Describe your job in 10 words or less.
Ask A Biologist Monday 8/23/21
I manage wildlife in the 1836 Treaty land of Michigan.
Answers from Biologists:
Conduct photo ID research on harbor seals and porpoises.
Research endangered Saltmarsh sparrow nesting ecology in marshes in RI.
PhD student researching how bird physiology changes across rural-urban gradients.
Higher education, field and lab research, and undergraduate advising.
Collect water quality. invertebrate, and plant data from wetlands.
Collect long-term open access data for continental scale observatory.
Organize dead things.
Reconnect floodplains and build log homes for fish.
Locate and monitor sensitive wildlife so oil development stays away.
Support federal planning recovery for species at risk.
Study how urban mammals are so successful in cities.
Prescribed fire, monitor many species populations, manage hunts, and more!
Invasive sea lamprey control to protect the Great Lakes.
Roosevelt elk research on Tribal Lands.
Wildlife biologist for an environmental consulting firm in renewable energy.
Conserve and restore federally listed species in the Midwest.
A revolving door of projects. Fish stats, meetings, repeat.
Marine mammal stranding response, research, photo-ID. East coast Florida.
Examining reproductive strategies of white-tailed deer.
Manage natural resources on barrier islands and monitor invasive species.
Work with private landowners to plan conservation practices for wildlife.
Using eDNA and other methods to test climate refugia models.
M.S. in wild turkey ecology and population dynamics.
Helping manage 10,000 acres of state property for wildlife management.
I help partner agencies explain bird conservation to the public.
Investigate bird behavior differences in rainforest and dry forest environments.
Grad student examining ecosystem responses to fire and girdling.
Collect, research, map, and distribute info regarding sensitive species.
Developing a wildlife hazard assessment for AK village airport.
Teach community science techniques to learn about climate change and owls.
Manage visitors, wildlife, and habitat on 113,000 acre forested wetland.
Monitor snowy plovers and least terns.
Make sure birds are not affected by timber harvest.
Restore oyster beds with recycled shells and volunteers.
Study wetland quality in restored agricultural land in Wisconsin.
Armadillo research, take classes, and teach classes.
Monitor birds and wildlife activity in Alberta oilsands.
Provide integrated wildlife management to mitigate wildlife damage.
Soil sample the grasslands of British Columbia.
Manage Pupfish and Topminnow species for recovery.
Why are these trees dying? Oh, it’s salt…probably.
Protect, monitor, and restore marine environments from invasive species introductions.
Manage big game populations in Alaska.
To put it simply, I follow grouse around.
Nationwide endangered species surveys, management plans, and hazardous waste.
