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:
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.
Monteith Wins 2016 Publication Award
Dr. Monteith won a 2016 Wildlife Publication Award by The Wildlife Society for his part in an analysis of horn and antler sizes.
Dr. Stanley Anderson inducted into Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame
Dr. Stanley Anderson was posthumously inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame this year.
Research testing early warning signals in lakes published in PNAS
Dr. Annika Walters is a co-author on a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Coop Student Featured in Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Coop Student Rich Walker was photographed for a Wyoming Tribune Eagle article in July 2016.
Research published on grassland songbirds and wind development
Anika Mahoney and Dr. Anna Chalfoun are the authors of a new study entitled “Reproductive success of Horned Lark and McCown’s Longspur in relation to wind energy infrastructure.”
Dr. Monteith Co-Receives 2015 Wildlife Publication Award
Dr. Monteith is the lead author of “Life History Characteristics of Mule Deer: Effects of Nutrition in a Variable Environment,” which won in the award’s monograph category.
Mule Deer Project Attracts Media Attention
The Monteith Shop’s WY Range Mule Deer Project was recently covered by both the Casper Star Tribune and Wyoming Public Media.
Researchers capture bighorn sheep to help understand nutrition and disease
In a close collaboration across multiple agencies, researchers seek to understand the interactions among population density, nutrition, and disease in bighorn sheep.
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.