Gordon Batcheller
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State | New York |
Title/Position | Chief of the Bureau of Wildlife |
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Gordon is a certified wildlife biologist and previously served as section leader for wildlife services in DEC's Albany headquarters. A graduate of the University of Maine (B.S., wildlife management) and Oklahoma State University (M.S., wildlife ecology), Gordon started his career with DEC in 1981, beginning as a field biologist in Region 9. In his career at DEC, Gordon has been an active participant on several DEC teams responsible for managing furbearers, big game, and game birds; and has helped develop policies to reform DEC's response to nuisance wildlife problems.