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THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Waikoloa, Hawaii November 5-10, 2011

THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 897-9770 FAX: (301) 530-2471 www.wildlife.org

Aloha! On behalf of The Wildlife Society thank you for joining us at our 18th Annual Conference in Waikoloa, Hawaii. Here, wildlife professionals from across North America are gathering to participate in one of the most significant wildlife conferences that TWS has ever assembleda part of it. Home to some of the greatest plant and animal biodiversity on the planet, Hawaii offers the perfect venue for the

onference, now the largest single gathering of wildlife professionals in North America. Perhaps more than any other state, Hawaii spotlights the most-pressing challenges that natural resource managers and conservationists face today including the rapid spread of invasive species and the impacts of a changing climate. Such challenges require collaboration, which is why our Plenary Session will focus on ways in which natural-resource agencies can work with a variety of public and private groups to more-effectively conserve North

to address the issue of invasive species. Beyond these two large sessions, we offer a wide variety of technical sessions, symposia, and workshops designed to enhance your professional knowledge. These events provide a forum where you and other professionals can share your expertise, explore the latest research, and discuss techniques and solutions that you can take home and apply in your own work. Networking with other wildlife professionals formally or informally is one of the greatest benefits of the Annual Conference, and we offer ample opportunities to meet with colleagues. join

to be held on Sunday evening. During the week; field trips, Working Group meetings, and evening receptions will allow you to catch up with colleagues and exchange news and ideas.

professionals, including the ever-popular (and increasingly competitive) Quiz Bowl, the student-professional mixer, a student breakfast, and a number of mentoring sessions. Your energy and ideas will add greatly to the Annual Conference, and the knowledge that you take home will no doubt benefit the resources we all work so hard to conserve. Again, thank you for coming, and have a great conference. Tom Ryder President, The Wildlife Society


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Aloha and welcome to the members of The Wildlife Society and special guests attending “The Wildlife Society Annual Conference” being held at the beautiful Hilton Waikoloa Village.

With our lush environment and natural beauty, what better place than the Aloha State to gather to discuss ways Americans can work in partnership to preserve and protect the wildlife throughout our nation. Of equal importance to the discussion of protecting wildlife will be the sharing of information about combating the threat of invasive species in Hawai‘i.

At today’s conference over 1,500 Loea holoholona l�hi or, “wildlife expert” in the language of our host culture, and haumāna (students) will gather to reaffirm their commitment to educating citizens about the importance of reducing our “carbon footprint” on the environment. Your contributions raises awareness about how human activity impacts wildlife and could result in the extinction of animal species.

We hope everyone attending “The Wildlife Society Annual Conference” has a fruitful discussion and enjoys their stay in our islands. Mahalo (thank you) for making a difference for holoholona l�hi (wildlife) and the health and wellness of our planet. Aloha!

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About the LogoThe 2011 TWS Annual Conference logo was designed byElly Chen and is centered by an image of an active volcano,from which the Hawaiian Island chain was formed. The blackcolor represents the earth and stability. The yellowrepresents wisdom, joy, happiness, and intellectual energy.The brilliant red bird with the yellow bill in the logo is the“'I'iwi”, one of the Hawaiian honeycreepers that evolved inforests sipping nectar from tubular flowers that evolved onthe fertile volcanic soils. Red is the state color, andrepresents action, confidence, courage, and vitality. As thenative plant species bearing tubular flowers have declinedthrough habitat loss and extinction, 'I'iwis have shifted tofeeding more on other native flowers such as the 'ohia-lehua,as depicted in the logo. 'Ohia-lehua is the most commonnative tree on the Hawaiian Islands, tolerating a wide rangeof soil conditions, temperature, and rainfall. In Hawaiianmythology, 'Ohia and Lehua were two young lovers. Thevolcano goddess Pele fell in love with the handsome 'Ohiaand approached him, but he turned down her advances. In afit of jealousy, Pele transformed 'Ohia into a tree. Lehua wasdevastated by this transformation and out of pity the othergods turned her into a flower and placed her upon the 'ohiatree. The coconut palm tree depicted in the logo representsthe two sides of non-native species in Hawaii that canprovide benefical uses at the same time as competing withnative species. The golden color represents wealth,prosperity, and wisdom.

Cover photo courtesy of Sean Stehura

TWS COUNCIL

OFFICERS President: Thomas J. Ryder, Wyoming Game & Fish DepartmentPresident-Elect: Paul R. Krausman, University of MontanaVice President: Winifred B. Kessler, U.S. Forest Service (retired)Immediate Past President: Bruce D. Leopold, Mississippi State University

SECTION REPRESENTATIVESCanadian: Richard K. Baydack, University of ManitobaCentral Mtns. & Plains: Gary C. White, Colorado State UniversityNorth Central: Karl J. Martin, Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesNortheast: John McDonald, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceNorthwest: Jack Connelly, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Southeastern: Darren Miller, Weyerhaeuser CompanySouthwest: Carol L. Chambers, Northern Arizona UniversityWestern: Donald A. Yasuda, USDA Forest ServiceStudent Representative: Jerod Merkle, Université Laval

TWS STAFF Executive Director/CEO: Michael Hutchins, [email protected] of Membership Marketing & Conferences: Darryl Walter,

[email protected] of Communications: Lisa Moore, [email protected] for Govt. Affairs & Partnerships: Laura Bies, [email protected] Director for Govt. Affairs & Partnerships: Terra Rentz, [email protected] Affairs Associate: Christine Carmichael, [email protected] & Finance Manager: Jane Jorgensen, [email protected] Manager/Production Editor: Yanin M. Walker, [email protected] Writer: Divya Abhat, [email protected] Writer: Katie Unger, [email protected] Manager - Web Resources: Jeremiah Patterson,

[email protected] Apps. Developer/Membership Admin.: Ankit Mehta, [email protected] Manager, Subunits & Certification: Shannon Pederson,

[email protected] & Membership Assistant: Danielle Prete, [email protected] Assistant: Lilly Matheson, [email protected] Assistant: Vasa Pupavac, [email protected] Affairs Interns: Erin Shaw, [email protected]; Charlotte Weaver,

[email protected] in Natural Resources Careers Interns: Damon Yeh, [email protected]; Marie

Bradie, [email protected] Society Bulletin Editor-in-Chief: Warren Ballard, [email protected] Coordinator, USA National Phenology Network, The Wildlife Society:

Carolyn Enquist, [email protected] Intern: Madeleine Thomas, [email protected], The Journal of Wildlife Management: William M. Block,

[email protected], Wildlife Monographs: Eric Hellgren, [email protected] Content Editor: Allison Cox, [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Anna Knipps, [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Janet Wallace, [email protected]

THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY

HAWAII 2011

The Wildlife Society5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA

Tel: (301) 897-9770 • Fax: (301) 530-2471email: [email protected] www.wildlife.org


The Wildlife Society

Program CommitteeJeanne Jones, Chair

Tricia L. Fry, Program Committee Coordinator

Contributed Papers Sub-committeeDaniel Thompson, Chair

Plenary Sub-CommitteeTom Ryder, ChairShane Mahoney

Workshops Sub-Committee Scott Osborn, Chair

Rhys EvansDon Mitchell John Perrine

Contributed and Special Posters Sub-committeeDana Sanchez, Chair

Symposia Sub-CommitteeBridgette Flanders-Winner, Chair

Wendell GilgertTeresa ZimmermanWayne Thogmartin

Katie Moriarty

Panel Discussion & Roundtable SubcommitteeSusan Shriner, Chair

Julie YoungW. David Walter

Elizabeth BallScott BearerDan Bjornlie

Leslie Bliss-KetchumTodd BrinkmanAnna Chalfoun

Sam ChanJustin ClappTammy ColtMegan CookLarry Crespo

Rachel CrowhurstNichole Cudworth

Chris DepernoLaura DixonDan Edge

Dorothy FecskeJeannine Fleegle

Tricia FryAdam GaylordMario Giazzon

Larry GigliottiBetsy Glenn

Martin GrenierEmbere HallStan Harter

Matt HolloranJonathan JenksTracey Johnson

Elizabeth JohnsonNick Kaczor

Chad LehmanDerek LemonAnnie LoosenAmanda LoschEric Maichak

Charlotte MatthewsTony Mong

Jack MortensonDan MummertAleya NelsonErika Nowak

David OnoratoElliott ParsonsJim Peterson

Uma RamakrishnanJennifer RoweKrysten SchulerNick Scribner

Merlin ShoesmithDaren SleepJoshua Smith

Lindsay SmytheRoberta Swift

Lindsey ThurmanSamara TrussoJustin Vreeland

W. David WalterGary WhiteKevin White

Teresa Zimmerman

Contributed Paper and Poster Reviewers:


Program

Arrangements CommitteeCo-Chairs

Bill StandleyBarry Stieglitz

SUBCOMMITTEESAudio/Visual

Don Yasuda, Chair

Field TripsJohn Polhemus, Chair

Linda ElliottElliot Parsons

Will PittLena Schnell

Hans Sin

Local Information John Polhemus, Chair

Media Relations and PhotographyBarry Stieglitz, Chair

Krieg Rasmussen Ron Rodriguez

Robert Shallenberger

MerchandiseJanine Payne Schneir, Chair

Darcee GuttillaKate Howard

Photography ContestMike Lohr, Chair

Student ActivitiesCheryl Lohr, ChairMark Chynoweth

Alisa Davis

Student Quiz BowlMichelle Bogardus, Chair

Joy BrowningRhys EvansMike Lohr

Cynthia PerrineJohn Perrine

VolunteerColin Phifer, Chair

Conference StaffDarryl Walter, Director of Membership Marketing and Conferences

Jane Jorgensen, Office and Finance ManagerYanin Walker, Production Editor/Operations ManagerDanielle Prete, Conferences & Membership Assistant

Jeremiah Patterson, Program Manager - Web ResourcesAnkit Mehta, Web Applications Developer/Membership Administrator

Kerrell Farmelant, the next great event, LLCTricia Fry, Consulting Program Assistant

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Friday, November 4Morning:Rain & Dry Forest Birdwatching Adventure, 7:05am – 6:00pm, offsiteKohala Waterfalls Adventure & Hawai’i Wildlife Center, 7:20am – 2:30pm,

offsiteKilauea Volcano Adventure, 7:30am – 6:00pm, offsiteTWS Council Meeting, 9:00am – 5:00pm, Kohala 1

Afternoon:Registration, 12:00pm – 6:00pm, Grand Promenade

Evening:Leadership Institute, 7:00pm – 10:00pm, Kohala 1

Saturday, November 5Morning:ACTIVITIESRegistration, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeLocal Information and Field Trip Desk, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeConference Store and Book Display, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeInternet Café, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeHakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Birdwatching Adventure, 7:05am –

6:00pm, offsiteKohala Waterfalls Adventure & Hawai’i Wildlife Center, 7:20am – 2:30pm,

offsiteKilauea Volcano Adventure, 7:30am – 6:00pm, offsiteInvasive Species Field Trip, 8:00am – 5:30pm, offsiteUS Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area Field Trip, 8:00am – 5:30pm, offsitePu’u Wa’awa’a Field Trip, 8:00am – 5:30pm, offsiteSnorkel Sail, 8:20am – 1:00pm, offsiteTWS Council Meeting, 9:00am – 5:00pm, Kona 4

PROGRAM (ALL DAY)WorkshopsAnimal Trapping Techniques for Researchers and Managers Analysis of the North American Breeding Bird Survey - 2Communicating Climate Change: Being Articulate without Knowing EverythingUsing Social Media for Outreach and Education?!! Seriously?Geospatial Skills Workshop Wildlife Diagnostic Sample Collection, Handling, And InterpretationHawaiian Indigenous Energy: Meeting Renewable Goals In A Biodiversity

HotspotCartographic Design for Wildlife Professionals: Making Better Maps with GISMastering a Popular Writing StyleInforming Local-Scale Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Release Decisions Conserving Unique Hawaiian Wildlife in Urbanizing Island Environments

Afternoon:Photo Contest Registration, 12:00pm – 5:00pm, Grand Promenade RotundaNature’s Notebook: Tracking Wildlife And Habitat Within Changing

EnvironmentsCommunicating Wildlife Data Using Google Mapping ApplicationsPollutants and Wildlife Management: Ecotoxicology for Biologists and Land

ManagersThe Conservation Education Strategy: Achieving Excellence in Wildlife

EducationConservation Conflict Resolution: An Experiential Training for Wildlife

Professionals

Evening:New Member Reception, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Water’s Edge BallroomLeadership Institute Reception, 8:00pm – 10:00pm, Kona 4

