer conservation tools to facilitate larger, more complex, or currently unattainable restoration actions. > Mentoring the next generation of conservationists through collaborative working relationships and sharing of expertise internationally.

EXPERIENCE 2010‐Present Island Conservation (IC) Regional Director > Develop and implement a strategic plan for IC in North America. > Build and maintain partnerships with a diverse group of First Nations, government, funders, NGO, corporate and landowner stakeholders to implement and sustain eradication of invasive species from islands. > Fundraise to support program and project implementation. > Communicate the science of restoration to government, land managers and communities in support and opposed to island eradications. > Mentor both program and project staff implementing projects. Home: > Represent IC with media and key partner communications in North America. 1531 Appleridge Rd > Member of the Island Conservation management team, Innovation Committee, Kelowna, British Columbia and Eradication Advisory Team. V1W 3A5

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Key Outcomes to Date: > Informing policy with the US Fish and Wildlife Service that has directly led to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Fish and Wildlife Service and Island Conservation (signed April 2015). > Invited member of the United States Delegation at the annual Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management (2012‐2016). Outcome: Letter of Intent in the Subject Matter of Conservation and Restoration of the Insular Ecosystems of the Mexican United States, United States of America, and (signed May 28, 2014). > Ongoing engagement with First Nation communities – eg. Council of the Haida Nation, Haida Gwaii; Quatsino First Nations, Vancouver Island; Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission, Hawaii; Island of Ni’ihau, Hawaii; Aleut Corporation, Alaska; Micronesia (Pohnpei; Yap); ; Munakata Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan. > Secured and catalyzed ~ $US 2‐4s Million annual project activity in North America, through philanthropic fundraising, foundation contributions, corporate donations, and/or in kind contributions. > Technical advisor and support for IC Global Affairs lead with World Bank and GEF engagement. > Implemented invasive species eradications on 7 islands in the United States, Mexico and Canada; with 6 pending in 2016/2017. > Advised international invasive species eradication programs in the Galapagos Islands (), Japan, and the European Union (Italy); > Secured and streamlined conservation rodent bait registrations in 3 countries (Canada, United States, ). > Key advisor to the NGO Coastal Conservation to implement program of island restoration in Canada.

2004‐2010 Island Conservation (IC) Program Director > Charged to develop IC’s invasive species island eradication program: developing protocols to implementing island rodent eradications worldwide for IC. > Hired and mentored project managers. > Represented IC with media and key partner communications related to project activities. > Translated the science in support of environmental compliance processes (eg. USEPA under FIFRA; NEPA) to implement rodent eradication projects in partnership with lead government agencies. > Provided ecotoxicology support and risk assessment for IC rodent projects internationally; > Fostered IC’s first corporate sponsorship from Bell Laboratories, and lead development on three conservation rodent bait formulas, registered internationally (United States, Canada, Ecuador, Micronesia).

Key Outcomes: > Mentored 4 Project Managers that are today leading island conservation programs in the , Tropical Pacific, Mexico, and Ecuador. > Conducted international island rodent eradication training in the Tropical Pacific (Micronesia) (2007). > Directed, advised and implemented rat eradications and trials on >15 islands in Alaska, Mexico, US Central Pacific and Micronesia. > Strategic rodent eradication advice to the Galapagos National Park on Projecto Pinzon (2007). > Co‐founded the NGO, Coastal Conservation, focused on restoring island ecosystems by removing invasive species in Canada. > In conjunction with the USDA and Bell Laboratories, secured Section 3 bait registrations for 2 conservation rodent bait formulations with the USEPA in compliance with FIFRA.

1996, 1999‐2004 Island Conservation (IC)

Project Director > Embedded with the US to develop and manage the first North American aerial broadcast rat eradication from Anacapa Island, California Channel Islands National Park. > Hired and managed field staff. Developed protocols and studies to inform environmental compliance process, inform eradication, and risks to the environment from rodenticide use. > Provided technical input for the environmental compliance processes including writing of the Environmental Impact Statement in compliance with NEPA, FIFRA and ~20 other consultations, permits and regulatory agency engagement. > Regular engagement and support for funders ‐ American Trader Oil Spill Trustee Council (NOAA, USFWS and Cal Fish and Game). > Media relations.

Key Outcomes: > Successful implementation of rat eradication from Anacapa Island despite legal challenge by animal rights organizations (Fund for Animals; Humane Society of the United States). > Established relationship with Bell Laboratories, Madison, Wisconsin to develop a custom bait product, and support registration with the US EPA in compliance with FIFRA.

