Biography

Jared Stabach is a Research Ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Conservation Ecology Center (CEC) and the terrestrial program lead for the Smithsonian's Movement of Life Initiative. His research focuses on the factors that affect the abundance, distribution, and movement patterns of large terrestrial mammals, incorporating emerging technologies, such as unmanned aerial systems, GPS tracking collars and high resolution imagery, to better understand and monitor changes occurring across the planet. 

Since joining the CEC as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2015, he has worked on large collaborative teams to reintroduce scimitar-horned oryx, evaluated the factors influencing the occurrence of critically endangered addax, and co-authored scientific research focused on developing solutions to conservation challenges.

Stabach is currently developing a scientific collaboration with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation to provide an increased understanding of the factors leading to the rapid decline of giraffe populations across Africa and continues to focus on the migration of white-bearded wildebeest, one of earth's greatest natural phenomena. He serves as a scientific advisor on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Antelope Specialist Group, as well as the Sahara-Sahel Interest Group, and is a current member of the Smithsonian Animal Care and Use Research Subcommittee.

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Giraffe on a savannah landscape.

Giraffe Conservation
Giraffes range across diverse African habitats. Smithsonian scientists are working collaboratively and using tools like GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them.
An adult scimitar horned oryx surveys a seemingly endless grassy plain. Close by, a baby oryx can be seen hiding among the yellow grass.

Scimitar-horned Oryx Reintroduction
Scimitar-horned oryx once ranged across most of North Africa but are now considered extinct in the wild. Smithsonian scientists are part of a collaborative effort to return oryx to part of their former range.
A small herd of cattle grazes in a dry landscape of dirt and grasses under a blue sky with large white clouds. Small trees and more cattle can be seen in the background.

Studying Large Herbivores Across Laikipia Rangelands in Kenya
Conservation Ecology Center scientists are studying wildlife across a mosaic of private and communal lands in central Kenya where wild animals coexist with people and domesticated animals.
A swift fox wearing a tracking collar is released at Ft. Belknap

Swift Fox Recovery
Smithsonian scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife Department, are embarking on a five-year swift fox reintroduction project to restore swift foxes to tribal lands and to help reestablish connectivity between disjointed swift fox populations.
Herd of wildebeest grazing on an open grassy plain with one tree

Wildebeest Conservation
Conservation Ecology Center scientists are tracking the movements of white-bearded wildebeest to understand how changes across the landscape impact the species.