Research and Conservation

CURRICULUM VITAE

Karen Krebbs

Mail Address: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N. Kinney Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85743-8918
EMAIL: kkrebbs@desertmuseum.org

EDUCATION

May 1971	Sunnyside High School, Tucson, Arizona Diploma 1971. Science curriculum (Biology).
Dec 1981	Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona AA Degree. Major: Associate of Science, Pre-Agriculture. Specialization: Biology-Animal Science. Diploma
Dec 1986	University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Wildlife Biology Degree. Specialization: Wildlife and Fishery Science. Diploma
Jan 1993	University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Graduate Study (Biology/Ecology).
Jun 1993	Bat Conservation International 7-day Bat Workshop - S.W. Research Station, AZ.
Apr 1994	Audubon Institute of Desert Ecology 4-day Wrkshp-Catalina State Park, Diploma
Feb 1996	AZA Professional Management Development for Zoo & Aquarium Personnel Year 1.(40 hrs) Wheeling, W. Virginia. Diploma
Feb 1997	AZA Professional Management Development for Zoo & Aquarium Personnel Year 2. (40 hrs) Wheeling, W. Virginia. Diploma
Feb 1998	AZA STUDBOOK I. (48 hrs) Wheeling, W. Virginia. Diploma
Dec 1999	Chemical Immobilization of Animals. (16 hrs) Safe Capture Inter., Phx Diploma
Oct 1999	Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations. (6 hrs) Continuing Education Center. Diploma
Feb 2000	AZA Population Management (48 hrs) Wheeling, W. Virginia. Diploma
Nov 2000	Grant Proposal Writing. (11 hrs) Sponsored by AZ State Library & Public Records & Amigos Library Services, Inc. Kingman, AZ. Diploma

EMPLOYMENT

1968 - 71

Davis Monthan Air Force Base Exchange, Tucson, Arizona. Salesclerk.

1971 - 73

Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona. Student Biology Lab Assistant.

1973 - 78

Tucson News Agency, Tucson, Arizona. Warehouse Worker.

1978 - 84

Select Magazines Inc., Tucson, Arizona. Magazine Representative.

1984 - 87

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Student Farm/Ranch Worker.

Jan 1987

Adobe Dog Training and Kennel, Tucson, Arizona. Trainer & Attendant.To Blue Cross Coronado Heights Animal Hospital, Tucson, Arizona. Veterinary

May 1987

Assistant and Lab Technician.

Jun 1987

Present

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona. Mammalogy & Ornithology To Department.

June 1987 to 1993	Bird and Mammal Keeper (1989-1992 Hummingbird Keeper).
1988 to 1993	Lead Keeper.
1993 to 1995	Head Keeper.
1995 to 1996	Assistant Curator.
1996 to 1998	Collections Manager. M & O Department Head. Supervised 15. Staff and managed the bird and mammal collection. Performs all Curatorial duties for the M & O Department. ( Free Flight Raptor Program ) Manager.
Nov 1998 to Aug 2000	Collections Manager. M & O Department Head. Supervises 3 Raptor Trainers and 27 volunteers for ( Free Flight Raptor Program ) . Performs all technical Curatorial responsibilities for the M & O Department. Involved with ASDM's 3-year Migratory Pollination Program for Rufous Hummingbirds and Lesser Long-nosed Bats (2000-2003).
Sept. 2000 to Current	Conservation Biologist. Conservation & Science Dept. Animal Current Biologist within Conservation & Science. Focus is on research, education, and conservation of birds and mammals. Specialization for hummingbirds and bats.
Jan 1994 to Present	University of Arizona, Extended University, Tucson, Arizona. Instructor of bird To and mammal natural history courses. Evening classes.
Jan 1999 to Present	University of Arizona, Elderhostel and Senior Programs, Tucson, Arizona. Instructor of bird and mammal natural history courses. Day and evening classes. Specialty is for hummingbirds and bats.
May 1990 to Present	Private Consultant to Tucson Unified School District (bird and mammal natural history courses). Private Consultant to University of Arizona and Pima Community College Bat Biologists for bat field projects in Arizona. Private Consultant to Zoological Institutions & Gardens on hummingbird care and husbandry of captive hummingbirds.
July 1994 to Aug 2000	Assistant to Dr. Yar Petryszyn (Univ. Of AZ ) on project at Coronado National Memorial ( Monitoring of Abandoned Mines, Caves, and other Features and Assessing Bat Use at Coronado National Memorial ) . Project included exit counts and Agave- Leptonycteris curasoae interactions at Coronado National Memorial. This was a 7 year project. Night-vision goggles used for exit counts and agave observations. Yar P. is writing this project up for publication.
2000 - 2001	(Population Composition and Genetic Structure of Leptonycteris curasoae in southern Arizona ) Project. Assisted Ted Fleming with data collection and tissue samples of L. curasoae for genetic analysis at Ted's lab at the University of Miami.
Aug 2000 to Present	( Bat Monitoring and Netting at Chiricahua National Monument ). This project is To comparing the dry and wet months at selected water sites for bat species and Present diversity. Nine nights of bat netting carried out. I am the P.I. for the project.
Mar 2001 to July 2001	Hired to write a book on hummingbirds for Publications International. This will be To a coffee-table book for the general public. It will have 6 chapters, 2 side-bars per chapter, and over 200 photos with captions. The book is complete and at publisher.
July 2001 to 2006	( Bat Use of Bat Houses in Tucson, AZ ) Project at the Arizona-Sonora Desert To Museum (ASDM). A 3-5 year project funded by the Wallace Foundation to test 2006 bat preference for bat houses at ASDM. I am the P.I. for the project. Speaker to groups, clubs, workshops, schools, dude ranches, conferences, etc. on hummingbirds and bats.

