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Our lab is recruiting an MS student to assess the movement patterns of mesopredators in association with supplemental human foods and invasive predators in an island ecosystem. Field work based in Key Largo, Florida and academic home at Southern Illinois University.

New research published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice on the spatial biases and sample size of a statewide citizen science project. This is work related to our camera trapping project in North Carolina, USA - North Carolina Candid Critters.

Our lab is recruiting an MS or PhD student to estimate distribution and abundance of avian species of conservation concern in southern Illinois. Using point counts and acoustic recorders, the student will work to understand drivers of decline in aerial insectivores across the region.

New research published in Biological Conservation on the consideration of accounting for dietary traits in multispecies hierarchical models. Check it out here

New research published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife on the economic impact of gamelands (i.e., public hunting lands) on nearby housing prices is out now! Available here

Please consider joining the SIU Forestry Program in the first annual Saluki BioBlitz!

I am pleased to announce that Elaine Metz will be joining the lab starting Fall 2021 to work on nightjar recovery in southern Illinois. Welcome, Elaine!

As of Summer 2021, Brent Pease will be an Assistant Professor in the Forestry Program at Southern Illinois University. His research will focus on understanding the role of regional land management in wildlife conservation.