Remembering Shiloh Schulte, Ph.D.
Shiloh Schulte, Ph.D., a devoted conservation biologist, exceptional field scientist, and cherished colleague, died in a helicopter accident in Alaska this past June while doing the work he loved most—protecting shorebirds. His passing is a tremendous loss for Manomet, for the shorebird conservation community, and for all those whose lives and careers he touched.
Learn more about his life and work here.
As the coordinator for the American Oystercatcher Recovery Program, Shiloh was responsible for working with diverse partner organizations along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts to identify and foster research and management programs that will aid the recovery of American Oystercatchers and other beach-nesting birds. This work contributed to Manomet’s larger mission to use science-based collaborative solutions to recover shorebird populations.
Shiloh earned his doctorate at North Carolina State University, where he studied the ecology and population biology of American Oystercatchers on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. During his time in North Carolina, he helped coordinate a coast-wide banding and resighting effort with multiple research partners. Shiloh held a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont and had worked on a variety of landbird, seabird, and shorebird projects throughout North America.
As well as an avid birder, Shiloh was a competitive distance runner and held a 2nd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
