Sue and Radcliffe Killam Endowed Chair in Wildlife, Livestock and Habitat Interactions
Fidel.Hernandez@tamuk.edu • 361-593-3926
Dr. Fidel Hernandez, is a Regents Professor, Research Scientist, and the inaugural Sue and Radcliffe Killam Endowed Chair in Wildlife, Livestock and Habitat Interactions. Fidel is transitioning from the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Endowed Chair for Quail Research in the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.
Fidel was raised on a working ranch in Kinney County, on the western fringe of the Edwards Plateau and has worked on numerous ranches across the western U.S. His international experience includes being awarded a teaching-and-research Fulbright award to teach classes in rangeland and wildlife management with the Institute of Patagonia and University of Magallanes in Chile and to investigate rangeland and wildlife sustainability on grazed Patagonian steppe.
Dr. Hernandez is an active member of the Society for Range Management and is currently serving as President of The Wildlife Society. He will be teaching a graduate level grazing management course, mentoring KRIRM students, serving on graduate committees and continuing his research with CKWRI focused on wildlife-livestock interactions.