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:
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.
New research: Genetic relationships of Wind River burbot populations
Recent graduate uses genetics to understand Wind River burbot population connectivity.
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)
Dr. Chalfoun interviewed for Wyoming PBS show “Wyoming Signatures”
Scientists concur the Earth is on the verge of another mass extinction. Biologists in a recent published study estimate our planet is losing…
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.
Projects
News
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Coop Student Rich Walker was photographed for a Wyoming Tribune Eagle article in July 2016. More
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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.” More
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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. More