Sunday, November 6Morning:ACTIVITIESRegistration, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeLocal Information and Field Trip Desk, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeConference Store and Book Display, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeInternet Café, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeFellowship of Christian Conservationists Meeting, 7:00am – 8:00am, Donatoni’sPhoto Contest Registration, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Grand Promenade RotundaResume Workshop #1, 8:00am – 10:00am, Kona 2Certification Application Counseling, 9:00am – 11:00am, Kona 1Resume Workshop #2, 10:15am – 12:15am, Kona 2

PROGRAMSymposium: Demographics of Reintroduced Populations: Estimation, Modeling,

and Decision AnalysisSymposium: Past, Present, Future: Implementing Hawaiian Culture in

ConservationSymposium: Biofuels And Biodiversity In Managed ForestsSymposium: Adapting Wildlife and Habitat Management to Climate ChangeContributed Papers: Ecology and Habitat Relationships of MammalsContributed Papers: Conservation and Management of Birds Contributed Papers: Conservation of Communities, Ecosystems, and

Landscapes

Afternoon:Plenary Session, Awards Ceremony and Members Meeting, 1:00pm – 5:30pm,

Monarchy

Evening:Welcome Luau, 6:30pm – 10:00pm, Palace Lawn

Conference At-A-Glance


Monday, November Morning:ACTIVITIESRegistration, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeLocal Information and Field Trip Desk, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeConference Store and Book Display, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeInternet Café, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeRetired Members Gathering, 7:00am – 8:30am, Waikoloa 1Session 25, Breakfast Roundtable, 7:00am – 9:00am, Queens 4Photo Contest, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Grand Promenade RotundaCertification Review Board, 8:00am – 4:00pm, Kona 1Career Fair, 8:30am – 12:00pm, Grand PromenadeHistorical Kona & Coffee Farm Tour, 9:00am – 3:00pm, offsiteTWS Wildlife Toxicology Working Group, 11:45am – 12:45pm, Queens 6

PROGRAMRoundtable: Genetically Engineered Biofuels and Food Animals: Implications

for WildlifeSymposium: Science and Wildlife Conservation in the Hawaiian IslandsSymposium: Wildlife and Roads in Urban EcosystemsSymposium: Recent Developments in the Study of Animal MovementSymposium: Analysis of the North American Breeding Bird Survey Contributed Papers: Human Dimensions, Conservation Education, and

Conservation Policy Contributed Papers: Conservation and Management of Mammals Contributed Papers: Ecology and Habitat Relationships of BirdsContributed Posters: Herps, Pop Dynamics of Birds, Wildlife Damage, &

Human Dimensions, Conservation Education and Policy

Afternoon:ACTIVITIESTrade Show, 12:00pm – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeNational Association of Fish and Wildlife Programs Meeting, 12:15pm –

2:15pm, Kona 2TWS Military Lands Working Group, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, Kona 3University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture NRCS NEAP, Waikoloa 1Past Presidents Lunch, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, Queens 4JWM, WSB & Wildlife Monographs Lunch, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, Donatoni’sTWS Native Peoples Working Group, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, Palm TerraceTWS Climate Change Working Group, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, Kings 3Government Affairs Training, 1:00pm – 4:00pm, Queens 5Leadership Institute, 3:00pm – 5:00pm, Queens 6

PROGRAMSymposium: Science and Wildlife Conservation in the Hawaiian IslandsSymposium: Wind Energy and WildlifeSymposium: Social Conflict Over Wildlife: Human-Wildlife Conflict Re-

envisionedSymposium: Engaging, Educating, and Equipping Future Biologists and VotersContributed Papers: Wildlife Diseases and ToxicologyContributed Papers: Conservation and Management of Mammals - 2Contributed Papers: Conservation and Management of Birds - 2Special Posters: Traditional Environmental Knowledge in Modern Research

and EducationContributed Posters: Wildlife Disease & Tox., Conservation of Communities,

Ecosystems, and Landscapes

Evening:Student Work-in-Progress Poster Session, 5:30pm – 8:00pm, Kohala

PromenadeLeopold Award Winner Reception, 5:00pm – 6:30pm, Kona 2Women of Wildlife Event, 5:00pm – 6:30pm, Donatoni’sNational Park Service Employee Reception, 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Waikoloa 1Boone and Crockett Club Reception, 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Queens 4Mississippi State University Alumni & Friends Social, 6:00pm – 9:00pm, see

msg board for locationPurdue Dep’t of Forestry & Natural Resources Alumni & Friends Reception,

6:30pm – 8:30pm, Kona 1Student-Professional Mixer, 7:00pm – 10:00pm, Kohala 1-4

Tuesday, November 8Morning:ACTIVITIESRegistration, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeLocal Information and Field Trip Desk, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeConference Store and Book Display, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeInternet Café, 7:00am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeCoffee with Council, 7:00am – 10:00am, Queens 4TWS Wildlife Diseases Working Group, 7:00am – 9:00am, Kona 1Photo Contest followed by Judging, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Grand Promenade

RotundaStudent Chapter Breakfast, 8:00am – 10:00am, Donatoni’sKohala Historical Tour, 8:30am – 3:00pm, offsiteTrade Show, 9:30am – 5:30pm, Grand PromenadeSession 50, General Session, 10:20am – 12:20pm, Monarchy

PROGRAMPanel Discussion: Rewards and Challenges of Online Wildlife Degree ProgramsPanel Discussion: Bat Migration: Information Needs Now, Not LaterContributed Papers: Human Dimensions, Conservation Education, and

Conservation Policy Contributed Papers: Conservation of Communities, Ecosystems, and

Landscapes Contributed Papers: Ecology and Habitat Relationships of BirdsContributed Papers: Ecology and Habitat Relationships of Mammals Contributed Papers: New Technology and Applications Second General Session: Hawaiian Wildlife and Conservation in the 21st

CenturyContributed Posters: Conservation and Management of Birds, Population

Dynamics of Mammals

AfternoonACTIVITIESTWS Public Conservation Education and Outreach Working Group, 12:30pm –

2:00pm, Waikoloa 1TWS Biological Diversity Working Group, 12:30pm – 2:00pm, Queens 5TWS Urban Wildlife Working Group, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Kona 1TWS International Wildlife Management Working Group, 12:30pm – 2:30pm,

Kona 2TWS Human Dimensions Working Group, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Queens 4TWS Student-Professional Development Working Group followed by student

mentoring, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Queens 6TWS Renewable Energy Working Group, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Donatoni’sTWS Wetlands Working Group, 1:15pm – 2:30pm, Kona 3EAB Meeting followed by Reception, 3:00pm – 6:00pm, Queens 4

PROGRAMSymposium: Location-Only and Use-Availability Data: Analysis Methods

ConvergeSymposium: Invasive Species ManagementSymposium: A Voyage of Wildlife Diseases Around the Pacific OceanSymposium: NRCS Sage-Grouse Initiative: Candidate Conservation using the

Farm BillContributed Papers: Reptiles and AmphibiansContributed Papers: Ecology and Habitat Relationships of BirdsContributed Papers: Population Dynamics of MammalsContributed Posters: Ecology and Habitat Relationships: Birds & Mammals

Evening:Photo Contest Awards, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Kings 2Dep’t of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Alumni &

Friends Reception, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Kona 2TWS Wildlife Habitat and Restoration Working Group, 5:30pm – 6:30pm,

Queens 5C sar Kleberg Reception, 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Kona 4University of Montana Wildlife Biology Reception, 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Kona 5Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology – Colorado State Alumni Reception,

5:30pm – 7:00pm, Kona 1TWS Early Career Professional Working Group 1st Annual Meeting, 5:30pm –

7:00pm, Kona 3Canadian Members & Friends Reception, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Queens 6USGS Reception, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Donatoni’sQuiz Bowl, 6:00pm – 12:00am, MonarchyTWS Forestry & Wildlife Working Group, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Waikoloa 1

Wednesday, November 9Morning:ACTIVITIESRegistration, 7:00am – 1:00pm, Grand PromenadeLocal Information and Field Trip Desk, 7:00am – 1:00pm, Grand PromenadeConference Store and Book Display, 7:00am – 1:00pm, Grand PromenadeInternet Café, 7:00am – 1:00pm, Grand PromenadeTWS College and University Wildlife Education Working Group, 7:00am –

8:00am, Kona 1TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group, 7:00am – 9:00am,

Waikoloa 1Leadership Institute, 8:00am – 12:00pm, Kona 2/3Council Office Hours, 9:00am – 11:00am, MonarchyTrade Show, 9:30am – 12:30pm, Grand PromenadeTWS Biometrics Working Group, 11:30am – 12:45pm, Waikoloa 1

PROGRAMSymposium: On The Precipice: Revolutionizing Conservation Genetics Using

Genomic ApproachesSymposium: Helping Resource Managers Cope with Threats and ChangeSymposium: Wild Pigs: An Overview Of History, Status, And ManagementSymposium: Role of Zoos and Managed Populations in Wildlife ConservationContributed Papers: Conservation and Management of Birds Contributed Papers: Ecology and Habitat Relationships of MammalsContributed Papers: New Technology and Applications Contributed Posters: Biometrics, Conservation and Management of Mammals,

New Technology in Wildlife Management

Afternoon:ACTIVITIESTWS Leaders Lunch, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, MonarchyTWS Ethnic and Gender Diversity Working Group, 12:15pm – 2:15pm, Kona 1TWS Invasive Species Working Group, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Kona 2/3Arrangements Committee Meeting, 3:15pm – 6:00pm, Kona 5TWS Spatial Ecology & Telemetry Working Group, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, Waikoloa 1WDNR/USFWS Internship Program, 3:30pm – 6:30pm, Queens 4

PROGRAMPanel Discussion: Developing the Next Generation of Wildlife Professionals:

Challenges and Possible SolutionsPanel Discussion: America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative: Linking

Conservation, Working Lands, and National Defense.Contributed Papers: Wildlife Damage ManagementContributed Papers: Population Dynamics of BirdsContributed Papers: Conservation of Communities, Ecosystems, and

Landscapes Contributed Papers: Conservation and Management of MammalsContributed Papers: Biometrics

Evening:Greenfire Movie, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Kings 2Hawaii Insitute of Marine Biology Reception, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Waikoloa 1Humboldt State Wildlife Alumni Mixer, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Kona 1University of Idaho Alumni & Friends Reception, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Kings 3

Thursday, November 10(After the conference)

Rain & Dry Forest Birdwatching Adventure, 7:05am – 6:00pm, offsiteSnorkel Sail, 8:20am – 1:00pm, offsite

Friday, November 11 (After the conference)

Kohala Waterfalls Adventure & Hawai’i Wildlife Center, 7:20am – 2:30pm,offsite

Kilauea Volcano Adventure, 7:30am – 6:00pm, offsite

Conference At-A-Glance


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At Your Service!DressDress for all conference sessions and special events is“resort casual.” Since we are in a tropical region, shorts andshort sleeve shirts are fine. Average temperatures will rangefrom 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit. We do recommend that youdress in layers – while it may be humid outside, the inside ofthe meeting rooms will be cooler. Rain is also common,although typically in short bursts. Additionally, the exhibitarea is “open air” and may be humid. Please packaccordingly in order to maximize your enjoyment of thisyear’s conference location. If you are attending field trips,you will also want to bring items such as sun block, hats,sunglasses, binoculars, water bottles, and other accessories.

Accessibility for Registrants with DisabilitiesThe Wildlife Society and Hilton Waikoloa Village arecommitted to assuring access by disabled persons to allconference programs and facilities. If special assistance isneeded, please inquire at the front desk, or dial “0” from ahouse phone and the appropriate hotel representative willassist you. Wheelchairs are available at the front desk ifneeded. If you need assistance during a field trip or other off-site conference event, please locate a conference volunteer.

Smoking PolicySmoking is prohibited during all conference programs andevents. Your cooperation in keeping this a smoke-freeconference is appreciated.

Name Badge PolicyName badges are required to gain admittance to allsessions and events, this include guests for the Luau. Lostbadges will be replaced at a pro-rated registration rate.

Filming/Recording PolicyFilming or other electronic recording of conference sessionsor events is allowed only with written prior approval fromTWS.

Photo and Video ReleaseTWS may use photographs and videos of attendees for anylawful purpose, including for example, such purposes aspublicity, illustration, advertising, and Web content.

LiabilityThe Wildlife Society and Hilton Waikoloa Village have takenreasonable measures to assure the well-being and safety ofconference registrants and their guests. The WildlifeSociety and Hilton Waikoloa Village assume noresponsibility or liability for personal injury or inconvenience,or for property loss or damage by those attending or whileen route to or from the conference.

