Author - Conservationist - Scientist - Birder
Dr. R. Scot Duncan
All people and species deserve a secure and prosperous future
Southern Rivers: Restoring America’s Freshwater Biodiversity
Now Available!
“Southern Rivers (2024, U.A. Press) by award-winning nature writer and biologist R. Scot Duncan, is a thoroughly crafted exploration of the perilous state of the Southeast’s rivers and the urgent need to safeguard their vitality.”
In 2022 I became the Executive Director of Alabama Audubon. Our mission is to promote conservation and a greater knowledge of birds, their habitats, and the natural world. Learn more about our conservation science, opportunities to learn and explore with us, and how you can join with us to protect bird species from extinction.
Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity
Southern Wonder (2013, U.A. Press) explores Alabama’s amazing biological diversity, the reasons for the large number of species in the state, and the importance of their preservation.
“Scot Duncan has delivered one of the most important books ever written about Alabama. Beautifully composed, it is a revelation about one of the most biologically diverse regions in North America and a call to Alabama’s people to treasure and protect the state’s living heritage.”
Edward O. Wilson
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of On Human Nature (1979), The Ants (1991), The Diversity of Life (1992)
Essays
Essays about biodiversity, conservation, climate change, and sustainability issues in the Southeast.