I am a wildlife conservationist based out of California who is currently working as a seasonal wildlife biologist. I have a B.S. in Zoology that I received from the University of California, Santa Barbara in the spring of 2022. My current fields of interest include herpetology, ornithology, mammalogy, community ecology, ethology (animal behavior), conservation biology, and population studies. In addition to working as a wildlife biologist, I am also a member of the Southwestern Herpetologist Society, where I occasionally write articles for its newsletter and help out with its field surveys. In the past, I have been a volunteer for the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER), a Snowy Plover Docent and Reserve Intern at Coal Oil Point Reserve, a field technician and lab assistant for the Briggs Lab at UCSB, a general volunteer for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, and a student keeper at the Los Angeles Zoo.

My greatest passion is learning about and caring for wild animals and the ecosystems that they are a part of. In my opinion, there is nothing more important in our modern world than restructuring our relationship with the natural world and giving back as much as we can to the environment. In addition to my passion for wildlife conservation, I am also a nature photographer at heart who loves to explore open spaces and photograph the wild inhabitants that I find there. I post the best of these photos to Flickr and my personal nature photography website so that others can enjoy my images (See the websites page on this site to access them). I am also a strong supporter and advocate for citizen science programs and regularly INaturalist and occasionally Ebird, Herpmapper, and NAHERP.

Besides being a nature enthusiast, I am also a jazz saxophonist who just can’t stop swinging! I live and breath this music and could not see myself with out it. My favorite jazz artisits are Louis Armstrong, the Count Basie Orchestra, Sidney Bechet, Ben Webster, and Ella Fitzgerald. I have occasionally played at notable venues in my college and high school jazz bands, including the Vitellos in North Hollywood, California, the Central Avenue Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, and the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl.

This site showcases me, and everything that I do. If you would like to learn more about me, you have come to the right place. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can help you with or you would like to meet up.

Don’t forget to live to the Max!

Sincerely,

Max Roberts