Ph.D., School of Forest, University of Montana, Missoula, USA (Jul/1990)
M.S., College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, USA (Dec/1986)
B.S., Department of Biology, Fu-Jen University, Taiwan (Jun/1981)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (Jul/1986-Dec/1986)
Part-time Instructor, Department of Biology, Catholic Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan (Aug.1988-Jul/1989)
Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resource Management and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan (Sep/1990-Jul/1997)
Associate Professor, Department and Institute of Wildlife Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan (Jul/1997-Jul/2002)
Professor, Institute of Wildlife Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan (Jul/2002-present)
Adjunct Proffessor, Institute of Biological Resource, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan (Aug/2004-present)
Faculty Affiliate, Wildlife Biology Faculty and the Organismal Biology and Ecology Faculty in the Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, USA (Feb/2005-Jan/2007)
SERVICE
Military Service (Aug/1981-Jun/1983)
Invited member, Advisory Committee, Trade Record Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce (TRAFFIC)/ Taipei (Nov/1990-Jul/2000)
Division Chief, Technology Cooperation Division, Department of Technology Cooperation, National Pingtung University (Aug/1991-Jul/1993)
Chairman, Department of Forest Resource Management and Technology, National Pingtung University (Aug/1993-Jul/1994)
Director, Pingtung Rescue Center for Endangered Wild Animals (Jul/1993-present)
Editor, Notes of Wildlifers and Newsletter of Wildlifers (NOW; quaterly publication) (Jan/1994-present)
Invited member, Advisory Committee, Wildlife Conservation, the Council of Agriculture (COA), Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Apr/1994-present)
Invited member, Granting Committee, Funding of the International Conservation Project, COA (Apr/1995-present)
Invited member, Deer Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the IUCN-The World Conservation Union (Sep/1995-present)
Invited member, Advisory Committee, Taiwan Endemic Species Research and Conservation Institute (Mar/1996-Feb/2000)
Invited member, Board of Directors, Council of Aborigines Affairs, Taiwan Provincial Government (May/1997-Dec/1999)
Chairman, Department of Wildlife Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (Aug/1997-Aug/2000)
Elected member, Executive Board, Chinese Society of Laboratory Animal Sciences (Feb/1998-Fen/2000)
Director, Institute of Wildlife Conservation, National Pingtung University (Aug/2004-Jul/2007)
Chairman, Committee of Ecology and Environment, Taiwan Agricultural Academic-Industry Alliance (May/2004-Apr/2008)
Elected member, Executive Board, Bat Association of Taiwan (Jun/2004-Jun/2004)
Invited member, Land and Ocean Sub-group of Indigenous Basic Law Promotion Committee, Council of Indigenous People, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Mar/2006-Mar/2008)
Elected member, Executive Board, Taiwanese Mammalogy Society (Jun/2007-present)
Elected member, Executive Board, Association of Agriculture Education of the Republic of China (Jan/2011-Dec/2013)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Wildlife Society, USA
The American Society of Mammalogists, USA
Society of Wild and Nature (SWAN), ROC
Pingtung Wild Bird Society, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
The Chinese Society of Laboratory Animal Sciences
The Chinese Society of National Parks
The Bat Association of Taiwan
The Biological Society of China
The Taiwanese Mammalogy Society
The Association of Agriculture Education of the Republic of China
Research
Wildlife management
Wildlife population ecology
Reproductive biology of mammals
Human dimensions on natural conservation
Publications
Greenspan, E., A. J. Giordano, C. K. Nielsen, N. C.-M. Sun, K. J.-C. Pei. 2020. Taiwanese attitudes toward the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and its potential reintroduction. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 25: https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2020.1728789 (SCI)
Liao, J.-Y., C.-H. Fan, Y.-Z. Huang, K. J.-C. Pei. 2019. Distribution of residual agricultural pesticides and environmental agents and their impact assessment on the survival of an endangered species. Journal of Hazardous Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121871 (SCI)
Sun, N. C.-M., K. J.-C. Pei*, J.-S. Lin. 2019. Attaching tracking devices to pangolins: a comprehensive case study of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) from southeastern Taiwan. Global Ecology and Conservation: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00700 (SCI)
