About Thomas H. Eason
Dr. Thomas Eason is a wildlife biologist and administrator with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). He received his B.S. and M.S. in Wildlife Science at Virginia Tech and the University of Tennessee, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Tennessee as well. He began his career working on black bears during the summer of 1992 and studied various aspects of bear ecology until 2003 when he took on new duties as the Wildlife Diversity Manager for Florida. He now heads efforts on Florida’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy and was recently promoted to serve as FWC’s Conservation Initiatives Coordinator.