VOG AwarenessNot to be confused with smog or fog, VOG is a result of thegas plumes from the Kilauea volcano that often blankets theKona coast. Especially if you suffer from asthma, exposureto VOG may cause headaches, watery eyes, and sore throator breathing difficulties.

Hawaii’s Sea TurtlesIf you are lucky enough to get into the water before or afterthis year’s conference, please be aware that in Hawaii,turtles are protected by law and are not to be touched ormoved.

Legend of Rocks and CoralOld legend has it that if you take the black lava rock or thewhite coral that is abundantly seen up and down the Konacoast, it will bring you bad luck! Although TWS has noevidence to support this, but we wanted to share this bit ofHawaiian lore with you all.

RegistrationAll conference participants, including speakers, must registerfor the conference. Full and daily registration options areavailable. Full registration includes the technical program,exhibit hall and networking events (other than the Luau).Registered attendees must purchase a ticket for the Luau(please note that this ticket has been greatly subsidized byTWS). Daily registration includes the technical program andexhibit hall for the day(s) for which you register only. Dailyregistrants may purchase tickets for the Luau and mixerseparately. Name badges are required to gain admittance toall sessions and events. Registration will be open in theGrand Promenade during the following times:

Friday, Nov. 4 12:00 pm to 6:00 pmSaturday, Nov. 5 7:00 am to 5:30 pmSunday, Nov. 6 7:00 am to 5:30 pmMonday, Nov. 7 7:00 am to 5:30 pmTuesday, Nov. 8 7:00 am to 5:30 pmWednesday, Nov. 9 7:00 am to 1:00 pm


Conference VenueThe venue for The Wildlife Society’s 18th AnnualConference is the Hilton Waikoloa Village, located at 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738. Allconference functions, including workshops, PlenarySession, concurrent sessions, posters and exhibits, will beheld in the “convention center” portion of the hotel. Specialevents, including associated receptions, working groupmeetings, and the photo contest, will also be held in thisarea. At the time of publication, the only events located inother areas of the hotel are:

New Member Reception: Water’s Edge BallroomLuau: Palace LawnJWM Luncheon: Donatoni’sWomen in Wildlife Event: Donatoni’sTWS Native People’s Working Group: Palm TerraceStudent Chapter Breakfast: Donatoni’sTWS Renewable Energy Working Group: Donatoni’sUSGS Reception: Donatoni’s

Speaker Preview RoomPresenters can preview their previously submittedPowerPoint presentation for technical difficulties or uploadan updated version on one of the conference computers.Located in Waikoloa 2, the Speaker Preview room will beopen Saturday through Wednesday (please see attendantfor exact hours). Remember PowerPoints must be uploaded24 hours prior to the start of your session.

Volunteer Check-InVolunteers are asked to check in at the conference office,located in the Boardroom, at least one day before yourscheduled work time.

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Special AssistanceIf you need special assistance, please visit the conferenceoffice, located in the Boardroom, or stop a volunteer oranyone wearing a “host” ribbon or staff or volunteer T-shirt.

Local Information and Field Trip DeskA Local Information and Field Trip Desk will be available inthe Grand Promenade Saturday through Wednesday.Information will be available on what to do and see duringyour stay on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Internet CaféAn internet café, located in the Grand Promenade, providesinternet access for conference participants Saturday throughWednesday during conference hours. This is a greatopportunity to check in with your office or send a note tofamily and friends back home. Students may also be able toaccess online information on employment opportunities foundon the conference job board! Out of consideration for otherparticipants, please limit your usage to 10 minutes per visit.

Conference Store and Book DisplayThe conference store, located in the Grand Promenade, isopen during registration hours Saturday throughWednesday. Stop by to purchase a conference-logo itemas your souvenir of this year’s conference. The conferencestore is also a great opportunity to purchase TWS booksand technical reviews. A book display, featuring recentwildlife books from a variety of publishers, is located inassociation with the store. Order forms will be available ifyou see something you like. On the last day of theconference, many of the display copies will be for sale.

Job BoardA job board displaying volunteer opportunities, job openingsand graduate school positions will be set up nearregistration. Additionally, check out TWS’ Wildlife CareerCenter at www.wildlife.org in the internet café for the mostup to date information on wildlife jobs, internships andgraduate assistantships, or to post your resume, and createpersonal job alerts. Attendees are also welcome to postresumes and “job wanted” advertisements.

Message BoardA message board will be available near registration.Registrants are welcome to post notices of interest toconference attendees. The board may also be used as amessage center to facilitate contact among registrants. Ifyou are the leader of a working group meeting or associatedreception, the message board is a great place to post areminder about your function during the conference.

Refreshment BreaksRefreshment breaks will be available in the GrandPromenade during the following times:

Day Morning AfternoonSaturday 10:00 am – 10:30 am 3:00 pm – 3:30 pmSunday 9:40 am – 10:10 am 1:00 pm – 4:00 pmMonday 9:40 am – 10:10 am 2:40 pm – 3:10 pmTuesday 9:40 am – 10:10 am 2:40 pm – 3:10 pmWednesday 9:40 am – 10:10 am


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New Members/New Attendee ReceptionAt last year’s conference, we launched a special receptionfor new members of TWS and first time conferenceattendees. Back by popular demand: Join us on Saturdayevening from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Water’s EdgeBallroom to meet staff, members of Council and other newmembers. Representatives of TWS working groups will alsobe on hand to welcome you. Even if this isn’t your first timeto a TWS Annual Meeting or you are not a new member, feelfree to stop by and welcome new members and newmeeting attendees.

Hula skirts and Coconuts and Poi Galore; It’s theTWS Luau!Be sure to join us on Sunday evening from 6:30 pm -10:00 pm at the Palace Lawn to kick off the 2011 AnnualConference in traditional Hawaiian style. Enjoy drinks,dinner and entertainment as you catch up with friends andcolleagues. A ticket (included with full registration) isrequired to attend the reception, so be sure to pick up yourregistration packet before the registration desk closes at5:30 pm.

2011 Leopold Award Winner ReceptionJoin TWS Council when they host a reception in honor ofthe 2011 Aldo Leopold Award Winner on Monday, from5:00 pm - 6:30 pm in Kona 2. Who is the winner? You’llneed to attend TWS Awards Ceremony on Sundayafternoon following the Plenary to find out.

WOW! Women Of Wildlife MixerThis year a new event will be added to the national meeting.Designed to encourage networking and career-developmentamong women at all career levels, the event is called Womenof Wildlife or WOW. Section Representative Carol Chambers,President-Elect Wini Kessler, three Working Groups (Ethnicand Gender Diversity, Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management,Student Professional Development) and a core group ofother professional women conceived this idea and plannedthe kick-off reception. All those (students, professionals,retirees) who support the advancement of women in wildlifecareers are invited to attend the mixer on Monday,November 7, from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm.

Student Professional Mixer Students and wildlife professionals are invited to attend theStudent-Professional Mixer on Monday, November 7, from7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. This informal event is intended toprovide students with the opportunity to network with fellowwildlife students and professionals. The mixer will include aHawaiian buffet dinner and provide a relaxed setting forstudents to meet with professionals from provincial, state andfederal agencies, academia, conservation organizations, andthe private sector to discuss job openings, graduate studies,and other common interests.

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for OurTime – DocumentaryJoin your colleagues on Wednesday, November 9, from5:00 pm – 7:00 pm to view the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendaryenvironmentalist Aldo Leopold. Green Fire highlightsLeopold’s extraordinary career, tracing how he shaped andinfluenced the modern environmental movement.

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Certification Application CounselingHave questions about how to complete your application forCertified Wildlife Biologist® or Associate WildlifeBiologist®? Wondering where to put certain courses onthe application form? Unsure whether all of your workexperience qualifies as professional experience? Stop byKona 1 on Sunday morning from 9:00 am – 11:00 am.

Retired Members GatheringAn informal gathering for retired wildlife professionals andtheir spouses is scheduled for Monday morning from 7:00am – 8:30 am in Waikoloa 1. This is a great opportunity toreconnect with old friends, learn about new projectsunderway at TWS for retired members, and maybe line upsome outings for later in the week. This is the first year weare offering this event in the morning; so please attend andlet us know what you think!

Trade ShowThe Trade Show is a great place to learn about cutting edgetechnologies including the latest in remote sensing, wildlifecapture, GIS, and software for wildlife research andmanagement; visit with representatives from conservationorganizations, ecological consulting firms, and naturalresource agencies; or purchase books, field gear, wildlifejewelry, photography, and art. Please remember, exhibitorshelp us defray the conference’s operating costs and keepregistration fees reasonable, so be sure to stop by theirbooths and visit. The trade show will be open Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Trade Show Hours

Monday, Nov. 7 8:30am – 12:00pm Career Fair Grand PromenadeMonday, Nov. 7 12:00pm – 5:30pm Trade Show Grand PromenadeTuesday, Nov. 8 9:30am – 5:30pm Trade Show Grand PromenadeWednesday, Nov. 9 9:30am – 12:30pm Trade Show Grand Promenade


Calling all shutterbugs! Think you have some great shots?Don’t miss this opportunity to show your colleagues all thecool places you’ve been, what you’ve done, and your greatphotographs. Your winning photograph may be used in aTWS publication.Photo Categories• Flora (Stuff that photosynthesizes)• Mammals (Warm and Fuzzy)• Birds (Feathers and Beaks)• Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Invertebrates (Slimy and

Scaly)• Landscapes and Still Life (Stuff that does not breathe)• Human Dimensions (People and Wildlife, Education and

Outreach, Urban Interface Challenges)• Creative and Clever (Humorous or Composite/Artistically-

altered Images)• New this year: Game Cam (Think TrailMaster and

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Photo Contest RegistrationPhoto contest registration will be available in the WaikoloaPromenade on Saturday from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm and onSunday from 8:30 am -5:00 pm.

Photo Contest Judging and AwardsPhotos will be evaluated based on image impact (messageand feelings conveyed), clarity, color, contrast, composition,lighting, and photographic milieu. Photo Contest Awardswill be presented on Tuesday evening at 5:00 pm in Kings 2.Even if you are not participating, feel free to come supportyour colleagues.


Photo Contest Activities

Sunday, Nov. 6 8:00am – 5:00pm Photo Contest Registration Grand Promenade RotundaMonday, Nov. 7 8:00am – 5:00pm Photo Contest Grand Promenade RotundaTuesday, Nov. 8 8:00am – 5:00pm Photo Contest & Judging Grand Promenade RotundaTuesday, Nov. 8 5:00pm – 6:00pm Photo Contest Awards Kings 2

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The Wildlife Society’s 18th Annual Conference featuresmany activities for students:

Student Professional Mixer and Student-Work-in-Progress Poster SessionAfter a busy day of sessions, students and wildlifeprofessionals are invited to attend the Student-ProfessionalMixer on Monday night. This informal event is intended toprovide students with the opportunity to network with fellowwildlife students and professionals. The mixer will include aHawaiian buffet dinner and provide a relaxed setting forstudents to meet with professionals from provincial, stateand federal agencies, academia, conservation organizations,and the private sector to discuss job openings, graduatestudies, and other common interests. This year’s event willfeature the Student Work-in-Progress Poster Session from5:30pm – 8:00 pm located in the Kohala Promenade andthe mixer from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm in the adjacent KohalaBallroom. We hope this will give you ample time to attendboth and get a chance to meet the presenters of theStudent-Work-in-Progress Posters!

Student Chapter BreakfastTuesday morning begins with the Student ChapterBreakfast. This complimentary event is open to three activemembers of each student chapter or student wildlife group.It is a great opportunity for student leaders and otherinterested student chapter members to learn what otherstudent chapters are doing. Under the direction of TheWildlife Society’s Student Professional DevelopmentWorking Group, students will discuss several topics ofcurrent interest. Come share your ideas with other studentsand learn from your peers.

Quiz BowlTest your expertise in wildlife trivia at the 14th AnnualStudent Quiz Bowl! This event pitches teams ofundergraduate students from the United States and Canadaagainst each other to see who can rack up the most pointsanswering questions ranging from taxonomy to wildlifemanagement. The winning team gets its name emblazonedon a plaque that hangs at TWS headquarters and alsoreceives a plaque to display at its school. The Student QuizBowl will take place on Tuesday from 6:00 pm – 12:00 am.Teams must have signed up by the deadline to compete.Come join us and cheer for your alma mater or your favoriteteam!

Student MentoringStudents and professionals are encouraged to participate inStudent Mentoring, where students will be matched withprofessionals sharing their interests for purposes ofdiscussing career development. This is an excellentopportunity for students to spend some quality time with anestablished professional to discuss education, career paths,the latest research or management findings, and othertopics related to their professional development.

