Our research group based at Clemson University is broadly interested in conducting applied investigations into wildlife ecology that advance ecological theory and address current problems facing the restoration of wildlife. To achieve this, we conduct field research that involves close collaborations with international, federal and state governments, Native Nations, local communities and non-profit organizations. Please click on the links at the top of the page for more information about us, where we work, and projects we are currently working on.
In the News:
Our paper on the concept of the Overton Window (which has implications to the future trajectory of global conservation planning) was recently recognized as one of the most impactful papers published by the journal Conservation Biology. in 2024.
In a new article in South Carolina Wildlife Magazine we overview what we discovered by monitoring white-tailed deer, coyotes and wild pigs in the same area for 5 years. The work of 3 graduate student theses and dissertations summarized in just 4 pages!
The research findings of PhD Candidate Meaghan Keating has informed the decision to regulate the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides given their impacts on carnivores. Kudos to South Carolina for making research translate so quickly to policy. Now will other states follow suit?
We were recently interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Company to give context to the excitement surrounding conservation cloning, and how it doesn't help address the main threat facing most endangered species - habitat loss.
Western Confluence recently wrote a piece featuring Keifer Titus and his innovative dissertation work on how to integrate human tolerance into predicting when and where wildlife will exist on the landscape.
Elizabeth Grunwald's work while in our lab on impacts of deer feeders on other wildlife is profiled by The Wildlife Society.
Lab member Meghan Keating recently wrote about her research and the impact of rodenticides on carnivores for The Conversation.
Article in the New York Times profiling findings from camera trap data we contributed regarding animal behavior during the COVID pandemic. Read the full scientific article here.
Based on our recent work showing the sensitivity of small carnivores to environmental conditions relative to larger carnivores, Emmanuel Do Linh San wrote a great research highlight article on how this work opens up new directions for understanding how communities are responding to global change.
Blog post highlighting our recent lab project where we investigated the current and future distribution of turkey vultures across the Americas. Spoiler alert: These important scavengers are predicted to expand their range considerably over the coming decades.
Alex Jensen's work while in our lab on coyote behavior and impacts on other wildlife is profiled by The Wildlife Society. This article focuses on his first dissertation chapter about hunter provided food subsidies and its impact on carnivore communities.
Profile of our research work on the impact of wild pigs on native wildlife with a focus on white-tailed deer, but implications to the entire wildlife community.
Members of the lab collaborated with a global group of experts on why some level of killing animals is unavoidable, and why ongoing debates need to shift away from bans on killing entirely to discussions of well-being and sustainability.
New article in The Conversation: In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here’s what it takes to conserve very large areas
Blog post on our new paper in Journal of Animal Ecology on The Middle-Out Ecology Movement
New article in The Conversation on why Weasels, not pandas, should be the poster animal for biodiversity loss for COP 15 discussion
Profile of PhD student Dana Nelson and her contribution to restoring the continent’s smallest canid to indigenous lands
Nice profile of our work on the impact of fire on carnivore community dynamics published in The Applied Ecologist