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A young white-tailed deer standing in the woods at 1300 feet elevation. Cervidae (the deer family; referred to as “cervids”), hooved animals.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout from the upper Yellowstone drainage south of Yellowstone National Park.

Coral reef fish assemblage in the Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District off the leeward side of Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi on 11 November 2016.

Christina Murphy is the Assistant Unit Leader, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Originally from Oregon, Christina received her MSc from the University of Girona, Spain and her PhD from Oregon State University. She was a post-doctoral fellow at Oregon State University before joining the Maine Unit in late 2020.

Kevin earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University, an M.S. from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. Prior to joining the Nebraska Unit, he was a tenured Associate Professor at Texas Tech University.

Mike received his BS in Fishery Resources from the University of Idaho, MS in Biology from Kansas State University, and a PhD in Biology from Kansas State University.

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) volunteers Hunter Henry and Madison Diaz and mentor Kaitlyn Gahl at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit carry damp hoop nets on their heads to provide some relief from the sun on a hot Arizona day. The DDCSP Collaborative is a 2-year experiential undergraduate conservation, diversity, equity,

Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Program (DDCSP) students Isa Ross and Syd Ingham, mentor Kaitlyn Gahl, and USGS AZ Coop Leader Scott Bonar preparing to hike out of upper Wet Beaver Creek canyon after a multi-day trip to locate fish and measure stream habitat. The DDCSP Collaborative is a 2-year experiential undergraduate conservation, diversity, equity, an

Javan was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Idaho) and received his M.S. from Idaho State University where he studied the movement and habitat ecology of prairie rattlesnakes. He then worked for non-profit reptile conservation organization, The Orianne Society, conducting and directing research projects to guide reptile conservation efforts.

I completed a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 2004, a M.S. in Biology at Purdue at Fort Wayne in 2008, and a PhD in Natural Resources at University of Illinois in 2014.

At the heart of Wisconsin’s rich fishing culture is the walleye – a legendary fish with big, pearly, reflective eyes. In Ojibwe, the fish is called “ogaa" and symbolizes knowledge, illumination, and guidance. Their unique eyes guide them through cool, dark, murky waters, making them formidable predators and a challenging catch for anglers.

Brandon Barlow is a M.S. student participating in a 15-year research project, administered by the Nebraska Unit, designed to understand behavior patterns of anglers and how their participation is related to fish populations, fish communities and agency management actions.

Benjamin Miller holding an endangered razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) captured at an experimental wood addition site on the San Juan River. 

Fragmented tropical forest in western Costa Rica near USGS Las Cruces Biological Station.

Contiguous tropical forest in western Costa Rica near Las Cruces Biological Station

Aloha! My name is Dani Bartz. I am a Ph.D. student in the Hawai’i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, located in Hilo, Hawai’i.

Striped Bass are an important sportfish in Missouri and a goal of reservoir stocking programs is to create a unique angling opportunity to catch a trophy fish. However, there is concern among fishery managers and anglers that stocked striped bass may compete with or prey upon other sport fishes like crappie and bass.

A Grand Challenge. A 21^st century grand challenge for natural resource conservation is how to connect data to successful action. This critical link between research (data) and management/policy decisions (action) is widely examined.

Connectivity between populations is a conservation goal, as is establishment of populations in currently unoccupied recovery areas. This requires a better understanding of habitat selection within existing populations and ability to predict connectivity pathways among ecosystems.

This project all started when I began thinking about deer behaviors that may have been overlooked when we think of how chronic wasting disease might be spreading geographically. Something that’s overlooked in the literature on CWD is deer grooming behaviors. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) practice grooming.

Watercolor painting of an eastern bluebird, Julia Olson, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. 

• Length: 5.5 inches
• Thin bill
• Most often seen in open habitats: agricultural areas, wood edges, et al
• Southwestern United States birds are paler