For those students who want an opportunity to becomemore involved in student-initiated TWS leadership, plan toattend the Student Professional Development WorkingGroup meeting. Students who want to develop leadershipskills, provide input on student activities, or learn more aboutthe role of students in TWS, should not miss this meeting.

In addition to the student mentoring at the conference,students and professionals are encouraged to sign-up forthe TWS Online Mentor-Mentee Website athttp://wildlife.org/mentor

Resume WorkshopCareer Counselor Barbara Peters will present ResumeWorkshops on Sunday from 8:00 am – 10:00 am and 10:30am – 12:30 am in Kona 2. During the Career Fair onMonday, she will critique individual resumes.

In the Sunday workshops, Barbara will provide informationand handouts about putting together effective resumes,CV's and cover letters targeted to positions (seasonal,internship, & professional) in the wildlife and environmentalfields. She will also provide interviewing tips as well asresources for job hunting in these fields. During the CareerFair on Monday, she will be available for individual resumecritiques. This personalized feedback has proven to be veryuseful to students in preparing their resumes.

Barbara Peters worked at Humboldt State University inArcata, CA, as a Career Counselor for 31 years. At HSU,she specialized in helping students in the natural resourcesand sciences with career decision-making, gaining summerjob & internship experiences, and professional job huntingupon graduation. Prior to her time at HSU, she worked for 5years in the Career Planning & Placement Office at IdahoState University. She obtained her B.A. degree in PoliticalScience (1971) and her M.A.Ed. in Student Personnel Workin Higher Education (1976) from Idaho State University. Shelives in Eureka, CA with her husband and two SpringerSpaniels. This program is sponsored by The WesternSection of The Wildlife Society.

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Student Activities


In addition to the official conference activities being offeredeach day, associated meetings and receptions make up alarge part of this year’s conference. Many alumni groupsand special interest groups will be hosting meetings andreceptions throughout the conference. These events are a

great way to connect with colleagues who share yourinterests and educational backgrounds. Associatedmeetings and receptions are being held on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday.


Associated Meetings and Receptions

Sunday, Nov. 6 7:00am – 8:00am Fellowship of Christian Conservationists Meeting Donatoni’sMonday, Nov. 7 12:15pm – 2:15pm National Association of Fish and Wildlife Programs Meeting Kona 2Monday, Nov. 7 12:15pm – 2:15pm University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture NRCS NEAP Waikoloa 1Monday, Nov. 7 5:30pm – 7:00pm National Park Service Employee Reception Waikoloa 1Monday, Nov. 7 5:30pm – 7:00pm Boone & Crockett Club Reception Queens 4Monday, Nov. 7 6:00pm – 9:00pm Mississippi State University Alumni & Friends Social See message

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Monday, Nov. 7 6:30pm – 8:30pm Purdue Department of Forestry & Natural Resources Alumni Kona 1& Friends Reception

Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:00pm – 7:00pm Department of Forestry & Wildlife Ecology, University of Kona 2Wisconsin-Madison Alumni & Friends Reception

Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 7:00pm Caesar Kleberg Reception Kona 4Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 7:00pm University of Montana Wildlife Biology Reception Kona 5Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 7:00pm Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology – Colorado State Kona 1

Alumni ReceptionTuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 7:30pm Canadian Members & Friends Reception Queens 6Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 7:30pm USGS Reception Donatoni’sWednesday, Nov. 9 3:30pm – 6:30pm WDNR/USFWS Internship Program Queens 4Wednesday, Nov. 9 5:30pm – 7:30pm Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Reception Waikoloa 1Wednesday, Nov. 9 5:30pm – 7:30pm Humboldt State Wildlife Alumni Mixer Kona 1Wednesday, Nov. 9 6:00pm – 8:00pm University of Idaho Alumni & Friends Reception Kings 3

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Whether you currently belong to a TWS working group, orare looking to join one, most working groups will berepresented at this year’s conference. Working group

meetings are being held Monday, Tuesday andWednesday.

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Working Group Meetings

Monday, Nov. 7 11:45am – 12:45pm TWS Wildlife Toxicology Working Group Queens 6Monday, Nov. 7 12:15pm – 2:15pm TWS Military Lands Working Group Kona 3Monday, Nov. 7 12:15pm – 2:15pm TWS Native Peoples Working Group Palm TerraceMonday, Nov. 7 12:15pm – 2:15pm TWS Climate Change Working Group Kings 3Tuesday, Nov. 8 7:00am – 9:00am TWS Wildlife Diseases Working Group Kona 1Tuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:00pm TWS Public Conservation Education Waikoloa 1

and Outreach Working GroupTuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:00pm TWS Biological Diversity Working Group Queens 5Tuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:30pm TWS Urban Wildlife Working Group Kona 1Tuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:30pm TWS International Wildlife Management Working Group Kona 2Tuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:30pm TWS Human Dimensions Working Group Queens 4Tuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:30pm TWS Student Professional Development Working Group Queens 6Tuesday, Nov. 8 12:30pm – 2:30pm TWS Renewable Energy Working Group Donatoni’sTuesday, Nov. 8 1:15pm – 2:30pm TWS Wetlands Working Group Kona 3Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 6:30pm TWS Wildlife Habitat and Restoration Working Group Queens 5Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:30pm – 7:30pm TWS Early Career Professional Working Group Kona 3

1st Annual MeetingTuesday, Nov. 8 6:00pm – 7:00pm TWS Forestry & Wildlife Working Group Waikoloa 1Wednesday, Nov. 9 7:00am – 8:00am TWS College and University Wildlife Education Kona 1

Working GroupWednesday, Nov. 9 7:00am – 9:00am TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Waikoloa 1Wednesday, Nov. 9 11:30am – 12:45pm TWS Biometrics Working Group Waikoloa 1Wednesday, Nov. 9 12:15pm – 2:15pm TWS Ethnic and Gender Diversity Working Group Kona 1Wednesday, Nov. 9 12:30pm – 2:30pm TWS Invasive Species Working Group Kona 2/3Wednesday, Nov. 9 3:30pm – 4:30pm TWS Spatial Ecology & Telemetry Working Group Waikoloa 1

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TWS Council MeetingTWS Council meets on Friday and Saturday, November 4and 5 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day. These meetingsare open to members (limited seating).

Coffee with Council/Council MeetingThe new TWS Council will meet from 7:00 am – 10:00amon Tuesday in Queens 4. The first 30 minutes of thismeeting will be an open members forum. TWS membersare invited to make brief remarks (3 minutes) on any topic. Asign-up sheet will be provided at the door.

TWS Council Office Hours take place Wednesdaymorning from 9:00 am – 11:00 am in Monarchy Ballroom.This time provides you with an opportunity to have individualtime with members of TWS Council and to share ideas anddiscuss new directions.


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Are you tweeting yet? If not, the TWS Annual Conference isa perfect reason to get a Twitter Account. Use conferencehashtag #tws2011 to post your conference tweets. You arealso encouraged to blog about the conference, either onyour preferred blogging platform, or by submittingcomments on Making Tracks: The Wildlife SocietyBlog at wildlife.org/blog or on The Wildlife SocietyFacebook Page.

Feel free to post photos on Flickr using the TWS11 tag orvideos on The Wildlife Society YouTube Channel.

If you have a smartphone, you can access the AnnualConference website by scanning the QR code:

To access the most up-to-date conference schedule, use theconference app on your smartphone. The app is available athttp://download.abstractcentral.com/wildlife2011/index.htmor you can scan the QR code:

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Simon Roosevelt is an activeenvironmentalist and hunter, devotingsignificant time to conservationissues, both through privately-sponsored projects and the non-profitsector. He is a member of the Boone& Crockett Club and the Camp FireClub of America as well as a NewYork State Parks Commissioner; anda trustee of the Scenic Hudson Land

Trust and the Theodore Roosevelt Association. Simon is anattorney and a principal of Olimpia Fund Management, Ltd.,a private investment entity, based in New York.

Catherine Semcer serves Sierra Club as their SeniorWashington, DC Representative where she works todevelop and implement policy solutions to the impacts ofclimate change on America's natural resources. Prior tojoining Sierra Club's Washington, DC office in 2001 sheserved McKinsey & Company in their New York City office,working with the firm's environmental and non-profitpractices. Catherine is a graduate of Muhlenberg College inAllentown, Pennsylvania and is an avid hunter, angler,equestrian and gardener.

Michael Hutchins has served asThe Wildlife Society’s ExecutiveDirector/CEO since late 2005. He iscurrently an Adjunct AssociateProfessor at the University ofMaryland's Graduate Program inSustainable Development andConservation Biology and an AffiliateProfessor at George MasonUniversity’s Department of

Environmental Science and Policy.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington,Seattle in 1984 where he studied the behavioral ecology ofa free ranging, introduced population of Rocky Mountaingoats in Olympic National Park. He was also an ActingAssistant Professor at the University of Washington, wherehe taught undergraduate and graduate courses in animalbehavior and behavioral ecology.

Michael has traveled to over 30 countries and six continentsworldwide to pursue his interest in wildlife conservation andhas authored or edited over 240 technical and populararticles, book chapters and books, covering various topics inwildlife management, conservation and science. He wasSeries Editor and now acts as Editor Emeritus for Grzimek’sAnimal Life Encyclopedia, an online and in print 18-volumecompendium covering the entire animal kingdom. He co-edited and contributed to the latest topical volume,Evolution, which was published in March 2011.


Plenary Speakers

2011 Leopold Award WinnerDouglas Johnson is a research statistician and senior scientist for the U.S. Geological Survey,Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota. John Tukey once observedthat, "The best thing about being a statistician is that you get to play in everyone's backyard."Because of his interest in wildlife, Doug has chosen to play mostly in the backyards of wildlifebiologists. He has three degrees in four majors, ranging from mathematics to psychology to statisticsto zoology. He has been with Northern Prairie since 1970, holding a variety of positions in researchand administration. With help from numerous colleagues, Doug has published some 250 scientificarticles and book chapters. For nearly seven years, Doug has been located on the University ofMinnesota campus, where he also serves as adjunct professor and enjoys mentoring students in thewildlife profession. Doug's talk is titled, "The Wildlife Profession: What would Aldo Think?"


David Johns is Treasurer of theSociety for Conservation Biology andhas been working for theconservation of wildlife and wildplaces for three decades. He was aco-founder of The Wildlands Networkand Yellowstone to YukonConservation Initiative and served aspresident of both organizations. Davidis involved in other large-scale,

science-based conservation projects and has advisedconservation NGOs and governments in the Russian FarEast, Australia, and elsewhere. He also served in the Officeof Secretary of Transportation in the last year of the CarterAdministration, working in part on environmental law issues.

David has written and spoken widely on the integration ofscience and advocacy and science and policy. He is authorof A New Conservation Politics (2009), a guide on howconservationists can become more effective at ensuring thatscience and conservation values influence policy. He haspublished in Conservation Biology, Environmental Ethics,Wild Earth, in other journals, in edited volumes and hasauthored op-ed pieces and news analysis.

Johns teaches politics and law at Portland State University.He has degrees in political science, anthropology, and Lawfrom Portland State University and Columbia University,where he was also an International Fellow. He was also therecipient of the Denver Zoological Foundation’sConservation Award, 2007.

Shane Mahoney, born and raised inNewfoundland, is a biologist andwriter, widely known internationally asa spokesman on environmental andresource conservation issues. He hasa Masters Degree from MemorialUniversity of Newfoundland and iscompleting his Ph.D. at the Universityof Calgary, Alberta, where he hasstudied under Dr. Valerius Geist, the

internationally recognized animal behaviorist andconservation writer. Beginning his professional career in1981 as a habitat biologist and later as big game biologist,in 1992 Shane was appointed head of Ecosystem Researchand Inventory for all wildlife species in Newfoundland andLabrador and was responsible for the creation and directionof a new wildlife research unit in that province. In 2002 heassumed the position of Executive Director for Science,Wildlife, and Protected Areas, and in 2004 he becameExecutive Director for Sustainable Development andStrategic Science.

Shane is also the founder and Executive Director of theInstitute for Biodiversity, Ecosystem Science, andSustainability at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Awell-recognized research scientist, Shane is also known forhis popular writings on conservation history. His articles onhunting’s origins and its contributions to humandevelopment have appeared in numerous publications.Outdoor Life magazine has named him one of the 25 mostinfluential and inspiring conservationists in support ofhunting and fishing in North America. Shane is alsoconsidered one of the foremost experts on the NorthAmerican Model and has lectured extensively throughoutCanada and the United States on its origins, founders,achievements and future prospects.

