Conservation Science

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Elbroch's research on puma table scraps highlighted in ScienceNOW and others

Despite their extensive range, researchers know little about the behavior of these solitary creatures, says Mark Elbroch, a wildlife ecologist at the University of California, Davis. Now, a first-of-its-kind field study by Elbroch and Davis colleague Heiko Wittmer has shed new light on the puma's ecological role. Between March 2008 and September 2009, the researchers caught nine pumas living in a 1100-square-kilometer region in southern Chile and strapped GPS-equipped radio collars on them.
June 21, 2012
Leadership Grant Grant

Social Science at SERC Institute

Eunice Blavascunas will join the staff of SERC Institute as a social scientist responsible for developing a social science program for the organization. SERC Institute, located on the Schoodic Peninsula in Winter Harbor, Maine, was created...
June 21, 2012
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The Ecological Role of Pumas

Mark Elbroch works to mitigate human-carnivore conflict through research and education, with the goal of providing the data needed to fight old mythology that perpetuates fear of large carnivores. His latest study suggests that food provided by pumas may be vital to the maintenance and diversity of scavenger and decomposer communities in Patagonia and elsewhere. Read the original research that appeared in Biology Letters (PDF download, less than 0.5 MB)
June 21, 2012
Leadership Grant Grant

Whales and Ship Strikes in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Year 2

In this second year of Switzer funding, Leslie Abramson will continue to lead an interdisciplinary working group addressing the issue of whales and ship strikes in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. This area off the...
June 20, 2012
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Noa Lincoln

2012 Fellow
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln exhibits a passion for life that keeps him energetically engaged in a broad range of communities. Born and raised in Hawaii he connects strongly with the Hawaiian culture, which places environment at the core of human...
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Becky Cushing

2012 Fellow
Becky's work integrates her academic background in the natural sciences with an inclination for problem solving. By understanding how environmental and human systems fit together, she works with organizations and alongside communities to...
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Brian Haggerty

2012 Fellow
Brian Haggerty is an evolutionary ecologist working toward his PhD at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work explores a variety of topics at the intersection of environmental science, education, science communications, and...
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Ryan Carle

2012 Fellow
Ryan’s interest is in coupling applied ecology and habitat restoration to create effective management for threatened species and ecosystems. He works as an ecologist and project leader for the environmental non-profit Oikonos Ecosystem...
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Adrienne Leppold

2012 Fellow
Adrienne Jo Leppold (adrienne.j.leppold@maine.gov) is the state songbird specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Maine in 2016, completing her dissertation on...
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Bringing Sustainability to Ranching Worldwide

Michael S. Stevens is the Co-Founder and Principal of Pioneer Mountain Group, an environmental consulting firm based in Hailey, Idaho. PMG provides a range of management, conservation, scientific and natural resource production and marketing services to clients including non-profit organizations, investment firms, and private landowners. The firm’s current projects are in the western United States, Latin America and Canada.
June 5, 2012