Published Work

Audubon Magazine

Ground Control: Oregon researchers are deploying high tech tools to track down the mysterious and imperiled Marbled Murrelet

Fall 2018

From Sea to Tree, Scientists Are Tracking Marbled Murrelets With Rising Precision

Oregon State University research team banding endangered marbled murrelet birds at night on the ocean, Newport, Oregon.

Oregon State University research team banding endangered marbled murrelet birds at night on the ocean, Newport, Oregon.

Marbled murreletts are known for nesting in old growth forests. How they fare in second growth or actively logged areas is unknown. The research team at Oregon State University is tracking nesting sites to find out the impact, which can guide logging practices in the future. Tree stump in a second growth forest near Newport, Oregon.

Oregon State University research team partners with Oceans Unmanned team to use drones and infrared camera technology to locate endangered marbled murrelet nests for a study. Newport, Oregon.

Oregon State University research team partners with Oceans Unmanned team to use drones and infrared camera technology to locate endangered marbled murrelet nests for a study. Newport, Oregon.

GPS locator tag used on marbled murrelets, compared to a U.S. dime.

A researcher holds a marbled murrelett that has just been processed and fitted with a radio transmitter. The team will track the bird's location in the hopes of finding a nesting site. The entire process of working with the bird, from capture to release, takes under one hour. Newport, Oregon.

Urban Oases

Summer 2018

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On Gloomy Winter Days, Follow These Steps for Great Bird Photos

Winter 2019

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Outdoor Photographer

Katmai For Wildlife
& Cover Image

June 2018

Outdoor Photographer Cover Image June 2018

Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) adults, Katmai, Alaska

Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) juvenile, Katmai, Alaska

Bald Eagle adult, Katmai Alaska

North America, USA, Alaska, Katmai. A red fox runs along the edge of a grassy field.

Harbor seals, Katmai Alaska

Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) adult male chasing salmon, Katmai, Alaska

National Wildlife Magazine

Sniff And Seek: Dogs’ amazing sense of smell helps scientists answer tough conservation questions

February-March 2018

Conservation Canines

Conservation Canines

Conservation Canines

The Little Fox That Could

May-June 2019 Issue

Channel Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis catalinae, being vaccinated by researcher Julie King, Santa Catalina Island, California, United States. Each year, the Catalina Island Conservancy's biologists work to vaccinate 300 foxes against rabies and canine distemper, protecting them against the possible introduction of these diseases by animals brought to the island by travelers.

Channel Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis catalinae, pauses for a moment on the beach to look back at the biologists that just released it from a live trap and provided it with a general health exam, Santa Catalina Island, California, United States

Channel Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis catalinae, being released by Rebekah Rudy, the Catalina Island Conservancy's Conservation Operations Coordinator being trained to assist biologists with work up the foxes. Santa Catalina Island, California, United States. The Catalina Island Conservancy's biologists trap foxes for six weeks in the fall. Each fox trapped gets a general health assessment, and a microchip. Up to 300 foxes are vaccinated (or revaccinated, depending on the history revealed by scanning their microchip) for rabies and distemper. Foxes that have never been vaccinated may be fitted with a radio collar, and become a sentinel for disease outbreak.

December-January 2017 Issue

Urban coyote with dog

Urban coyote

Ranger Rick Magazine

Coyotes In The City

March 2019

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Sierra Magazine

Sit. Stay. Track. Conservation Dogs Sniff Out Endangered Species

January-February 2016 Issue

Conservation Canines

Conservation Canines

Conservation Canines

Sierra Club Green Life

In the SF Bay Area, gray foxes provide a window to urban wildlife

May 2016

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Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) female on path, Palo Alto, California

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Call of the (Urban) Wild
Researchers track urban coyotes to improve human and wild-canid coexistence

February 2018

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Coyote (Canis latrans) biologist, Marcus Mueller, punches a color-coded ear tag into a sedated coyote while two volunteer veterinary students assist in monitoring the coyote near a nature preserve near University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.

Two volunteer veterniary students prepare to draw blood from a sedated coyote as part of a study of urban coyotes at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.

Bay Nature Magazine

After Decades Away, River Otters Make a Triumphant Return to the Bay Area

October-December 2016 Issue

River otter ecology project research

River otter ecology project research

River otter ecology project research

River otter ecology project research

River otter ecology project research

River otter ecology project research

Coyote Tracker: San Francisco’s Uneasy Embrace of a Predator’s Return

January-March 2018 Issue

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Coyote (canis latrans) adult female with neighborhood man, San Francisco, California

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Mother Nature Network

Nome, Alaska
(multiple articles)

June 2015

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