New paper: systematic review of Mycobacterium leprae-Infection on Wild Populations of the Nine-Banded Armadillo. What we know about leprosy infections in armadillos across space and time in the U.S. Congrats to former MS student Olivia Sciandra! link here: static1.squarespace.com/static/650dcea…

New paper! The first look at sea turtle and dolphin human-wildlife conflict (e.g. depredation, scavenging, and accidental gear interactions) w/ charter boat recreational fisheries in the Gulf. Congrats to MS students TiAnna Olivas and Hannah Henry, M.S. PDF: static1.squarespace.com/static/650dcea…

So happy that Dan Webb will join us at the Haub School for his MS. I just know he’s going to take the wildlife and conservation world by storm. Dan will help out in the lab on the more technical and computational side of things, big things ahead for him.

Classes are back in session in Laramie. This week in the lab we are almost finished up with what’s shaping up to be a great paper on the Flower Garden Banks w/ NSF-NCAR and one of the first of its kind, combining future models with robust stakeholder outreach.

New from our lab, led by current and former students and with our NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research partners: how did managers and other stakeholders in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary respond to the '23 marine heat wave. Congrats to Hannah Henry, M.S.! static1.squarespace.com/static/650dcea…

A legendary hike w/o the weight of a golden ring on your shoulders? Kelly Lake at State Forest State Park might be it. This difficult hike is 14mi roundtrip, but the glory is in the views, journey & sense of accomplishment. More details in our COTREX app: cpw.info/45ScPTT

We have a PhD defense in the lab today, Jill Sower will defend her dissertation on the first Oyster community of practice in the Gulf, working w/ farmers, scientists, & harvesters to solve real challenges in the industry. Pre-congrats to Jill. CC Russell "Rusty" Grice who made it possible

Announcing the Wyoming Law Review CJ Box Symposium, congrats to the law students who organized this, very excited for our Endangered Species Act Panel!

Laramie, Wyoming is one of the very best college towns this country has to offer!! No doubt!! 🤠 BE A COWBOY 🤠 GO POKES!!

Much needed:

Join us for the Water in the West event next Friday with academic talks and panels. Schedule here: uwyo.edu/humanities/blo…

Thanks Governor Gordon, The TRCP, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, and WYGF for inviting us to the National Hunting and Fishing Day Proclamation Signing event. The Haub School is in lock step with this important mission linking hunters, anglers, and conservation in Wyoming

Enjoying our one week of fall weather in the high country

Turkey conservation jobs:

New paper! On deer hunter support for quality deer management (QDM) and thoughts on chronic wasting disease (CWD) led by former MS student Travis Stoakley from the Auburn Deer Lab

Our awesome MS students helping Wyoming Game and Fish on gill netting operations. Tommy Furland and Caleb Camus join the lab for our National Science Foundation Project on environmental change, ecology and evolutionary change, and recreational fisheries in the Mountain West.