Our lab group seeks to understand how global change (climate change, habitat alteration and human hunting) influences animal behavior, population dynamics and community organization.  Our emphasis is on combining quantitative and field techniques to better understand the ecology of wildlife so as to better inform their management and conservation.  

Recent News


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Cougars in the mood stay far from humans

From the San Francisco Chronicle, a nice article on our recent PLOS ONE

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Mountain lion just miles from downtown San Jose photographed by automatic camera

Sometimes I am amazed at how easily mountain lions make it into the

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Fear and Loathing in Wolf Country

Here’s a great all around article about wolves by Liza Gross, just appearing

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Study: Otters eating urchins reduces greenhouse gas

From KTOO in Juneau Alaska, a public radio piece about our sea otter


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