phd student @usu_wild studying wolf-elk-aspen in @yellowstonenps 🐺🦌🌲 former affils: @tulalip_tribes, @uw_sefs, @wildco_lab, @cuboulder. he/him. views my own.
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Michael Procko retweeted
You may have heard that large carnivore recovery in Yellowstone National Park triggered one of the world’s strongest trophic cascades. Our new open access article explains why that story doesn't hold up: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Michael Procko retweeted
Explore the science behind the headline in our open-access article here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1627
Michael Procko retweeted
Ph.D. project studying bighorn sheep movement. Available immediately. See my website:
grad.biology.ualberta.ca/boy…
Michael Procko retweeted
In my recent interview with @utahpublicradio, I discuss the behavior, ecology, and conservation of Yellowstone wolves, and why hunting and trapping them just outside the park's northern boundary is a senseless waste of a precious resource. Listen here: upr.org/podcasts/103321/2024…
Michael Procko retweeted
🐆 🐆 Ph.D. announcement is here! Come join our fun & talented team. Deadline for full consideration is Sep 29.
Full position posting:
shorturl.at/MJVUY
Please share widely! 🐆 🐆
Michael Procko retweeted
Seen here: three healthy wolf pups (around 40-50 lbs) and one adult from the Copper Creek pack. We received this video and our wolf biologists have reviewed and confirmed the validity of the video.
Video courtesy of Mike Usalavage
Michael Procko retweeted
👀Two PhD opportunities in @wildco_lab @UBCForestry! Please share 📣 wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca/peo…. Join a fun, diverse and dynamic team to work on 1⃣ Mammal Distribution & Habitat Modelling 🐻💻or 2⃣ Caribou Conservation 🦌🐺. Apply by Sep 15 for May 2025 start!
Michael Procko retweeted
Peer review just changed for the first time in decades.
Check out one of the first articles published with collaborative, transparent review ⤵
stacksjournal.org/article/pa…
Michael Procko retweeted
Happy and proud to share that the last paper from my dissertation, “White-tailed deer population dynamics in a multi-predator landscape shaped by humans,” is published in @ESAApplications 🦌🐺🌲👩🌾
Reach out if you’d like a copy, and follow along for a 🧵
doi.org/10.1002/eap.3003
GAMs confirmed that elk are likely more nocturnal in areas where human detections exceeded ~10 people per day (7/🧵)
Recreation may be at odds with tribal treaty rights to harvest elk in western WA. @Tulalip_Tribes are actively working with co-managers at @waDNR, @WDFW, @WAStatePks, and @forestservice to improve recreation & wildlife management in WA. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4873 (end 🧵)
Michael Procko retweeted
🚨🚨🚨NEW GRAD POSITION🚨🚨🚨Sara Weinstein and I are recruiting a graduate student focusing on moose parasites in Utah! Please share with other folks if possible! 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎
Michael Procko retweeted
PhD Assistantship Opportunity to study large carnivores and herbivores (and the smaller things they influence) in both the US and Africa with me, @LauraCGig and other great colleagues *please repost* jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
