About Us
We conduct ecological research to help better understand, manage, and conserve animal populations. Our applied research program builds knowledge about fish and wildlife populations and communities by seeking general solutions to specific management & conservation challenges.
Cooperators:
Zack publishes research on Burbot movement and entrainment
Zack’s research on Burbot was recently published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society and highlighted in WMI news bulletin.
New research published on climate refuges
Dr. Anna Chalfoun and PhD candidate Embere Hall publish new research
Undergraduate researcher in Coop receives A&S Outstanding Grad award!
Rhainnon Jakopak, a recent graduate of the University of Wyoming, completed undergraduate research projects in both the Chalfoun lab and the Monteith shop.
Recent media coverage of research on songbirds and energy development
A 7-year long study on sagebrush songbirds nesting on gas fields in western Wyoming seeks to understand why nests fail more frequently in areas with more habitat loss from energy development.
Sustaining Big Game Migrations in the West: Science, Policy, and People
Emerging Issues Forum: The science of big game migration is developing quickly and we are now gaining a better understanding… (Photo by Joe Riis)
Research on wildlife habitat selection and the effects of human-induced habitat changes.
Building knowledge about wildlife populations and communities by seeking solutions to management and conservation challenges.
Revealing the mechanisms underlying fitness and population dynamics of large mammals in a changing world.
Conducting ecological research to help understand, manage, and conserve fishery resources and habitat in Wyoming.
