Learn more about the birds of Bothell as Dr. Ursula Valdez presents on the behavior of local species and the impact of environmental restoration efforts on the UW Bothell campus wetlands.
Dr. Ursula Valdez is a Peruvian American avian tropical ecologist and conservationist. She focuses on studies of birds of prey, bird community ecology and habitat use, and works in conservation programs in the southeast Peruvian Amazon. She collaborates with other scientists and professionals and local communities of Madre de Dios where she does research and trains students in field ecology and conservation programs. Dr. Valdez teaches ecology, natural history and field methods at the University of Washington Bothell. Through her courses and field study abroad to Peru, she offers opportunities to connect her students with real-life cases and local and international researchers, conservation organizations and students working on multiples disciplines.