NRLI alumna Deborah Burr works with gopher tortoise conservation. Here she is trapping one for study.

Deborah Burr is a Biological Administrator for the Species Conservation Planning section within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). She has an M.P.A. and a Certificate in Environmental Dispute Resolution from Florida State University. 

Deborah is a Fellow of the Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute with a background in environmental leadership and policy development.  In her current role with FWC, Deborah coordinates statewide efforts promoting gopher tortoise conservation through incentive-based programs, public-private partnerships, outreach and education, and by conserving and managing habitat for wildlife.

Deborah has worked with the National Park Service, National Forest Service, Washington State Fish & Wildlife, the Florida Park Service, and the U.S. Peace Corps on habitat restoration and management, wildlife conservation, and agroforestry projects respectively for more than a decade.