Biography:

Zuhair Sami Amr was born in Hebron, Jordan. He is a professor in Zoology at the Department of Biology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. He received his B.Sc. in biology in 1978 from the University of Jordan, his M.Sc. in 1985 from the University of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA and his Ph, D. in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island, USA. His research interests are directed towards understanding the biodiversity of the Middle East (Jordan and Syria), with a special interest in mammals and reptiles. A total of 125 papers and 8 books were published on various issues of biodiversity and conservation. In 1994 he earned the Shoman Prize for Young Arab Scientist and in 2008 he received the Distinguished Researcher Award from the Ministry of Higher Education in Jordan.

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