Thor Hanson

Thor Hanson is an American conservation biologist and author. Hanson has published six books for general audiences and one children's book. He has also contributed to a range of periodicals and other media, including the PBS program, American Spring LIVE.

Career Hanson received a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands, a master's degree from the University of Vermont, and a Ph.D. from the University of Idaho. Outside of writing for general audiences, Hanson has also published "technical research on such topics as the ecology of tropical trees, forest fragmentation and its impact on bird nest predation, the impact that warfare can have on biodiversity hotspots, and the behaviour of Neotropical monkeys and birds." Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, and in 1998, he also received the Switzer Environmental Fellowship.

Personal life Hanson lives in the U.S. state of Washington with his wife and son.

Works Books The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda. 1500 Books, 2008. . Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle. Basic Books, 2011. . The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History. Basic Books, 2015. . Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees. Basic Books, 2018. . Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change. Basic Books, 2021. . Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door. Basic Books, 2025. .

Children's books Bartholomew Quill: A Crow's Quest to Know Who's Who. Little Bigfoot/Sasquatch Books, 2016.