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Plenary Speakers

Awards CeremonyThe annual awards ceremony immediately follows the AldoLeopold Award Winner speech and Plenary on Sundayafternoon. The Wildlife Society will present a variety ofawards celebrating excellence in wildlife science andconservation, culminating with the presentation of its mostprestigious recognition, the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award.Please plan to join us in honoring all of this year’sdistinguished recipients.

TWS Members MeetingJoin TWS Council and your Wildlife Society colleaguesfollowing the Awards Ceremony for the Members Meeting.This is an opportunity to gain up-to-date information onTWS activities and welcome the Society’s new leaders. Allconference registrants (both members and nonmembers)are cordially invited to attend.


Presentation of TWS Awards Thomas J. Ryder, President

Winifred Kessler, Vice President, The Wildlife Society

Student Chapter of the YearPresented to the outstanding chapter and student chapter to

encourage and recognize exceptional achievements. This year’s recipients is: Missouri Western State University Student Chapter

Student Chapter Advisor of the YearPresented to recognize exceptional mentorship of a TWS student chapter. This year’s recipient is:

Jacqueline Frair, State University of New York - Syracuse

Donald H. Rusch Memorial Game Bird Research ScholarshipAssists a graduate student studying upland game bird or waterfowl biology

and management. This year’s recipient is:Erik Blomberg - University of Nevada, Reno

Diversity AwardHonors innovative programs and individuals that promote diversity in employment,

academic enrollment, and membership. This year’s recipient is:Native American Professional Development Program, TWS

Jim McDonough AwardRecognizes a Certified Wildlife Biologist making a significant contribution to the profession by being active in TWS locally

and through program implementation and development of new techniques or approaches. This year’s recipient is:Robert Lanka

Conservation Education AwardHonors outstanding accomplishments in the dissemination of conservation knowledge to the

public in the categories of writings, media, programs, and audio-visual works. This year’s recipients in the Writings category are:

Book: Council for Environmental Education. 2010. Flying WILD: An Educator’s Guide to Celebrating Birds.Council for Environmental Education, Houston, TX.

Article: Nevada Department of Wildlife. 2007-2010.Southern Nevada Wild. Vol. (issue)1(1) – 4(4)

Wildlife Publication AwardsRecognizes excellence in scientific writing characterized by originality of research or thought

and a high scholastic standard in the manner of presentation. This year’s recipients are:Editorship: Thomas H. Kunz and Stuart Parsons for

Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD 2009.

Book: Carl H. Ernst and Jeffrey E. Lovich for Turtles of the United States and Canada.

Smithsonian Books, Washington, D.C. 2010.Article: Hawthorne L. Beyer, Daniel T. Haydon, Juan M. Morales, Jacqueline L. Frair,

Mark Hebblewhite, Michael Mitchell, and Jason Matthiopoulos for The interpretation of habitat preference metrics under use-availability designs.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 365:2245-2254Monograph: Jonathan B. Cohen, Lawrence M. Houghton, James D. Fraser for

Nesting density and reproductive success of piping plovers in response to storm- and human-created habitat changes.The Wildlife Society Monographs, No. 173, August 2009.


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Group Achievement AwardRecognizes an organization’s outstanding wildlife achievement that is consistent with, and/or assists in advancing the

objectives of The Wildlife Society. This year’s recipient is: Maga Ta-Hohpi Waterfowl Production Area (WPA)

Caesar Kleberg Award for Excellence in Applied Wildlife ResearchRecognizes those whose body of work, in both inquiry and discovery, has resulted in

application of management and conservation “on the ground.”Karl Miller

TWS FellowRecognizes members who have distinguished themselves through exceptional

service to our profession. It is bestowed upon: Bruce Leopold, Michael R. McEnroe, Henry (Rique) Campa III,

David J. Case, W. Daniel Edge, Robert Anthony, Selma N. Glasscock, William M. Block

Special Recognition Service AwardRecognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the wildlife profession.

This year’s recipient is:Larry Schwitters, Vaux’s Happenings Project Co-Coordinator

Honorary MembershipRecognizes continuous outstanding service to any area of concern to The Wildlife Society.

It is bestowed upon:Dr. Theodore A. Bookhout

Aldo Leopold Memorial AwardHonors distinguished service to wildlife conservation and is the highest honor

bestowed by The Wildlife Society. This year’s recipient is:TO BE ANNOUNCED

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Call for ProposalsWorkshops, Symposia, Panel Discussions, Breakfast Roundtables, and Special Poster Sessions

Deadline: January 13, 2012

Proposals for workshops, symposia, panel discussions, breakfast roundtables, and special poster sessions are invited for the19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Proposals should focus on topics of wildlife science, management,conservation, education, or policy within the broad theme of Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education.

Session DescriptionsWorkshops provide training on a specific skill, technique, or process and may involve one or more instructors. Workshops areintended to emphasize learning through participation, discussion, and “hands-on” activities. For this reason, workshop organizersmust specify an upper limit on attendance. A lower limit also is required reflecting the need to make the session worthwhile forthe instructors. Attendance at workshops is by advance registration only. Workshops may be a half or full day in length, and arescheduled the day before the other sessions begin.

Symposia are comprised of a series of presentations that address aspects of a single topic. Symposia usually are a half day;however, requests for a full day may be considered depending upon available space. Speakers are scheduled for 20- or 40-minute time slots, and organizers may include only one 20-minute discussion period in the agenda. Symposia are scheduled torun concurrently with other conference sessions. Attendance is open to all conference registrants on a walk-in basis.

Panel Discussions are a forum for interactive discussion of a topic among a panel of experts and an interested audience.Typically, a panel of four to eight speakers makes introductory remarks. The audience is then invited to make comments andquestion the panel of speakers. Panel discussions are a quarter day in length (100 minutes) and are scheduled to runconcurrently with other conference sessions. Attendance is open to all conference registrants on a walk-in basis.

Breakfast Roundtables are a forum for interactive discussion of a topic among a small group of 5-10 people including amoderator who generally is an expert on the topic. Attendance at roundtables is by advance registration only, and is limited to amaximum of 10 people including the moderator. If enough people are interested a second table may be added on the same topic.Roundtables are one hour in length, are scheduled at 7:00 a.m., and include breakfast (fee charged).

Special poster sessions are similar to symposia, but presentations are by poster rather than oral. Special poster sessionsprovide an opportunity for one-on-one dialogue between presenters and attendees. Space for special poster sessions is verylimited. Special poster sessions are scheduled for a half or full day, depending upon available space, and run concurrently withother conference sessions. Organizers should plan on approximately 20 posters. Attendance is open to all conference registrantson a walk-in basis.

Details and instructions for preparing and submitting proposals can be found on The Wildlife Society’s website, www.wildlife.org,under “Annual Conference.”

Call for Contributed Papers and PostersOpen for submissions: February 15, 2012

Deadline: April 13, 2012

We invite submissions of contributed papers (oral presentations) and posters on the topic of wildlife science, management,conservation, education, or policy within the broad theme of Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Educationfor The Wildlife Society’s 19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Portland, Oregon, October 13-17, 2012.Presentations are not published, so we encourage reports for the author’s most recent scientific investigations and managementexperiences. Papers and posters will be accepted based on their technical merit and contribution to our knowledge of species,populations, communities, ecological processes, management practices, conservation initiatives, education models, or policyissues. Instructions for submitting abstracts can be found at www.wildlife.org.


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Session 1: WorkshopAnimal Trapping Techniques for Researchers andManagersOrganizers: Pat Jackson, Utah State University,

Logan, UT

Location: Kohala 1

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Advanced Registration Required:

Session Description: Animal capture techniques have existedsince the dawn of humankind. Today a wide range of methodsexist, but many professionals are greatly in need of “hands on”experience with the range of devices available. It is a truism thattrapping is more of an art than a science. Many subtle aspects ofgood trap deployment can come only with experience. Due tothe large learning curve involved, many times management orresearch objectives are not met. This carefully constructedworkshop can give everyone from entry-level technicians andstudents to chief administrators and university professors thebackground they need to implement the battery of techniquesneeded to study and/or control feral pigs, cats and other felids,canids, and other invasive large vertebrates or research animalsrequiring capture. To address this need our workshop will 1.demonstrate the full range of modern trapping equipment avail-able including snares, cable restraints, cage traps, foot holds, andbody-gripping traps 2. impart techniques to maximize the cap-turing potential of each tool and show how to use each most hu-manely 3. demonstrate how to modify, set, and properly useeach trap and device type 4. provide consultation to each partic-ipant to suit their individual needs By familiarizing the partici-pants with the various trapping techniques available we hope toprovide managers and researchers with valuable knowledge thatwill improve success by increasing catch numbers, saving time,and conducting more humane trapping efforts. Workshop par-ticipants will learn how to set, bait, and camouflage traps in anactual field setting near the training site. **The afternoon com-ponent will be held outside at the Hilton Waikoloa.

Session 2: WorkshopAnalysis of the North American Breeding BirdSurveyOrganizer: John R. Sauer, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research

Center, Laurel, MD

Sponsor(s): TWS Biometrics Working Group

Location: Kohala 2

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm


Session Description: Analysis of the North American BreedingBird Survey (BBS) can be controversial. The survey has an in-complete sampling frame, and additional uncertainty is associ-ated with variations in detection rates that are impossible tomodel over space and time. The survey has also expanded incoverage over time, and new sample locations have been addedin later years of the survey. As a continent-scale survey, largesamples exist, making analyses time-consuming and computerintensive. However, the survey provides unique information onmore than 400 species of North American Birds. Proper infer-ence is critical for managers and scientists. In this workshop, wewill describe current approaches for analysis of BBS data. Thesemethods, including hierarchical models, spatial models, and N-mixture models, address many of the issues associated with theBBS design and are directly applicable to other count-based sur-veys.

Session 3: WorkshopCommunicating Climate Change: BeingArticulate without Knowing EverythingOrganizers: Olivia LeDee, University of Wisconsin, Madison,

WI; Jennifer Marlon, University of WisconsinMadison, WI; Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, TheWildlife Society and the USA National PhenologyNetwork, ME

Location: Kohala 3

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm


Session Description: Have you ever been asked if you “believe”in global warming on a day when it’s unseasonably cold out?Wanted to explain how cool weather is a product of global cli-mate change, but you were lost for words? Well, this workshop isfor you. Like many threats to biodiversity, climate change is in-tertwined with social and political actions. However, unlikemany other threats, the miscommunication and misinformationof the science of climate change is a major impediment to man-agement action. Despite mounting research and observations ofchanging animal and plant populations, skepticism, from col-

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leagues, policy-makers, and the public, remains common. Tocounter misinformation and misunderstanding scientists andnatural resource managers must learn to communicate multi-scale nature of climate change in an accurate, concise, and en-gaging manner to their stakeholders. In this workshop, expertsin climate communication will guide wildlife scientists and nat-ural resource managers in the following: knowing your audi-ence, “packaging” your research/work, counteringmisinformation/misunderstanding, and developing effective re-sponses for climate-related questions.

Session 4: WorkshopUsing Social Media for Outreach andEducation?!! Seriously?Organizer: Amy Hays, Texas A & M Institute of Renewable

Natural Resources, Gatesville, TX

Sponsor(s): Texas A&M Institute of Renewable NaturalResources

Location: Kohala 4

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm


Session Description: Social networking tools like Facebook andTwitter are all the hype today. Many people have seen them,heard of them, or use them. However, there is significant move-ment of the use of this tool from personal use to outreach, mar-keting, and education. This hands-on workshop will exploresome of the ways people are using these tools to reach new audi-ences, share information, and most interesting - create new net-works for the specific purpose of education and professionaloutreach. Participants in this workshop will learn about and ex-plore social media tools (bring your computers/ iPads/ smart-phones) as well as learn about an experimental Social MediaEngagement model (SoME) which helps evaluate the cost/bene-fit of using social media for new programs, outreach education,and grant opportunities. This workshop will be broken up intofour components: 1. Social media tools – what are they, how arethey used 2. The SoME model 3. Meaningful design and plan-ning using social media and 4. Evaluation opportunities for so-cial media outreach

Session 5: WorkshopGeospatial Skills WorkshopOrganizers: Hawthorne Beyer, University of Toronto, Toronto,

Canada; Jacqui Frair, SUNY College ofEnvironmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse,NY

Sponsor(s): TWS Spatial Ecology & Telemetry Working Group

Location: Kona 5

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm


Session Description: This workshop will teach concepts andskills that will help to facilitate geospatial analysis and model-ing. We will cover six main themes: i. sampling design ii. datamanipulation and quantifying spatial relationships iii. kerneldensity estimation iv. graph theory v. randomization test vi.working with time series location data This workshop will alter-nate between lecture content and hands-on exercises, with op-portunity for discussion of specific problems participants haveencountered. The skills-based component of the workshop fo-cuses on quantifying spatial relationships among objects, geom-etry manipulation and conversion, a wide range of samplingtools, characterizing data at multiple scales, inference using ran-domization tests, movement modeling and space-use estima-tion, generating spatial graphs from landscape data, scriptingand automation, and software interoperability. The workshopwill be co-taught by Dr. Hawthorne Beyer (author of Hawth-stools and the Geospatial Modeling Environment) and Dr.Jacqui Frair (Wildlife ecologist, Assistant Professor, SUNY ESF).Both have extensive experience with analytical GIS and spatialmodeling in ecology. This is not a statistics or modeling work-shop, but instead it is intended to provide you with tools andskills that facilitate geospatial analysis.