AWARDS

Aug 1990	Honorable Mention in the Exhibit Design Category of articles published in 1989. ( The Creation and Operation of a Native Hummingbird Exhibit ) . The American Association of Zoo Keepers. Animal Keepers' Forum .
Aug 1993	AAZK Jean C. Hromadka Excellence in Zookeeping Award for outstanding work with hummingbirds and work in educational outreach and staff training.
Aug 1993	Excellence in Journalism Award from Animal Keepers' Forum and the American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. Article ( Four Years of Hummingbird Breeding at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ) .
1993/1998	Five and ten year service awards for loyalty, dedication, and commitment to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
1997	AZA Honors and Awards Program; Edward H. Bean Award Significant Achievement; The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum "Hummingbird Propagation Program".

PUBLICATIONS

Oct 1989	(Creation and Operation of a Native Hummingbird Exhibit ) . Co-authored with Barbara Palmer. Published in the proceedings of the 1989 AAZK National Conference in Syracuse, N.Y.
Mar 1992	(Hummingbird Breeding and Nesting Success at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ) . Presented at the AAZPA Western Regional Conference in Tucson, AZ and published in the conference proceedings. March 1992.
Dec 1992	(Four Years of Hummingbird Breeding at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ) .Published in the Animal Keepers' Forum . December 1992.
Oct 1997	(The Hummingbirds of the Sonoran Desert Region Exhibit ) . Published in The Journal of the American Association of Botanical Gardens & Arboreta -Public Garden. Vol 12, No 4 October 1997.
Oct 1999	"The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Hummingbird Propagation Program " . Presented at the 22 nd Annual International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Conference in Tucson, AZ and published in the conference proceedings. October 1999.
Nov 2000	"Hummingbird Plants in East-central Sonora, Mexico " . Co-authored with Van Devender, T.R., A.L.Reina G., S.M. Russell, R. Russell, and W.A.Calder. Published in proceedings of the Symposium Internacional sobre la Utilizacion y Aprovechamiento de la Flora Silvestre de Zonas Arida, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo.
2001	"Hummingbirds Beauty in Flight" by Karen Krebbs. Publications International. In press.
2001	"Hummingbird Husbandry Manual" by Karen Krebbs, David Rimlinger, and Michael Mace. American Zoological Association Taxon Advisory Group. In edit.
2002	"Hummingbird Longevity in a Hummingbird Exhibit". Karen Krebbs. Condor. In edit.

Book Contributions

1995	"The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds ". Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press.
1996	"The Sun Catchers Hummingbirds " . Sayre, J.P., A. Sayre. North Word Press, Inc.
2000	"A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert " . Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press and University of California Press. Wrote bird sections.
2001	"Encyclopedia of Aviculture " . David Hancock Press. Glen Holland-Editor. Currently at Publisher. Wrote hummingbird captivity husbandry section.

INTERESTS

I enjoy hiking, camping, birding, photography, field research (bat and hummingbird), reading, natural history trips, personal development, cooking, drawing, etc.