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Kate Allan, MS
Wildlife Biologist
Kate Allan received her M.S. degree in Biology with an emphasis in biological oceanography from the University of California at San Diego, where she also received a B.S. degree in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution. As a graduate student, she conducted research on the effects of long-term climate change on pelagic marine community structure and abundance.
Ms. Allan has over four years of experience with field research in terrestrial, coastal, intertidal and marine habitats. She has collected and analyzed time-series data, conducted behavioral research, and studied the effects of management policies on the recovery of marine fisheries. In addition, she has participated in the collection and tagging of special status species including the California Red-legged Frog, Green Sea Turtle, and a variety of reptiles and small mammals in Southern California. She also has experience surveying migratory birds, monitoring coral reef habitat and commercially important fishes and gastropods, mapping mangrove succession, and conducting wildlife biodiversity surveys. She has coordinated and participated in the mitigation and long-term monitoring efforts of a Habitat Conservation Plan in Southern California and has inspected construction sites for the Placer County Soils Lab. Ms. Allan is a PADI SCUBA Divemaster and recently led research teams on diving surveys to collect management data for the Mafia Island Marine Park in Tanzania. With WRA, she conducts surveys and habitat assessments for special status wildlife and prepares technical reports and compliance documents.
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