Session 6: WorkshopWildlife Diagnostic Sample Collection, Handling,and InterpretationOrganizers: Margaret Wild, National Parks Service, Fort

Collins, CO; Richard Brown, Humboldt StateUniversity, Arcata, CA

Sponsor(s): American Association of Wildlife Veterinariansand TWS Wildlife Disease Working Group

Location: Offsite

Time: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm


Session Description: Increased recognition of disease as a sig-nificant component of wildlife management has resulted in agrowing need for biologists to collect and interpret diagnostic




data. Opportunistic sampling of live animals or carcasses, aswell as studies designed specifically to investigate wildlife dis-ease, provide the potential to gain knowledge of wildlifepathogens and their impacts on the health of wildlife popula-tion, domestic animals, and humans. Maximizing the quality,usefulness, and application of wildlife pathogen data requires aclear understanding of appropriate sample collection, handling,and processing. In this workshop, laboratory diagnosticians ex-perienced in wildlife will provide specific information andhands-on demonstrations with tissues and locally acquired ani-mal carcasses necessary for biologists to make decisions includ-ing what samples to collect, what information these samplesmay provide, how to document, preserve and transport thesamples, and how to obtain appropriate diagnostic testing. Tohelp ensure human health when collecting samples, guidanceand demonstrations on safe work practices and personal protec-tive equipment (PPE) will be provided by public health consult-ants experienced in working with biologists. Finally, we willprovide information and examples of diagnostic data interpreta-tion and associated scientific analysis and reporting. **The af-ternoon component of this workshop will be offsite.

Session 7: WorkshopHawaiian Indigenous Energy: MeetingRenewable Goals in a Biodiversity HotspotOrganizers: Brian Boroski, Harvey Ecological Consultants,

Fresno, CA; Timothy M. Green, BrookhavenNational Laboratory, Upton, NY

Sponsor(s): TWS Renewable Energy Working Group

Location: Offsite

Time: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm


Session Description: On January 31, 2008, Governor Linglesigned a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy for the Hawaii-DOE Clean Energy Initiative.Hawaii’s clean energy goals are the most aggressive in the nation.The goal is to decrease energy demand and accelerate use of re-newable, indigenous energy resources in Hawaii in residential,building, industrial, utility, and transportation end-use sectors, sothat efficiency and renewable energy resources will be sufficientto meet 70% of Hawaii’s energy demand by 2030. Achieving thisgoal, Hawaii would no longer be the most fossil fuel dependentstate in the nation as 40% of the state’s energy would come fromlocally generated renewable sources. Irreplaceable resources otherthan fossil fuels, however, are also an urgent focus in Hawaii andthese include ecosystems and thousands of unique plant and ani-mal species found nowhere else in the World. Isolated and aglobal hotspot for introduced or non-native species, 329 speciesin Hawaii are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act. As

the nation works towards achieving renewable energy goals, re-newable energy projects often face environmental impedimentsassociated with state and federal endangered species laws as wellas the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The situation on the HawaiianIslands presents a unique case study from which wildlife profes-sionals from across the nation can learn. **This workshop willbegin onsite and move offsite, lunch will be provided.

Session 8: WorkshopCartographic Design for Wildlife Professionals:Making Better Maps with GISOrganizer: Elizabeth K. Solomon, Alaska Dept. of Fish and

Game, Soldotna, AK

Location: Queen’s 4

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm


Session Description: Participants will learn design and technicalconsiderations, basic map elements, working with text/annota-tion, color basics and visual balance, working with layouts, aswell as symbology and data classification methods. The coursewill also teach GIS users how to select appropriate export op-tions to create high-quality map products for specific mediasuch as publications, presentations, brochures, and the Web.This course is intended for wildlife students and professionalswho are familiar with the ArcGIS environment, but have notbeen exposed to cartographic design concepts, or would like ad-ditional tips and tricks on mapmaking techniques using ArcGIS10. Exercises will be focused on wildlife, habitat, hydrological,and natural resource management applications.

Session 9: WorkshopMastering a Popular Writing StyleOrganizers: Katie Unger, The Wildlife Society, MD; Lisa

Moore, The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD; DivyaAbhat, The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD


Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm


Session Description: Learn about magazine writing from the edi-tors of The Wildlife Society’s member magazine, The WildlifeProfessional. We would like to demystify the process so thatwildlife biologists, managers, professors, technicians, and stu-dents who have interesting stories to tell about their research andmanagement experiences will feel comfortable writing for TWPand other general-interest publications, such as state agency andnonprofit magazines and newsletters or local newspapers. We

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will lead off with a very brief history of how and why TWP waslaunched and how it has evolved. We’ll discuss the differencesbetween magazine articles and “papers” for scientific journals,and we’ll share some thoughts about what makes a story power-ful. Participants will also hear a contributor’s candid, first-handaccount about writing for TWP. The bulk of the workshop willfeature hands-on exercises and interactive discussions. Partici-pants will read and evaluate “before” and “after” passages fromactual magazine drafts and published articles to see how to boostthe clarity and impact of their writing. We’ll also have a “pitchslam,” giving participants a chance to pitch and discuss storyideas with TWP editors and workshop attendees. Participants arealso welcome to bring in their own writing for editors to reviewfor structure and style following the workshop. By the end of thesession, we hope attendees will feel enthusiastic about writing forTWP or other outlets to share their important work in wildlifemanagement and conservation with a broad audience.

Session 10: WorkshopInforming Local-Scale Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Release DecisionsOrganizers: Tom Will, USFWS, Bloomington, MN; Christopher

A. Lepczyk, University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI; Mike Green, USFWS, Portland, OR


Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm


Session Description: Feral and unrestrained domestic cats killand estimated 1.4 million birds a day, every day—and at least asmany small mammals and herps. This direct mortality is similarin scale to mortality caused by building collisions and far ex-ceeds that caused by collisions with wind or communicationstowers, oil spills, or other sources on which conservation agen-cies invest time and money. Municipalities across the U.S. arebeing pressured by cat advocacy groups to adopt Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs in which voluntary caretakers feed cats24/7 at feral/stray cat colonies, thus establishing populations ofsubsidized invasive predators that continue to depredatewildlife. This workshop is designed to train biologists and con-servationists to speak in an effective manner on behalf ofwildlife in the community decision-making process by provid-ing the best available scientific evidence regarding unrestrainedcat control. We review the latest peer-reviewed science on unre-strained cats, TNR effectiveness, and human and outdoor cathealth issues. Throughout, participants will have ample time forquestions and discussion. We review the array of communica-tion tools presently available to wildlife advocates, includingFAQ sheets, NGO position statements, photos, videos, educa-tion literature, responsible pet ownership guidelines, training

tools for keeping domestic pets indoors, and example wildlife-friendly municipal ordinances. We also provide a forum to criti-cally examine and discuss current efforts to form partnershipsto bridge the divide between cat and wildlife supporters. Finally,we provide a structured opportunity for participants to explorelikely decision-making scenarios, debrief, and then share in-sights and ideas about possible future directions for developingproductive partnerships for resolving cat issues and promotingcat well-being without jeopardizing native wildlife.

Session 11: WorkshopConserving Unique Hawaiian Wildlife inUrbanizing Island EnvironmentsOrganizers: Seth P. Riley, National Park Service, Thousand

Oaks, CA; Chris Buczko, National Park Service,Ft. Collins, CO; Ray Sauvajot, National ParkService, Oakland, CA

Sponsor(s): TWS Urban Wildlife Working Group, NationalPark Service Pacific West Regional Office,National Park Service, Pacific Islands Network,Department of Forestry and Wildlife, State ofHawaii

Location: OFFSITE

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm


Session Description: The unique and diverse natural and cul-tural history of Hawaii provides an outstanding opportunity tostudy and discuss the role of humans and development onwildlife and natural ecosystems. The island’s geographic isola-tion has allowed for the evolution of unique fauna that persistedlargely undisturbed until the arrival of humans, and more re-cently, following rapid expansion of development and introduc-tion of exotic species from human activities. Workshopparticipants will observe and discuss the significant challengesfacing Hawaiian wildlife managers through firsthand conversa-tions with practitioners at field sites across the island of Hawaii.Field locations have been selected to illustrate separate but re-lated issues, interwoven with a common theme of creative solu-tions developed by state, federal, and non-governmental wildlifemanagers to address wildlife conservation challenges. Partici-pants will interact with professional wildlife managers while ob-serving real world issues and in this truly unique environment.Other professionals and representatives of conservation organi-zations will also be available and interact throughout the work-shop, indicating how collaborative efforts are underway toimplement natural resource plans in Hawaii. Key issues will in-clude challenges faced by invasive exotic species, relationshipsbetween endangered species recovery and island development,and the broad ecological challenges for wildlife that occur as de-




velopments rapidly spread across the Pacific Islands. **Thisworkshop is offsite, lunch will be provided.

Council MeetingLocation: Kona 4

Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Session 12: WorkshopNature’s Notebook: Tracking wildlife and habitatwithin changing environmentsOrganizers: Jake Weltzin, USA Nat’l Phenology Network,

Tucson, AZ; Carolyn Enquist, The WildlifeSociety/USA National Phenology Network,Tucson, AZ

Sponsor(s): USA National Phenology Network

Location: Kohala 1

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm


Session Description: This workshop will introduce participantsto Nature’s Notebook, a web-based plant and animal phenologyobservation program designed to provide easy access to specieslists and standardized protocols via a user-friendly interface forentering observational data. In addition to providing a hands-on demonstration of the program, we will describe and discussopportunities to further integrate phenology, ecology, and cli-mate change research into classrooms and citizen science pro-grams. For example, we will demonstrate new online tools forvisualizing phenology data and linking them to ancillary datasets such as temperature and precipitation. We will also describehow phenology monitoring can facilitate the achievement of asuite of natural resource management goals, ranging from edu-cation, public outreach and adaptive resource management ob-jectives to implementing climate change adaptation strategiessuch as conducting vulnerability assessments and climate-in-formed monitoring. Participants will leave the workshop with agreater understanding of the utility of phenology monitoring forclimate change understanding and adaptation, and with experi-ence in the use of a phenology data management and visualiza-tion tool that they can bring to their own science, management,or education programs.

Session 13: WorkshopCommunicating Wildlife Data Using GoogleMapping ApplicationsOrganizer: Melanie A. Smith, Audubon, Anchorage, AK

Sponsor(s): TWS Spatial Ecology and Telemetry Working Group

Location: Kohala 4

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm


Session Description: New internet-based mapping tools canhelp us interpret complex spatial data, and facilitate communi-cation with the public. In this hands-on workshop, learn how toturn your wildlife location information into online interactivemaps using Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Ocean. Wewill cover:

• Examples of how others are using such tools for analysis andcommunication

• How to draw shapes, import data, make maps, and sharemaps with Google Maps and Google Earth

• How to import and export data into KML files (Google’s spa-tial format)

• Telemetry data: from text file, CSV, or DBF to KML and otherformats

• Creating paths from your telemetry point data • Simplifying your data for better display and communication • Creating flight simulations to track migrating wildlife • How to access Google Ocean and publish data and stories

there

Many additional sources of information will be provided forcontinued learning after the session. This session is interactive.Following demonstration of various techniques, participantswill work hands-on to make maps, convert and import files, cre-ate flight paths, and publish information ready for the web. Eachparticipant must bring a laptop with the latest version of GoogleEarth installed, and be able to access wireless internet. PC com-puters are best; Macs are allowed but have some limited func-tionality.

