Lab statement & Research

Our overarching goals are:

To improve our understanding of wildlife ecology
To support science-based management and conservation plans
To promote the successful recovery and recolonization of wildlife species
To help facilitate human-wildlife coexistence
To communicate our scientific findings and their importance within and beyond the scientific community

~ Current Projects~

Bear necessities: the return of black bears to Ohio

New collaboration with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources investigating the growing but small population of black bears in the state, focusing on movement, distribution, and conflict prediction.

Green energy, new neighbours: Solar energy and mammals

Partnership with the Hanley Sustainability Institute and local solar installations investigating which and how wildlife species (land and bats) utilize solar farms for resources.

Predicting the future: recolonizing large carnivores in Missouri

Long term collaboration with the Missouri Department of Conservation involving distribution & conflict patterns of recolonizing cougars and black bears.

Wildlife responses to human activity

This partnership with Five Rivers Metroparks aims to quantify the impact of hiking trails and human transformation of the landscape on mammal occurrence and activity patterns.

Beaver recolonization of Glen Helen Reserve

Monitoring of a recently established beaver colony, including a new dam and beaver pond, in central Ohio, including tree choice and species colonizing the new wetland.

Jaguar conservation in Argentina

Long-term partnership with a local non-profit to inform conservation initiatives for critically endangered jaguars in Argentina.

~ Recent Publications~

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Research is not done in isolation, and our projects could not be possible without the valuable work and assistance of our colleagues and collaborators, including:

Katie Dennison - Ohio Department if Natural Resources
Hanley Sustainability Institute
Nathaniel Bowersock, Charles Anderson - Missouri Department of Conservation
Lisa Zorosmki - Five Rivers Metroparks
Nick Boutis - Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Nicolas Lodeiro Ocampo - Jaguar Network Foundation
Jerrold Belant - Michigan State University
Melanie Boudreau and Ray Iglay - Mississippi State University
Jacob Hill - Savanna River Ecology Laboratory
Shannon Finnegan - Koniag Inc. Native Corporation

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