Sompud. J., C.B. Sompud, K.J.-C. Pei, N.C.-M. Sun, R. Repin & F. Tuh. 2019. Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) of Gaya Island, Sabah. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(5): 13552–13556. (htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.4198.11.5.13552-13556)
Best, I. and K. J.-C. Pei*. 2019. Factors Influencing Local Attitudes Toward the Conservation of Leopard Cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Rural Taiwan. Oryx https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000984 (SCI)
Sun, N. C.-M., C.-C. Liang, B.-Y. Chen, C.-C. Lin, K. J.-C. Pei, and H.-F. Li*. 2019. Comparison of two faecal analysis techniques to assess Formosan pangolin Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla diet. Mammalia (https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2018-0139) (SCI)
Sun, N.C.-M., B. Arora, J.-S. Lin, W.-C. Lin, M.-J. Chi, C.-C. Chen and K.J.-C. Pei. 2019. Mortality and morbidity in wild Taiwanese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla). PLoS ONE 14(2):e0198230. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198230; SCI)
Wallace, R.M., Y. Lai, J.B. Doty, C.-C. Chen, N.M. Vora, J.D. Blanton, S.S. Chang, J.M. Cleaton and K.J.C Pei. 2018. Initial pen and field assessment of baits to use in oral rabies vaccination of Formosan ferret-badgers in response to the re-emergence of rabies in Taiwan. PLoS ONE 13(1):e0189998. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189998; SCI)
Sun, N.C.-M., J. Sompud and K.J.-C. Pei. 2018. Nursing period, behavior development and growth pattern of a newborn Formosan pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) in the wild. Tropical Conservation Science 11:-6. (https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082918788450; SCI)
Kim, M., L.M. Baskin, K.J.-C. Pei, R. Taber, A. Müller and K. Kaji. 2018. Chapter 34: Wildlife policy and laws in East Asia. Page 445-479. In: North American Wildlife Policy and Law (Eds. Leopold, B.D., W. B. Kessler and J. L. Cummins), Boone and Crockett; Club, 624p, Missoula. (K.J.C. Pei is the first author for the Taiwan section The Indigenous Hunting System of Taiwan)
Khatri-Chhetri, R., T.-C. Chang, N. Khatri-Chhetri, Y.-L. Huang, K.J.-C. Pei, and H.-Y. Wu. 2017. A retrospective study of pathological findings in endangered Formosan pangolins (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) from southeastern Taiwan. Taiwan Veterinary Journal 43(1):55-64. (DOI: 10.1142/S1682648515500316)
Chen, C.-C., A.-M. Chang and K.J.-C. Pei. 2016. Threats of anticoagulant rodenticides to free-range Taiwanese macaques (Macaca cyclopis) in Shoushan. Taiwan Journal of Biodiversity 18(3):191-202. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Chen, C.-C., A.-M. Chang, Y.-H. Chen and K.J.-C. Pei. 2016. Intestinal nematodes in Taiwanese macaques (Macaca cyclopis) and distribution in Shoushan. Taiwan Journal of Biodiversity 18(3):203-216. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Khatri-Chhetri, R., H.-C. Wang, C.-C. Chen, H.-C. Shih, H.-C. Liao, C.-M. Sun, N. Khatri-Chhetri, H.-Y. Wu and K.J.-C. Pei. 2016. Surveillance of ticks and associated pathogens in free-ranging Formosan pangolins (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 7(6):1238-1244. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016)
Chen, M.-T., Y.-J. Liang, C.-C. Kuo and K.J.-C. Pei. 2016. Home ranges, movements and activity patterns of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) and threats to them in Taiwan. Mammal Study 41(2):77-86. (SCI)
Khatri-Chhetri, R., C.-M. Sun, H.-Y. Wu and K.J.-C. Pei. 2015. Reference intervals for hematology, serum biochemistry and basic clinical findings in free-ranging Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) from Taiwan. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 44(3):380-390. (SCI)
Huang, Y.-F., M. Midha, T.-H. Chen, Y.-T. Wang, D. G. Smith, K.J.-C. Pei and K.-P. Chiu. 2015. Complete Taiwanese macaque (Macaca cyclopis) mitochondrial genome: reference-assisted assembly with multiple k-mer strategy. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0130673. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130673. (SCI)
Kenyon, M., U. Streicher, K.J.-C. Pei, A. Cronin, V.D. Nguyen, V.M. Tran and V.H. Luong. 2015. Experiences using VHF and VHF/GPS-GSM transmitters on released southern yellow-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae) in South Vietnam. Vietnamese Journal of Primatology 2(3):15-27.