1998‐1999 Genesis Laboratories, Fort Collins, Colorado Study Director/ Scientist II > Directed and/or assisted in a variety of mammalian and avian studies (efficacy, avian reproduction, range‐ finding, LD50, LC50) involving bird repellents, rodenticides, insecticides, and antibiotics registered or to be approved under FIFRA. Assisted in studies with infectious diseases and their treatment at the vector level. Responsible for the technical conduct of several diverse research studies, as well as the interpretation, analysis, documentation and reporting of results.

Key Outcomes: > Trained in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards, first aid, analytical instrumentation (HPLC and GC/MS) and an array of laboratory techniques.

1997‐1998 Keystone Wildlife Research, Whiterock, British Columbia Biologist > Carried out Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) and Wildlife Habitat Assessment (WHA) under BC Resource Inventory Committee (RIC) standards. Performed extensive database construction and statistical data analysis of three field seasons of mule deer pellet counts for assessment of habitat quality for over wintering deer. Evaluated wildlife habitat for species ranging from large and small carnivores (bears and cats, marten and ermine), ungulates (deer, moose, elk and caribou), to small mammals (hares and squirrels). Constructed wildlife habitat assessment databases and worked with GIS technicians to develop habitat suitability/capability maps.

EDUCATION 1997 University of British Columbia Master of Science > Ecotoxicology of the anticoagulant rodenticides used in island restoration

1993 University of British Columbia Bachelor of Science (Agr.) (Honors) > Wildlife Management

SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS Holmes, Nick; G. Howald, A. Wegmann, J. Donlan, M. Finkelstein, B. Keitt 2015. The potential for biodiversity offsetting to fund invasive species eradications on islands. Submitted to Conservation Biology.

Pitt, W. C., A. R. Berentsen, A. B. Shiels, S. F. Volker, J. D. Eisemann, A. S. Wegmann, and G. R. Howald. 2015. Non‐ target species mortality and the measurement of brodifacoum rodenticide residues after a rat (Rattus rattus) eradication on , tropical Pacific. Biological Conservation 185:36‐46.

Campbell, K. J., J. Beek, C. T. Eason, A. S. Glen, J. Godwin, F. Gould, N. D. Holmes, G. R. Howald, F. M. Madden, J. B. Ponder, D. W. Threadgill, A. S. Wegmann, and G. S. Baxter. 2015. The next generation of rodent eradications: Innovative technologies and tools to improve species specificity and increase their feasibility on islands. Biological Conservation 185:47‐58.

Pott, M., A. S. Wegmann, R. Griffiths, A. Samaniego‐Herrera, R. J. Cuthbert, M. d. L. Brooke, W. C. Pitt, A. R. Berentsen, N. D. Holmes, G. R. Howald, K. Ramos‐Rendón, and J. C. Russell. 2015. Improving the odds: Assessing bait availability before rodent eradications to aid in selecting bait application rates. Biological Conservation 185:27‐35.

Newton, K. M., M. McKown, C. Wolf, H. Gellerman, T. Coonan, D. Richards, L. Harvey, N. Holmes, G. Howald, K. Faulkner, B. R. Tershy, and D. A. Croll. 2014. Ecological change ten years after rat eradication on Anacapa Island, California. Submitted to Biological Conservation.

Wegmann, A., R. Stansbury, A. Alifano, E. Oberg, M. Pott, P. McClelland, and G. Howald. 2014. Rats to palm trees ‐ baiting the canopy during the Palmyra Atoll rat eradication project.in 26th Vertebrate Pest Conference. University of California, Davis. , Kailua Kona, Hawaii, USA. In press.

Alifano, A., A. Wegmann, B. Puschner, and G. Howald. 2012. Migration of brodifacoum and diphacinone from bait pellets into topsoil at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Pages 139‐143 in R. M. Timm, editor. 25th Vertebrate Pest Conference, Monterey, California, USA.

Wegmann, A., E. Flint, S. White, M. Fox, G. Howald, P. McClelland, A. Alifano, and R. Griffiths. 2012. Pushing the envelope in paradise: a novel approach to rat eradication at Palmyra Atoll. Pages 48‐53 in Proc. 25th Vertebrate Pest Conference. University of California, Davis, Monterey, California, USA.

