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Randall L. Zarnke, Ph.D.
219 Slater Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99701
E-mail: itrap2@acsalaska.net
Phone: 907-452-6857

Dr. Randall L. Zarnke recently retired from the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game where he had worked since 1978. His research interests involved the effects of diseases and parasites on population ecology of wildlife species. He provided diagnostic services for the staff and public on wildlife diseases and conducted disease and parasite surveys of wildlife species in Alaska.

Zarnke is an avid Alaskan trapper and is knowledgeable about furbearer biology. He also recently made a movie and has written a book about the history of hockey in Interior Alaska.

Zarnke received his Ph.D. in Veterinary Science and Wildlife Ecology in 1978 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focused on latent viruses in snowshoe hares. He also received his M.Sc. from the same university. Through the Wildlife Society, Zarnke became a Certified Wildlife Biologist in 1981. He is a member of the Wildlife Disease Association and a member of the Speakers’ Bureau for the Alaska Trapper’s Association.

Zarnke is an experienced speaker and is comfortable presenting to a variety of audiences. In particular, he is interested in talking to school audiences (junior and high school students), academic audiences, graduate seminars, and the general public. His lecture topics include:

• Common Diseases and Parasites of Alaskan Wildlife
• Furbearer Biology and Trapping in Alaska
• Oral History of Hunting and Trapping in Alaska
• The History of Hockey in Interior Alaska (book and movie)