Chiang, P.-J., K.J.-C. Pei, M.R. Vaughan, C.-F. Li, M.-T. Chen, J.-N. Liu, C.-Y. Lin, L.-K. Lin and Y.-C. Lai. 2015. Is the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa extinct in Taiwan, and could it be reintroduced? An assessment of prey and habitat. Oryx 49(2):261-269. (SCI)
St. John, F.A.V., C.-H. Mai and K.J.-C. Pei. 2015. Evaluating deterrents of illegal behaviour in conservation: carnivore killing in rural Taiwan. Biological Conservation 189:86-94. (SCI)
Lin, C.-S., K.J.-C. Pei, P.S. Wang and B.-T. Liu. 2014. Evidence of higher levels of testosterone during the velvet period in muntjac than in other cervids. Theriogenology 81:403-406. (SCI)
Chan,Y.-C., C. Roos, M. Inoue-Murayama, E. Inoue, C.-C. Shih, K.J.-C. Pei and L. Vigilant. 2013. Inferring the evolutionary histories of divergences in Hylobates and Nomascus gibbons through multilocus sequence data. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13(1):82 (SCI)
Chen, C.-C., K.J.-C. Pei, Y.-C. Lai, and J.A. Mortenson. 2012. Participatory epidemiology to assess sarcoptic mange in serow of Taiwan. Journal of Wildlife Disease 48(4):869-875. (SCI).
Inoue, T., Y. Kaneko, K. Yamazaki, T. Anezaki, S. Yachimori, K.Ochiai, L.-K. Lin, K.J.-C. Pei, Y.-J. Chen, S.-W. Chang and R. Masuda. 2012. Genetic population structure of the masked palm civet Paguma larvata (Carnivora: Viverridae) in Japan, revealed from analysis of newly identified compound microsatellites. Conservation Genetics 13:1095-1107. (SCI)
Chiang, P.-J., K.J.-C. Pei and M.R. Vaughan, C.-F. Li. 2012. Niche relationships of carnivores in a subtropical primary forest in southern Taiwan. Zoological Studies 51(4):500-511. (SCI)
Kenyon, M., A. Cronin, K.J.-C. Pei and V.T. Tran. 2012. The role of sanctuaries in integrated conservation: the Endangered Asian Species Trust linking Monkey World - Ape Rescue, UK and Pingtung Rescue Centre, Taiwan, with the Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species Centre in Vietnam. International Zoo Yearbook 46:252-258.
Lin, C.-S., K.J.-C. Pei, P.S. Wang and B.-T. Liu. 2011. An in vitro test on testosterone production of sambar deer's Leydig cells. Biological Diversity 13(4):323-331.
Lin, J.-W., Y.-M. Hsu, B.B. Chomel, L.-K. Lin, J.-C. Pei, S.-H. Wu and C.-C. Chang. 2011. Identification of novel Bartonella spp. in bats and evidence of Asian gray shrew as a new potential reservoir of Bartonella. Veterinary Microbiology 156(1-2):119-126. (SCI)
Li, H.-F., J.-S. Lin, Y.-C. Lan, K.J.-C. Pei and N.-Y. Su. 2011. Survey of the termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae) in a Formosan pangolin habitat. Florida Entomologist 94(3):534-538.
Alasaad, S, S. Walton, L. Rossi, S. Bornstein, M. Abu-Madi, R.C. Soriguer, S. Fitzgerald, X.-Q. Zhu, W. Zimmermann, U.S. Ugbomoiko, K.J.-C. Pei, J. Heukelbach. 2011. Sarcoptes-World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies. International Journal of Infectious Disease 15:294-297. (SCI)
Chen, C.C., K.J.C. Pei, F.R. Lee, M.P. Tzeng and T.C. Chang. 2011. Case report avian pox infection in a free- living crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) in southern Taiwan. Avian Disease 55(1):143-146. (SCI)
Chen, C.-C., K.J.-C. Pei, C.-M. Yang, M.-D. Kuo, S.-T. Wong, S.-C. Kuo and F.-G. Lin. 2011. Case report: A possible case of hantavirus infection in a Borneo orangutan and its conservation implication. Journal of Medical Primatology 40(1):2-5. (SCI)
Chan, Y-C., C. Roos, M. Inoue-Murayama, E. Inoue, C.-C. Shih, K.J.-C. Pei and L. Vigilant. 2010. Entire mitochondrial genome sequences effectively reveal the branching pattern and timing of molecular divergences within gibbons (Hylobatidae). PLoS ONE 5(12):e14419. (SCI)
