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 on boreal toads
PhD student Gabe Barrile finds toads can switch habitats to clear disease.
New research on multiple stressors
Richard Walker’s research on oil and natural gas development and flow is out in Journal of Applied Ecology.
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 change.
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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We are seeking graduate students to work on a new NSF EPSCoR project aimed at addressing the ecological and socioeconomic consequences of climate-driven changes to water supply in Wyoming. More
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The Walters Lab is seeking applications for a funded master’s student to work on delineating drought refuges for rangeland stream fishes in eastern Wyoming and Montana. More
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PhD student Gabe Barrile finds toads can switch habitats to clear disease. More