Biography - Michael Amaral

Michael received a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from the University of Rhode Island and, and a post-graduate degree from the University of Washington, Seattle. He has worked professionally for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the University of Maine-Darling Marine Lab, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He was a supervisory wildlife biologist and endangered species conservation specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 30+ years and worked in California, Alaska and the Northeast. Until his recent retirement, Michael coordinated the listing, protection and recovery of threatened and endangered species in New England.

Michael has authored or co-authored many scientific articles on species such as the Aleutian Canada goose, American burying beetle, Karner blue butterfly, peregrine falcon and the taxonomy of wolves in North America. He makes his home in central New Hampshire and enjoys fly fishing, gardening, running and coaching high school hockey. Michael has been instructing at APUS since September 2011.