Fidel Hernandez received his Ph.D. in Wildlife Science from Texas A&M University-College Station and Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He was appointed to the faculty at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 1999. He currently holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences and the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Endowed Professor in Quail Research with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Fidel teaches courses in Rangeland Plants, Wildlife Habitat Management, and Population Ecology. His research interests include upland game birds, rangeland ecology and management, and wildlife population dynamics.
Dr. Hernandez also was named Fulbright Scholar in 2014, where he investigated rangeland and wildlife conservation issues in Patagonia, Chile.