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Session 14: WorkshopPollutants and Wildlife Management:Ecotoxicology for Biologists and Land ManagersOrganizers: Louise S. Venne, University of Florida, Gainesville,

FL; Tom Augspurger, USFWS, Raleigh, NC; HarryOhlendorf, CH2M HILL, Sacramento, CA

Sponsor(s): TWS Wildlife Toxicology Working Group

Location: King’s 2

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm


Session Description: From settling of airborne pollutants tomovement of contaminated groundwater and surface water,chemical pollutants can be important stressors to wildlife and lia-bilities on wild lands. But not all pollution is a wildlife manage-ment problem. Have you ever wondered how issues of pollutionare managed? Worried about contamination on properties youmanage? Want to know when it’s necessary to call in an expertand want to be better able to direct that expert’s work toward yourmanagement needs? We will answer these questions and more ina half-day workshop for wildlife biologists and land managerswho want to have a basic understanding of approaches, methodsand data interpretation of potential pollution issues they may en-counter. We will explain basic pollution risk assessment conceptssuch as exposure (i.e., “how much pollution is at my site?”), ef-fects levels (i.e., “how do I know how much is OK, or how muchis bad?”), types of contaminants, effects of contaminants, safetyconsiderations, and techniques and tools you can use to conductpollution assessments or better interact with wildlife ecotoxicolo-gists. Throughout, we will use case studies to illustrate conceptsand provide real-world examples that other wildlife biologists andland managers have faced. Workshop participants will receive aCD with important papers related to case studies discussed inclass. The workshop will count as credit toward contact hours forTWS certification or certification renewal.

Session 15: WorkshopThe Conservation Education Strategy –Achieving Excellence in Wildlife EducationOrganizer: Judith Silverberg, NH Fish and Game

Department, Concord, NH

Sponsor(s): Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies


Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm


Session Description: More and more students are enteringwildlife degree programs with little knowledge of wildlife con-

servation, or experience with the types of science used inwildlife research and management. The current emphasis onstandards and standardized testing makes it difficult to integrateconservation concepts into formal education because the con-cepts are perceived as “add-ons” by many teachers. In addition,many teachers – particularly at the elementary level – are notcomfortable teaching conservation concepts or teaching in theout of doors, because of their own lack of knowledge. Yet, theteaching of conservation concepts and field science is critical topreparing students for careers in the natural resources field, aswell as in maintaining a citizenry that understands and supportswildlife management. It is essential that fish and wildlife profes-sionals be at the table as states revise standards and develop en-vironmental literacy plans. The Association of Fish and WildlifeAgencies’ (AFWA) North American Conservation EducationStrategy, recipient of the 2010 TWS Conservation Educationaward, bridges the gap between agencies and the formal educa-tion system through a number of tools designed to increase theeffectiveness of fish and wildlife agencies’ education programs.In this workshop, we will provide a brief introduction to theConservation Education Strategy, discuss core conservationconcepts, explore field investigations as a way to teach scienceconcepts, and demonstrate a scope and sequence for conserva-tion concepts. Participants will practice applying these tools anddiscuss ways to incorporate and apply them in their work andthe work of their agency.

Session 16: WorkshopConservation Conflict Resolution: AnExperiential Training for Wildlife ProfessionalsOrganizer: Francine Madden, Human-Wildlife Conflict

Collaboration, Bethesda, MD

Sponsor(s): Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration, TWSHuman Dimensions Working Group


Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm


Session Description: Human-wildlife conflict is as often a conflictbetween people about wildlife as it is between people and wildlife,the Conservation Conflict Resolution training is a must forwildlife professionals who often deal with both sides of this con-flict every day. Yet managers and researchers, biologists and ecol-ogists, even sociologists and anthropologists often remainill-equipped to address the complexity and multiple dimensionsof the conflicts they face. Moreover, with stressors such as globalclimate change, increased and more diversified human popula-tions and even the success of wildlife conservation efforts, ourshared natural resource base is shrinking, thus intensifying theseconflicts. An innovative new global partnership, the Human-




Wildlife Conflict Collaboration (HWCC), is integrating bestpractices from the conflict resolution and conservation disci-plines and providing a collaborative learning experience thatpractitioners from around the world are calling “the best trainingof my entire career!” The objective of this introductory trainingseminar is to improve the ability of wildlife and other natural re-source practitioners to understand underlying conflict dynamicsand establish more effective ways to address them. Participantswill accomplish this by drawing on tools, processes, and theorydeveloped in the fields of identity-based and community-basedconflict resolution that have demonstrated applicability in conser-vation and wildlife management realities. As a result, practition-ers will possess a broader set of skills to ensure that conservationand management solutions are more successful and sustainable.

New Member ReceptionLocation: Water’s Edge Ballroom

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Leadership InstituteLocation: Kona 4

Time: 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Fellowship of Christian ConservationistsMeetingLocation: Donatoni’s

Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am

Sustainable Bioenergy NetworkSponsored Breakfast by NWF (RSVPrequired)Location: Kohala 3

Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am

The National Wildlife Federation will be hosting a breakfast at7:00-8:00 am on Sunday, November 6th to launch the Sustain-able Bioenergy Network, a new volunteer network of expertswho will help ensure that credible science is used to inform pol-icy decisions related to bioenergy. We invite wildlife profession-als to join us for breakfast as we give an update on public policydevelopments related to bioenergy that have implications forwildlife and biodiversity and begin a discussion of how to im-prove the consideration of wildlife and biodiversity in such poli-cies. Please RSVP to Aviva Glaser ([email protected]).

Resume WorkshopLocation: Kona 2

Time: 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Session 17: SymposiumDemographics of Reintroduced Populations:Estimation, Modeling, and Decision AnalysisOrganizers: Clinton T. Moore, USGS Patuxent Wildlife

Research Center, Athens, GA; Sarah J. Converse,US Geological Survey, Laurel, MD

Sponsor(s): TWS Wildlife and Habitat Restoration WorkingGroup and Biometrics Working Group

Location: Kohala 1

8:00 am Modelling reintroduced populations: Thestate of the art and future directions.Douglas P. Armstrong

8:40 am Demographic approach of reintroductionsuccess criteria. Francois Sarrazin, JeanBaptiste Mihoub, Alexandre Robert, ChristianKerbiriou, Michel Saint Jalme, AlineTisseraud, Florence Gontrand

9:00 am Evaluation of the Colorado Canada lynxreintroduction. Tanya M. Shenk, OlivierDevineau, Paul Doherty, Gary White, WilliamKendall, Kenneth P. Burnham, Jacob S. Ivan

9:20 am Influence of space use on fitness and thereintroduction success of the Laysan teal.Michelle H. Reynolds, Jeff S. Hatfield, JohnKlavitter, Leona P. Laniawe, Lisa Crampton

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am An assessment of a multiple release sitesstrategy for a Persian fallow deerreintroduction. David Saltz, Oded Berger,Shirli Bar-David

10:30 am Population modeling for a migratorywhooping crane reintroduction effort: canwe hope for success? Sabrina Servanty, SarahJ. Converse, Larissa L. Bailey

10:50 am Using PVA to evaluate reintroductionalternatives: model choice affects decisions.Timothy J. Bell, Kristin I. Powell, Marlin L.Bowles

11:10 am Reintroduction of Puerto Rican Parrots:decisions and learning in a highly managedsetting. Jaime A. Collazo, Paul L. Fackler,Thomas H. White, Ivan Llerandi-Roman,Stephen J. Dinsmore

11:30 am A matter of tradeoffs: reintroduction as amulti-criteria decision. Sarah J. Converse,Clinton T. Moore, Martin J. Folk, Michael C.Runge

Session 18: SymposiumPast, Present, Future: Implementing HawaiianCulture in ConservationOrganizers: Michel Kohl, University of Montana, Missoula, MT;

Serra J. Hoagland, University of California, SantaBarbara, Goleta, CA; John D. Eisemann,USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC, Fort Collins, CO

Sponsor(s): TWS Native Peoples Wildlife ManagementWorking Group

Location: Kohala 2

8:00 am Hawaiian Cultural Welcome

8:20 am Hawaiian Culture in Volcanology. JimKauahikaua

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8:40 am Education, Native Culture And Naturalresource Issues In Hawaii. William M.Steiner

9:00 am The Tribal Federal Trust Relationship andits’ potential implications for NativeHawaiian conservation. Pat Gonzales-Rogers

9:20 am Wildlife, Really? Carlos L. Andrade

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am The Aha Moku System Implementaion:Subsistence, Cooperation and Survival.Charles M. Kaaiai

10:30 am The Cultural and Ecological Restoration ofthe Ramsar Kawainui/Hamakua WetlandsOf International Importance from aHawaiian Conservation Ethics Perspective.Charles Pe’ape’a Makawalu Burrows

10:50 am Determining the pre-contact Hawaiianfootprint on native ecosystems: modelingand traditional knowledge united. Sam O.Gon

11:10 am Restoration efforts on Kaho’olawe; successesand future plans. Paul Higashino

11:30 am Panel Discussion

Session 19: SymposiumBiofuels and Biodiversity in Managed ForestsOrganizers: Darren A. Miller, Weyerhaeuser Company,

Columbus, MS; Susan Rupp, South Dakota StateUniversity, Brookings, SD; T. B. Wigley, NCASI,Clemson, SC

Location: Kohala 3

8:00 am The Green Agenda: The Impact of Federaland State Policies on Biofuels Productionand Wildlife. Terra A. Rentz

8:20 am The Role of Forest Certification in aSustainable Bioenergy Market. AllisonWelde

8:40 am Carbon, soil, and water considerations ofbioenergy production in forestedlandscapes. Eric D. Vance, Jami Nettles, EricB. Sucre

9:00 am Potential impacts of biofuel production inforests on biodiversity: results of meta-analyses I. Sam Riffell, Jake Verschuyl,Darren A. Miller, T. B. Wigley

9:20 am Potential impacts on biodiversity fromforest of biofuel production: results ofmeta-analyses II. Jake Verschuyl, Sam Riffell,Darren A. Miller, T. B. Wigley

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Wildlife Responses to Green Tree Retentionin Managed Pine Forests of the Great LakesRegion. Kevin R. Russell, Kori B. Hutchison

10:30 am Post-logging residue as a source ofbioenergy in Pacific Northwest forests andwildlife implications. Gary J. Roloff, DanielW. Linden

10:50 am Impacts of woody biomass harvesting onamphibian assemblages in northernhardwood forests, Wisconsin. DeahnDonner, Christine A. Ribic, Matthew StPierre, Daniel A. Eklund

11:10 am Influence of biomass removal andswitchgrass intercropping in a southernpine plantation on rodent diversity,abundance, trophic position and diet.Matthew M. Marshall, Kimberly M. Briones,Jessica Homyack, Darren A. Miller, MatinaKalcounis-Rueppell


Session 20: SymposiumAdapting Wildlife and Habitat Management toClimate ChangeOrganizers: Dennis A. LaPointe, US Geological Survey,

Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center,Hawaii National Park, HI; Rachel M. Gregg,Ecoadapt, Bainbridge Island, WA

Location: Kohala 4

8:00 am Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange:Developing an Innovative Community ofPractice in North America. Rachel M.Gregg, Jessica Hitt, Lara Hansen

8:20 am A blueprint for climate-informedconservation in the Pacific Northwest. JessiKershner, Eric Mielbrecht, Marni Koopman,Jessica Leonard, Dan Ritzman




8:40 am Integrating Climate Change AdaptationAcross Natural and Human Communities.Marni Koopman

9:00 am TBD. Jonny Armstrong

9:20 am Between a rock and a warm place: Climatechange and the fate of endemic Hawaiianforest birds. Dennis LaPointe, PeterHobbelen, Michael D. Samuel

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am A tool for incorporating climate change intonatural resource conservation andmanagement decision-making. Molly Cross

10:30 am The conservation and management ofmarine species in the face of oceanacidification. Chris Harley, Sarah Nienhuis,Ryan Crim


Session 21: Contributed PaperEcology and Habitat Relationships of MammalsModerator: Rhys Evans, USAF, Lompoc, CA

Location: Kona 4

8:00 am Incorporating behavioural processes intomovement models: memory, site fidelity,patch use and road avoidance in moose.Hawthorne Beyer, Marie-Josée Fortin, DennisMurray

8:20 am Impacts of climate change on localavailability of game in Alaska: anintegrative model. Todd J. Brinkman,Winslow Hansen, Terry Chapin, GaryKofinas, Scott Rupp

8:40 am Cumulative effects of predation andforestry on the movements of forest-dwelling caribou. Marie-Claude C. Labbé,Daniel Fortin, Mathieu Basille, ChristianDussault, Jean-Pierre P. Ouellet, RéhaumeCourtois, James D. Forester

9:00 am Evaluating variation in seasonal habitatquality for a declining moose population innorthwest Wyoming. Janess M. Vartanian,Matthew J. Kauffman, Bret W. Hess

