FRANZ J. CAMENZIND, PHD

Franz Camenzind holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, an MS in Zoology from Brigham Young University, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Wyoming. Franz’s Doctorate research involved six years of field research on the ecology and behavior of free-ranging coyotes in Jackson Hole Wyoming. His research was the first to document hierarchical and territorial behavioral patterns in relatively unmolested coyote populations. He has appeared in front of numerous federal committees testifying against the indiscriminate coyote killing programs conducted by state and federal agencies.

Dr. Camenzind is also well-respected wildlife cinematographer and has produced films for ABC, Turner Broadcasting and National Geographic and a film on coyotes for PBS-Nature. He was the first person to film giant pandas in the wilds of China. He has also produced films featuring wolves, grizzly bears, pronghorn antelope and black rhinos, and has filmed major segments on the California condor, black-footed ferret, and red wolf and Mexican gray wolf captive breeding programs.

Franz has also written extensively about wildlife, including our native Song Dogs. Most recently, he was interviewed for the Summer-Fall 2020 edition of JHStyleMagazine.com — read more here.

Franz recently announced his retirement as the Executive Director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, a position he had held for 13 years when he retired in 2009. Prior to that, he also served as a board member for the organization for 13 years. He has also served on the boards of Keystone Conservation (Formerly, Predator Conservation Alliance), Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the Wyoming Conservation Voters.