Chuck Hathcock, M.S., grew up in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona where he learned to appreciate the natural world. He graduated with a B.S. in Conservation Biology from Arizona State University and a M.S. in Biology from New Mexico Highlands University. He is an ornithologist/wildlife biologist with 27 years of experience and he has published or co-authored several papers and natural history notes. Now residing near Rodeo NM, Chuck does consulting about half the year when he's not exploring someplace in the Southwest.