Travis Cooper is the owner and principal biologist of Cooper Biological Services and co-owner of Halcyon Environmental. He graduated from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology & Systematic Biology. As a field biologist for more than 20 years, he has worked on projects from Alaska to Mexico, spending thousands of hours in the field conducting biological surveys, primarily focused sensitive species surveys, including Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, California Gnatcatcher, Least Bell's Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Arroyo Toad, Quino Checkerspot Butterfly and most recently Crotch's Bumble Bee.