Wegmann, A., S. Buckelew, G. Howald, J. Helm, and K. Swinnerton. 2011. Rodent eradication campaigns on tropical islands: novel challenges and possible solutions. Pages 239‐243 in Island Invasives: Eradication and Management. IUCN Gland, Switzerland, Auckland, NZ.

Pitt, W., A. Wegmann, J. Eisemann, and G. Howald. 2011. Palmyra Atoll Rainforest Restoration Project: rat eradication monitoring plan for all aerial broadcast alternatives. Island Conservation, Santa Cruz, California.

Howald, G., C. J. Donlan, K. R. Faulkner, S. Ortega, H. Gellerman, D. Croll, and B. Tershy. 2010. Eradication of black rats Rattus rattus from Anacapa Island. Oryx 44:30‐40.

Wegmann, A., J. Helm, N. Torr, C. Golding, and G. Howald. 2009. Wake Atoll rat eradication strategic plan: biomarker study trip report (27 February to 27 March, 2009). Island Conservation, Kelowna, Canada.

Samaniego‐Herrera, A., A. Aguirre‐Muñoz, G. Howald, M. Felix‐Lizarraga, J. Valdez‐Villavicencio, R. Gonzalez‐ Gomez, F. Mendez‐Sanchez, F. Torres‐Garcia, M. Rodríguez‐Malagón, and B. Tershy. 2009. Eradication of black rats from Farallon de San Ignacio and San Pedro Martir Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico. Pages 337‐347 in Proceedings of the 7th California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Aguirre‐Muñoz, A., D. A. Croll, C. J. Donlan, W. Henry, M. A. Hermosillo, G. Howald, B. Keitt, L. Luna Mendoza, M. Rodríguez‐Malagón, L. M. Salas‐Flores, A. Samaniego‐Herrera, J. A. Sanchez‐Pacheco, J. Sheppard, B. Tershy, J. Toro‐Benito, S. Wolf, and B. Wood. 2008. High‐impact conservation: invasive mammal eradication from the Islands of Western Mexico. Ambio 37:101‐107.

Jones, H., B. Tershy, E. Zavaleta, D. Croll, B. Keitt, M. Finkelstein, and G. Howald. 2008. Severity of the effects of invasive rats on seabirds: a global review. Conservation Biology 22:16‐26.

Jones, H. P., B. R. Tershy, E. S. Zavaleta, D. A. Croll, B. S. Keitt, M. E. Finkelstein, and G. R. Howald. 2008. Severity of the effects of invasive rats on seabirds: A global review. Conservation Biology 22:16‐26.

Buckelew, S., G. Howald, S. MacLean, S. Ebbert, and T. Primus. 2008. Progress in restoration of the Aleutian Islands: trial rat eradication, Bay of Islands, Adak, Alaska, 2006. Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Island Conservation, Santa Cruz, CA.

Wegmann, A., R. Marquez, G. Howald, J. Curl, J. Helm, C. Llewellyn, and P. Shed. 2007. Pohnpei rat eradication research and demonstration project: Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia ‐ 16 January to 7 March 2007. Island Conservation, Santa Cruz, USA.

Howald, G., C. J. Donlan, J. P. Galván, J. Russell, J. Parkes, A. Samaniego, Y. Wang, D. Veitch, P. Genovesi, M. Pascal, A. Saunders, and B. Tershy. 2007. Invasive rodent eradication on islands. Conservation Biology 21:1258‐ 1268.

Primus, T., S. Graves, J. Johnston, G. Howald, K. Swift, and J. Eisemann. 2006. Determination of brodifacoum in hermit and land crab tissue.in Fall meeting for the American Chemical Society.

Jones, H. P., R. W. III, G. R. Howald, B. R. Tershy, and D. A. Croll. 2006. Predation of artificial Xantus’s murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus scrippsi) nests before and after black rat (Rattus rattus) eradication. Environmental Conservation 32:320‐325.

Wegmann, A., G. Howald, and H. Jones. 2006. Feasibility of rat eradication from Ahnd Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia. Project Design Document, Island Conservation.

Howald, G. R., K. R. Faulkner, B. R. Tershy, B. S. Keitt, H. Gellerman, E. M. Creel, M. Grinnell, S. T. Ortega, and D. A. Croll. 2005. Eradication of black rats from Anacapa Island: biological and social considerations. Pages 299‐ 312 in Sixth California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Ventura, CA.