Masuda, R., L.-K. Lin, K.J.-C. Pei, Y.-J. Chen, S.-W. Chang, Y. Kaneko, K. Yamazaki, T. Anezaki, S. Yachimori and T. Oshida. 2010. Origins and founder effects on the Japanese masked palm civet Paguma larvata (Viverridae, Carnivora), revealed from a comparison with molecular phylogeography in Taiwan. Zoological Science 27:499-505. (SCI)
Pei, K.J.-C., Y.-C. Lai, R.T. Corlett and K.-Y. Suen. 2010. The larger mammal fauna of Hong Kong: species survival in a highly degraded landscape. Zoological Studies 49(2):253-264. (SCI)
Pei, K.J.-C., K. Foresman, B.-T. Liu, L.-H. Hong and J.Y.-L. Yu. 2009. Testosterone levels in male Muntjac: Uncoupling of the reproductive and antler cycles. Zoological Studies 48(1):120-124. (SCI)
Chen, M., M.E. Tewes, K. Pei, and L.I. Grassman, Jr. 2009. Activity patterns and habitat use of sympatric small carnivores in southern Taiwan. Mammalia 73:20-26. (SCI)
Chen, C.-C., K.J.C. Pei, M.H. Liao, J. A. Mortenson. 2008. Canine distemper virus in wild ferret-badgers of Taiwan. Journal of Wildlife Disease 44(2):440-445. (SCI)
Pei. K.J.C. 2006. Present status of the Formosan wild boar (Sus scrofa taivanus) in the Kenting National Park, southern Taiwan. Suiform Soundings 6(1):9-10.
Lai, Y.C., J.C. Pei, L.T. Hsu and P.J. Chiang. 2003. A preliminary study on integrating geographic information system and multivariate statistical method to model muntjacs habitat use in mountain area of southern Taiwan. Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 8(4):1-8.
Endo, H, Y. Hayashi, K. Yamazaki, M. Motokawa, J.-C.K. Pei, L.-K. Lin, C.-H. Chou and T. Oshida. 2002. Geographical variation of mandible size and shape in the wild pig (Sus scrofa) from Taiwan and Japan. Zoological Studies 41(4):452-460. (SCI)
Pei, K.J.C. 2001. Daily activity budgets of the Taiwan ferret badger (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca) in captivity. Endemic Species Research 3:1-11.
McCullough, D.R., K.C.J. Pei and Y. Wang. 2000. Home range, activity patterns, and habitat relations of Reeves' muntjacs in Taiwan. Journal of Wildlife Management 64(2):430-441.
Pei, K. 1999. Spatial Distribution Patterns of the Red-bellied tree squirrel and Owston's long-nosed tree squirrel in natural forest in southern Taiwan. Mammalian Science 39(1): 193-196.
Pei, J.C. 1997. Avian and mammal fauna of the Amentotaxus formosana Nature Reserve. Quarterly Jounal of Chinese Forestry 30 (2):131-150. (in Chinese)
Pei, K. 1996. Post-natal growth of the Formosan Reeves' muntjac Muntiacus reevesi micrurus. Zoological Studies 35(2):111-117. (SCI)
Pei, K. and Y. Wang. 1995. Some observations on the reproduction of the Taiwan ferret badger (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca) in southern Taiwan. Zoological Studies 34(2): 88-95. (SCI)
Pei, K., R.D. Taber, B.W. O. Gara and Y. Wang. 1995. Breeding cycle of the Formosan Reeves' muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus) in northern Taiwan, Republic of China. Mammalia 59(2):223-228. (SCI)
Pei, K. 1995. Activity rhythm of the Spinous country rat (Niviventer coxingi) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 34(1):55-58. (SCI)
Pei, K. and H. W. Liu. 1994. Reproductive biology of male Formosan Reeves' muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus). Journal of Zoology, London 233: 293-306. (SCI)
Pei, K.C.J. and Y. Wang. 1991. Tooth wear pattern in Formosan Reeves' muntjac. Bull. Inst. Zool., Academia Sinica 30(4):341-344. (SCI)
Pei, C.J., Y.C. Wu, C.H. Chang, and M.C. Chao. 1991. Preliminary report on the tooth eruption in Formosan Reeves' muntjac and its application to age estimation. Taipei Zoo Bull. 3:49-56.
Pei, J. and Y. Wu. 1990. Sexual dimorphism in the mandible of the Taiwan Reeves' muntjac. Acta Theriol. Sinica 10(4):428-254.