phd student @usu_wild studying wolf-elk-aspen in @yellowstonenps 🐺🦌🌲 former affils: @tulalip_tribes, @uw_sefs, @wildco_lab, @cuboulder. he/him. views my own.

Logan, UT
Joined July 2010
🚨 New open access publication! 🚨 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4873 (🧵 below)
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You may have heard that large carnivore recovery in Yellowstone National Park triggered one of the world’s strongest trophic cascades. Our new open access article explains why that story doesn't hold up: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Explore the science behind the headline in our open-access article here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1627
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Ph.D. project studying bighorn sheep movement. Available immediately. See my website: grad.biology.ualberta.ca/boy…
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In my recent interview with @utahpublicradio, I discuss the behavior, ecology, and conservation of Yellowstone wolves, and why hunting and trapping them just outside the park's northern boundary is a senseless waste of a precious resource. Listen here: upr.org/podcasts/103321/2024…
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🐆 🐆 Ph.D. announcement is here! Come join our fun & talented team. Deadline for full consideration is Sep 29. Full position posting: shorturl.at/MJVUY Please share widely! 🐆 🐆
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Seen here: three healthy wolf pups (around 40-50 lbs) and one adult from the Copper Creek pack. We received this video and our wolf biologists have reviewed and confirmed the validity of the video. Video courtesy of Mike Usalavage
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👀Two PhD opportunities in @wildco_lab @UBCForestry! Please share 📣 wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca/peo…. Join a fun, diverse and dynamic team to work on 1⃣ Mammal Distribution & Habitat Modelling 🐻💻or 2⃣ Caribou Conservation 🦌🐺. Apply by Sep 15 for May 2025 start!
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Happy and proud to share that the last paper from my dissertation, “White-tailed deer population dynamics in a multi-predator landscape shaped by humans,” is published in @ESAApplications 🦌🐺🌲👩‍🌾 Reach out if you’d like a copy, and follow along for a 🧵 doi.org/10.1002/eap.3003
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GAMs confirmed that elk are likely more nocturnal in areas where human detections exceeded ~10 people per day (7/🧵)
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Recreation may be at odds with tribal treaty rights to harvest elk in western WA. @Tulalip_Tribes are actively working with co-managers at @waDNR, @WDFW, @WAStatePks, and @forestservice to improve recreation & wildlife management in WA. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4873 (end 🧵)
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🚨🚨🚨NEW GRAD POSITION🚨🚨🚨Sara Weinstein and I are recruiting a graduate student focusing on moose parasites in Utah! Please share with other folks if possible! 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎
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PhD Assistantship Opportunity to study large carnivores and herbivores (and the smaller things they influence) in both the US and Africa with me, @LauraCGig and other great colleagues *please repost* jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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