William L. Franklin

wlf@omnitelcom.com

B.S., Animal Science (Emphasis Zoology), University of California-Davis, 1964
M.S., Game Management (Emphasis Wildlife Biology), Humboldt State University, 1968
Ph.D., Wildlife Science (Emphasis Animal Behavior), Utah State University, 1978

Research

As a Mammalian Wildlife Ecologist, Dr. Franklin's research interests have involved a number of species, including prairie dogs, raccoons, white-tailed deer, guard-llamas, and South American foxes and pumas. The primary focus of his research, however, has been on the behavioral and population ecology of the wild camelids of South America. His initial work was with endangered vicuña at the Pampa Galeras National Vicuña Reserve in the high Andes of southern Peru. He then conducted and directed field research on the guanaco in Tierra del Fuego and Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile from the mid-1970s until his retirement in 2000. He is currently conducting field research on an island population of guanacos in the Falkland Islands.

Publications

Sarno, R.J., M.S. Bank, H.A. Stern, and W.L. Franklin. 2006. Effects of age, sex, season, and social dynamics on juvenile guanaco subordinate behavior. Journal of Mammalogy 87(1):41-47.

Franklin, W.L., S. Poncet, J. Poncet. 2005. The history of Staats Island in the West Falkland Islands: its guanacos, foxes, shanty, and sojourners. The Falkland Islands Journal 8(4):21-64 + front cover.

Franklin, W.L. and M.M. Grigione. 2005. The enigma of guanacos in the Falkland Islands: the legacy of John Hamilton. Journal of Biogeography 32:661-675.

Young, J.K., and W.L. Franklin. 2004. Territorial fidelity of male guanacos in the Patagonia of southern Chile. Journal of Mammalogy 85(1):72-78.

Bank, M.S., R.J. Sarno, N.K. Campbell and W.L. Franklin. 2002. Predation of guanacos (Lama guanicoe) by southernmost mountain lions (Puma concolor) during a historically severe winter in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Journal of Zoology 258:215-222.

Sarno, R.J., W.L. Franklin, S.J. O'Brien, and W.E. Johnson. 2001. Assessing genetic differentiation between an island and mainland population of guanacos in southern Chile utilizing mtDNA and microsatellite markers. Animal Conservation 4(2):93-101.

Franklin W.L., W.E. Johnson, J.A. Iriarte, and R.J. Sarno. 1999. Ecology of the Patagonia mountain lion, Felis concolor patagonica, in southern Chile. Biological Conservation 90: 33-40.

Franklin, W.L. 1983. Contrasting socioecologies of South American wild camelids: the vicuña and the guanaco. Pp. 573-629 in J.F. Eisenberg and D.G. Kleiman (Eds.). Advances in the study of mammalian behavior. Spec. Publ. Am. Soc. of Mammals. No. 7. 753pp.

Articles

Franklin, W. L. 2005. Penguins, dolphins and guanacos: an adventure to the Falkland Islands. International Camelid Quarterly 4(1):7-20.

Franklin, W.L. 1991. Patagonia puma: the lord of land's end. National Geographic 179:102-113.

Franklin, W.L. 1981. Living with guanacos: wild camels of South America. National Geographic 160(1):62-75.

Franklin, W.L. 1973. High, wild world of the vicuña. National Geographic 143(1):76-91.

Films

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION. Patagonia Puma: grey ghost in the pillars of fire. 1997. Winner of 3 international film festival awards. William L. Franklin, Scientific Consultant.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION. Spitting Mad: guanacos of South America. 1997. William L. Franklin, Scientific Consultant.

NOVA. Land of Llamas. 1990. William L. Franklin, Associate Producer and Scientific Consultant.

NATURE. Treasure of the Andes. 1992. William L. Franklin, Scientific Consultant.

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION. 1984. Guanacos of the Patagonia (English and Spanish). Winner of 7 interational film festival awards, including The Best International Non-Commerical Behavioral Film 1980-1985 by the Animal Behavior Society. William L. Franklin, Producer.