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2014-15 Winter Field Season Underway

1/22/2015

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By: Apryle Craig

The winter 2014-15 field season is well underway studying the impacts of recolonizing wolves in northeast Washington. Along with their excellent field crew, Justin and Carolyn are trapping deer to be fitted with GPS or camera collars. 


I am working on my first field season, setting up giving up density trays to assess predation fear in white-tailed and mule deer in two habitats: wolf-recolonized and wolf-absent. Giving-up densities (GUD) are a common method to assess predation risk relative to patch characteristics.  The GUD is determined by setting out feeding trays with known amounts of food for a fixed time and then measuring the amount that remains. The remaining amount or density of food at which the animal or animals decide to leave the box (give up) is an indicator of the level of apprehension or predation risk deer experience in the area.
Three researchers using telemetry equipment to track a wild animal
Researchers setting up a trap for a wild animal
Equipment collection for tracking animals
Road through snowy mountain area with tall evergreen trees
Animal scat sample in the snow
End of the day in a snowy mountain area.
Road through snowy mountain area with tall evergreen trees
Using a mouse trap trigger to set a trap outdoors.
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"The Ecology of Fear" wins a 2014 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award

1/2/2015

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Photo of Michael Werner.
By Aaron Wirsing

A PBS Quest documentary about our wolf project titled, "The Ecology of Fear" was recently awarded a 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Kavli Science Journalism Award in the 'Spot News/Feature Reporting' category. These awards recognize professional journalists for distinguished reporting aimed at general audiences. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Michael Werner, the journalist responsible for the film.
Michael Werner
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