Biota and Environment of Natural Areas

In memory of Linda Lee Kerley, a Russian-American zoologist (January 4, 1961–June 6, 2025)

Voloshina I.V. 1 , Myslenkov A.I. 1 , Borisenko D.M. 2
1 United Directorate of the Lazovsky Nature Reserve and the National Park “Zov Tigra”, Lazo, Russia
2 Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, USA

Year: 2026, Number: 1, Pages: 85-94

This paper highlights the scientific, conservation, and educational activities of Dr. Linda Lee Kerley, Doctor of Philosophy and researcher of mammals and birds in the Russian Far East and western North America. While working at the Sikhote-Alin (1995–1999) and Lazovsky (1999–2021) Nature Reserves, she published over 40 scientific papers on the Amur tiger, Amur lynx, Amur leopard cat, yellow-throated marten, Eurasian otter, and other carnivorous mammals of the Far Eastern taiga. Linda Kerley’s work substantially contributed to the restoration of the Amur tiger population.

DOI: 10.25221/2782-1978_2026_1_7

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Keywords: Sikhote- Alin Nature Reserve, Lazovsky Nature Reserve, Amur tiger, rare species, nature conservation,