Background
Wharton, Danny Carroll was born on March 13, 1947 in Ontario, Oregon, United States. Son of Carroll Curtis and Norma (Grigg) Wharton.
Wharton, Danny Carroll was born on March 13, 1947 in Ontario, Oregon, United States. Son of Carroll Curtis and Norma (Grigg) Wharton.
Bachelor in Psychology, College Idaho, 1969. Master of Arts in International Administration, School for International Training, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Fordham University, 1990.
Research associate, Foresta Institute, Carson City, Nevada, 1973-1974; curatorial assistant, Woodland Park Zoological Garden, Seattle, 1974-1979; assistant curator, New York Zoological Society/The Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, 1979-1985; associate curator, New York Zoological Society, Bronx, 1985-1989; curator, New York Zoological Society, Bronx, since 1989; director, Control Pk. Wildlife Center, New York City, since 1994; adjunct faculty, Columbia University. Chairman International Advisors International Snow Leopard Trust, Seattle, 1986;member United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Environmental Agreement of the United States Fish and Wildlife Svc., 1983.
Volunteer United States Peace Corps., Ecuador, 1969-1971. Fellow American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums (chairman gorilla species survival plan since 1992, chairman snow leopard species survival plan since 1986, co-chairman marsupial and monotre,e taxon advisory group 1990-1994. Member Society for Conservation Biology, International Union for Conservation of Nature/Species Survival Commission (member captive breeding specialist group).
Married Marilyn Christine Hoyt, September 22, 1973. Children: Amanda, Catherine, Margaret, Arcadio.