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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.

Burbot

New research: Genetic relationships of Wind River burbot populations

Recent graduate uses genetics to understand Wind River burbot population connectivity.

Former Coop Student Publishes Thesis Research

Anna Senecal, a former Master’s student in the Wyoming Coop Unit, recently published her research in Ecosphere.

Hubert and Rahel named AFS fellows

Dr. Wayne Hubert and Dr. Frank Rahel were recently named inaugural fellows of the American Fisheries Society for their exceptional contributions to the field of fisheries. Many of the fisheries managers in the state of Wyoming were trained by Dr. Hubert and Dr. Rahel.

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.

Researchers seek to understand mule deer in the Wyoming Range

The Wyoming Range Mule Deer Project, initiated in March 2013, aims to understand the key factors regulating growth of mule deer in western Wyoming.

Photo credit Joe Riis. Mule Deer Migration Project, Western Wyoming Red Desert to Hoback

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)