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National Wildlife Research Center NWRC) |
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John D. Eisemann, Registration Manager |
John D. Eisemann oversees all Wildlife Service pesticide and animal drug registration projects related to vertebrate pest problems. Projects John has worked on include the development of contraceptive vaccines and chemicals, eradication of rodents on islands for conservation purposes, the development of disease vaccines to manage zoonotic diseases in wildlife populations, and the registration of toxicants and repellents to meet Wildlife Services diverse operation needs. John works closely with Wildlife Services Operations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics to achieve these tasks. Previously, John worked with the U.S. EPA conducting ecological risk assessment of agricultural pesticides, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service developing biomarkers in wildlife for exposure to environmental contaminants.
Expertise Keywords
Pesticide registration, animal vaccine registration, vertebrate pesticides, pesticide risk assessment, rodent control and eradication, wildlife contraception
Taxonomic Groups of Interest
Any terrestrial vertebrate
Areas of Expertise
- State and federal pesticide registration
- Federal registration of animal disease vaccines
- Pesticide risk assessment
- Rodent eradication on islands
Products/Techniques Developed or Tested
- Rodenticide products for eradication of rodents on islands for conservation purposes
- Nicarbazin/OvoControl (avian oral contraceptive)
- GonaCon mmunocontraceptive vaccine
- Diazacon (mammalian and avian contraceptive)
- Registration of a toxicant for managing brown treesnakes in Guam
Current Research
- Contraceptive vaccine for managing prairie dogs, horses and other wildlife species
- Contraceptive chemicals for managing urban birds
- Vaccine development for managing plague in prairie dogs
- Vaccine development for managing disease in ferrets
- Landscape pattens of Mexican wolf depredation
Research Interests
Riparian ecosystems, plant-animal interactions, community ecology
Education
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M.S. University of Maryland, Environmental Science, "Stormwater treatment ponds as nesting habitat for urban birds"
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B.S. Colorado State University, Wildlife Biology
Previous Positions
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Fate and Effects Division – Wildlife Biologist, agricultural pesticide risk assessment
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Patuxent Wildlife Research Center - Biological Technician, laboratory and field research related to environmental contaminants impact on wildlife
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U.S. Peace Corps, Republic of the Philippines, Agriculture/forestry extension and community development worker
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Technician, Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
International Experience
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Republic of the Philippines
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Netherlands, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Development of internationally harmonized pesticide risk assessment guidelines
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Canada, Development of pesticide risk assessment techniques
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U.S. Virgin Islands, Rodent eradication on islands for conservation purposes
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American Samoa, Consulted on the development of a myna eradication project, product development.
Contact Information
- Address: USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, NWRC, 4101 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO, 80521
- Telephone: 970-266-6158
- Fax: 970-266-6157
- E-mail: John.D.Eisemann@aphis.usda.gov