Buckelew, S., G. Howald, A. Wegmann, J. Sheppard, J. Curl, P. McClelland, B. Tershy, K. Swift, E. Campbell, and B. Flint. 2005a. Progress in Palmyra Atoll restoration: Rat eradication trial, 2005. Island Conservation, Santa Cruz CA.

Howald, G., A. Samaniago, S. Buckelew, P. McClelland, B. Keitt, A. Wegmann, W. C. Pitt, D. S. Vice, E. Campbell, K. Swift, and S. Barclay. 2004. Palmyra Atoll rat eradication assessment trip report, August 2004. Island Conservation, Santa Cruz, California.

Howald, G. R., K. R. Faulkner, B. Tershy, B. Keitt, H. Gellerman, E. M. Creel, M. Grinnell, S. T. Ortega, and D. A. Croll. 2003. Anacapa Island Restoration Project: planning, compliance and methodology. Page 30 in California Islands Symposium, Ventura, CA.

Howald, G. R., A. Samaniego, B. Tershy, P. Pyle, J. Buffa, B. S. Keitt, and H. Jones. 2003. Options for removing house mice (Mus musculus) from the Farallon Islands, Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, California. Island Conservation, Santa Cruz, CA.

Howald, G. R. and A. Samaniego. 2003. Assessment of the presence of introduced rats (Rattus spp.) on Santa Rosa Island, September 17‐20, 2003. Island Conservation.

Samaniego Herrera, A., G. R. Howald, and M. A. H. Bueno. 2003. Introduced mammals on Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve ‐ trip report August 2003. Island Conservation.

Donlan, C. J., H. Avila‐Villegas, D. B. Ortega, N. Biavaschi, Natasha, Bodorff, R. Boyer, T. Comendant, D. A. Croll, R. Cudney‐Bueno, R. G. d. l. Rosa, G. R. Howald, L. F. Lozano‐Román, C. Morales, O. Morales, Z. Morales‐ Gonzalez, P. Raimondi, J. A. Sanchez, D. Steller, B. R. Tershy, and P. Turk‐Boyer. 2002. Black Rat (Rattus rattus) Eradication from the San Jorge Islands, Mexico. Island Conservation and Ecology Group.

Tershy, B., J. A. S. Pacheco, B. Keitt, W. Wood, G. Howald, J. Donlan, C. G. Garcia, A. Hebshi, S. Larsen, D. Croll, S. Junak, K. Campbell, K. S. d. Prado, and C. Garcia. 2002. Reporte de actividades en Isla Guadalupe, area natural protegida 2001‐2002.

Tershy, B. R., C. J. Donlan, J. A. Sanchez‐Pacheco, B. Wood, G. Howald, M. A. Hermosillo, and N. Biavaschi. 2002. Island conservation in north‐west Mexico: a conservation model integrating research, education, and exotic mammal eradication.in C. R. Veitch and M. N. Clout, editors. Turning the Tide: the eradication of invasive species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Wood, B., B. R. Tershy, M. A. Hermosillo, C. J. Donlan, J. A. Sanchez‐Pacheco, B. Keitt, D. A. Croll, G. Howald, and N. Biavaschi. 2002. Removing cats from islands in north‐west Mexico. Pages 374‐380 in C. R. Veitch and M. N. Clout, editors. Turning the tide: the eradication of invasive species. IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.

Howald, G.R., B. R. Tershy, A. Sowls, J. Donald, B. Keitt, and D. Croll. 2001. Feasibility of removing rats from Rat (Hawadax) Island, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Island Conservation/Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Howald, G., P. Mineau, J. Elliott, and K. Cheng. 1999. Brodifacoum poisoning of avian scavengers during rat control on a seabird colony. Ecotoxicology 8:431‐447.

Kaiser, G. W., R. H. Taylor, P. D. Buck, J. E. Elliot, G. R. Howald, and M. C. Dever. 1997. The Langara islands seabird habitat recovery project: eradication of Norway rats‐ 1993‐1997. Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, British Columbia.

Howald, G. R. 1997. The Risk of Non‐Target Species Poisioning from Brodifacoum Used to Eradicate Rats From Langara Island, British Columbia, Canada. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Howald, G. 1996. Evaluation of primary and secondary non‐target species poisoning risk in the Langara Island rat eradication: Preliminary report. Department of Animal Science, Vancouver, B.C.