Regents Professor and Chair in Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences Department Researcher with Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University – Kingsville.

Scott E. Henke is a wildlife research scientist with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and a Regents Professor and Chair within the Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences with Texas A & M University-Kingsville. Dr. Henke received his BS degree from Purdue University and his MS and PhD degrees from Texas Tech University. His research interests include zoonotic diseases, predators, human-wildlife conflicts, and herpetology. He has >150 publications in scientific journals and also is co-Editor of the books Becoming a Wildlife Professional and American Alligators: Habitats, Behaviors, and Threats.