9:20 am Winter habitat selection strategies of aformerly migratory bighorn sheeppopulation in the Teton Range, northwestWyoming. Alyson Courtemanch, Matthew J.Kauffman

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Habitat use by nonnative feral goats inHawaiian dryland montane landscapes.Mark Chynoweth, Christopher A. Lepczyk,Creighton M. Litton, Susan Cordell, James R.Kellner, Gregory P. Asner

10:30 am Foraging under predation risk: Influence oflandscape and seasonality mediate foragingby Yellowstone elk. Matthew J. Kauffman,Jedediah F. Brodie

10:50 am Modeling habitat competition betweenmule deer and elk in Nevada. CodySchroeder, Kelley Stewart, Tony Wasley

11:10 am Nonnative plants function as an ecologicaltrap for a native mammal. Andrea R. Litt

11:30 am Landscapes of young forests: implicationsfor mature forest species. Eric J. Stromgren,Karl W. Larsen

Session 22: Contributed PaperConservation and Management of BirdsModerator: Brian Davis, Mississippi State University,

Mississippi State, MS

Location: Kona 5

8:00 am Kiwikiu productivity, nest success andbreeding ecology in the Hanawi NaturalArea Reserve, Maui, Hawaii. Hanna L.Mounce, David L. Leonard, Kelly J. Iknayan,Laura Berthold, C. Dusti Becker, Kirsty J.Swinnerton, Jim J. Groombridge

8:20 am Variation in Detection Probability andImplications for Multi-species PasserineBird Monitoring. Joshua H. Schmidt, CarolL. McIntyre, Margaret C. MacCluskie

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8:40 am Genetic structure and diversity in southTexas bobwhites: Implications forconservation. Randy DeYoung, ErinWehland, Damon Williford, AngelineZamorano, Joseph Sands, Leonard Brennan,Fidel Hernandez, Stephen DeMaso, RobertPerez

9:00 am Associations between detection probabilityand home range size: results from the firstdecade of regional-scale, avian biodiversitysurveys in northern California. Brett J.Furnas, Richard L. Callas

9:20 am Too many or not enough? Recentpopulation trends and proposedmanagement of Double-crestedCormorants in the western United Statesand Canada. Jessica Y. Adkins, Daniel D.Roby, Donald E. Lyons, Karen N. Courtot,Kenneth Collis, Yasuko Suzuki, Peter J. Loschl

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Effects of habitat fragmentation and prairiemanagement on Sprague’s pipits andchestnut-collared longspurs, two threatenedgrassland songbirds. Nicola Koper, DavidWalker, Maggi Sliwinski, Emily Pipher,Jennifer Rodgers, Lionel Leston

10:30 am Shorebird distribution and abundance atcoastal sites in the Arctic National WildlifeRefuge. Stephen C. Brown, Steve J. Kendall,Audrey R. Taylor, Roy T. Churchwell, Anna-Marie Benson

10:50 am Small shorebird and dabbling duckresponses to salt pond restoration andmanagement in the South San FranciscoBay over 2003-2010. L. Arriana Brand, JohnTakekawa, Jill Bluso-Demers, Lacy Smith,Eric Mruz, Caitlin Robinson-Nilsen, JohnKrause, Cheryl Strong, Joel Shinn

11:10 am Nightingale Reed-warbler Surveys in theMariana Archipelago. Ann Marshall, FredAmidon, Richard J. Camp, Paul Radley

11:30 am Effects of cattle stocking rate and grazingduration on songbird abundance anddiversity in the northern mixed-grassprairie. Maggi Sliwinski, Nicola Koper

Session 23: Contributed PaperConservation of Communities, Ecosystems, andLandscapesModerator: Cynthia Perrine, Past TWS Western Section

President, San Luis Obispo, CA


8:00 am Ecosystem impacts following diseaseinduced top predator decline: TheTasmanian devil and devil facial tumourdisease (DFTD). Tracey Hollings, GregHocking, Menna Jones, Nick Mooney,Hamish McCallum

8:20 am Kitty Cams: A novel technique to measuredomestic cat predation on wildlife. KerrieAnne T. Loyd, Sonia M. Hernandez, John P.Carroll, Gregory T. Marshall, Michael J.Yabsley

8:40 am Hotspots of genetic diversity anddifferentiation in the desert southwest andpotential impacts of renewable energydevelopment. Amy G. Vandergast, KenNussear, Todd C. Esque, Robert N. Fisher,Kelly R. Barr, Rich D. Inman, Stacie A.Hathaway, Megan Lahti, Dustin A. Wood

9:00 am Grassland Bird Habitat Conservation onArmy Training Areas. Deanna McCullum

9:20 am Is mixed-pine ecosystem restoration in theUpper Peninsula of Michigan for the birds?R. Gregory Corace, P. Charles Goebel, IgorDrobyshev, David M. Hix

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Biodiversity response to fire and herbicidein intensively managed pine stands ofMississippi. Raymond B. Iglay, Darren A.Miller, Bruce D. Leopold, Guiming Wang

10:30 am Restoring imperiled Blackland Prairiehabitats in Mississippi. Scott L. Edwards,John Gruchy, Daniel Coggin

10:50 am Climate Change and PopulationConnectivity: Assessing Species andLandscape Vulnerability. Sameul A.Cushman, Curt Flather, Erin Landguth




11:10 am Evaluating Biodiversity Metrics in responseto forecasted Land-use Change in theAmerican Southwest. Elizabeth A. Samson,Kenneth G. Boykin, William G. Kepner,David F. Bradford, Allison K. Leimer

11:30 am Restoring an Ecosystem or EndangeredSpecies Management: Have we backedourselves into a corner? Michael Casazza,Cory T. Overton, Tobias Rohmer, Donald R.Strong, Peggy Olofson, Jen McBroom, JulianWood, Leonard Liu, Steven Bobzien, ValaryBloom, Josh M. Hull, Steven Schwarzbach,Ted Grosholz, Joy Albertson, John Y.Takekawa

Photo Contest RegistrationLocation: Grand Promenade Rotunda

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Certification Application CounselingLocation: Kona 1

Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Resume WorkshopLocation: Kona 2

Time: 10:15 am – 12:15 pm

Session 24 : PlenaryUniting for a Common Goal – The Conservationof Wildlife and their Habitats, Award andMeetingLocation: Monarchy

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:15 pm

In the late 1800s, a number of visionary citizen leaders from di-verse personal backgrounds became concerned with rapidly dis-appearing wild places and dramatic declines in manyonce-abundant wildlife species. These individuals were able tocombine great intellectual force, extraordinary personal experi-ence in nature, relentless public communication efforts, and so-phisticated use of social and political positioning to convince adisparate public that conservation mattered. These early effortsgave rise to a sophisticated model of science-based stewardshipfor wildlife now known as the North American Model ofWildlife Conservation. As a result, many species of wildlife were

saved from the brink of extinction, and large expanses of wildcountry were protected.

As early conservation efforts matured in the 20th century, dis-crete separations in emphasis among participants in the move-ment began to emerge, leading to sometimes confrontationaldivisions in ideology. While these divisions may be somewhatproblematic today, such historical realities have the great capac-ity to both enlighten and inspire our path into the future.Clearly conservation is the private domain of no individual en-tity or perspective. Rather, it is a concern that needs to embracethe widest possible public interest and the greatest public partic-ipation. Thus, conserving wildlife in the 21st century will re-quire reuniting sporting and conservation organizations whowere once more closely allied in the movement.

The Plenary Session for this year’s Annual Conference will ad-dress these coming conservation challenges through presenta-tions from a number of notable individuals. The session willbegin with a speech from last year’s Aldo Leopold Award win-ner, Dr. Douglas Johnson, Senior Scientist with the U.S. Geolog-ical Survey. Dr. Johnson will be followed by representatives offour leading conservation organizations integral in both earlyand contemporary efforts to conserve wildlife in North Amer-ica. The speakers include:

• Simon Roosevelt of the Boone & Crockett Club, great, greatgrandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.

• Catherine Semcer, Senior Washington, DC Representative ofthe Sierra Club.

• Michael Hutchins, Executive Director/CEO of The WildlifeSociety.

• David Johns, Executive Board Member of the Society forConservation Biology.

Each speaker will discuss how their organizations were foundedand by whom, how their missions have evolved through time,and what they believe will be the leading conservation chal-lenges of the coming century. Shane Mahoney, Executive Direc-tor of Sustainable Development and Strategic Science in theDepartment of Environment and Conservation, Government ofNewfoundland and Labrador, will conclude by summarizing thePlenary Session and charting a course for future cooperativeconservation efforts.

1:00 pm Welcome

1:10 pm Cultural Welcome. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Jr.

1:15 pm 2010 Aldo Leopold Award Winner - TheWildlife Profession: What would AldoThink? Douglas H. Johnson

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1:40 pm Introduction to Plenary. Tom Ryder,President, The Wildlife Society

1:45 pm The Wildlife Society: Past, Present, andFuture. Michael Hutchins

2:10 pm Ideas for the Second Century of AmericanConservation. Simon Roosevelt

2:35 pm Conservation Biology: Medicine for aWounded World. David Johns

2:55 pm From Preservation to Adaptation:Safeguarding Our Natural Resources In The21st Century. Catherine Semcer

3:20 pm Summary. Shane Mahoney

3:45 pm Closing Remarks. Tom Ryder, President, TheWildlife Society.

3:50 pm BREAK

4:05 pm Awards Ceremony

4:30 pm TWS Members Meeting

5:00 pm Invitation to International WildlifeManagement Congress

5:10 pm Invitation to 2012 Annual Meeting,Portland, Oregon

5:15 pm Closing, adjourn

Welcome LuauLocation: Palace Lawn

Time: 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm





Monday, November 7, 2011

Retired Members GatheringLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 7:00 am – 8:30 am

Session 25: RoundtableGenetically Engineered Biofuels and FoodAnimals: Implications for WildlifeOrganizer: Kay Marano Briggs, USGS, Reston, VA

Sponsor(s): US Geological Survey, Wildlife, Terrestrial andEndangered Resources Program


Time: 7:00 am – 9:00 am

Advanced Registration Required

Increased demand for low cost, efficient biofuels and adequatefood supplies are driving research in the development of geneti-cally engineered crops and food sources. This includes identifi-cation of genes that could provide a selective advantage wheninserted into crops or animals. Wildlife managers are askingwhat the introduction of genetically engineered organisms(GEOs) means to wildlife and habitat. Decision makers needsound science about GEOs when developing regulations ormaking management decisions in consideration of wildlife, en-dangered species and habitat.

This roundtable includes eight, brief presentations by individu-als on GEOs, followed by a discussion that includes audienceinitiated questions and comments. Federal agencies whose man-dates include development of second generation biofuels or cre-ation of genetically engineered food sources are further aheadthan wildlife biologists in comparable research on considerationof GEO introductions into the natural environment. Roundtableoutcomes include identification of questions whose answerscould provide information for resource managers, and establish-ment of a core group, incorporating the roundtable participantsinterested in working collaboratively to identify ways to leverageresources, advance the science highlight the needs of decisionmakers and help shape research projects focusing the science tomeet these needs.

Session 26: SymposiumScience and Wildlife Conservation on theHawaiian IslandsOrganizers: Steven C. Hess, U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiì

National Park, HI; Sheila Conant, University ofHawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Sponsor(s): U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Island EcosystemsResearch Center

Location: Kohala 1

8:00 am Hawaii’s wildlife extinction crisis: A case forscientific study, conservation, andmanagement. Sheila Conant

8:20 am The evolution of feeding specialization inHawaiian forest birds and its ecologicalconsequences. Paul C. Banko, Robert W.Peck, Winston E. Banko

8:40 am Diets of endangered Hawaiian forest birdsand threats to their arthropod prey base.Robert W. Peck, Paul C. Banko

9:00 am Trends of Hawaiian forest birds: the Hawaiiforest bird monitoring database. Richard J.Camp, Paulo M. Gorresen, Thane K. Pratt

9:20 am Ecology, diet, and altitudinal migration inHawaii’s only native terrestrial mammal: theHawaiian hoary bat. Frank J. Bonaccorso,Christopher Todd, Riley Barnard, Corinna A.Pinzari, Paulo M. Gorresen

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Tracking movements of the endangeredHawaiian Goose with satellite telemetry.Christina R. Cornett, Steven C. Hess,Kathleen Misajon, Jack Jeffrey

10:30 am Conservation of the endangered OahuElepaio: Managing nest predation by ratsand a natural population response. EricVanderWerf

10:50 am Cascading impacts: Feral pigs, mosquitoesand avian disease in Hawai‘i. Dennis A.LaPointe, Michael D. Samuel, Tommy L.Thompson

11:10 am Tolerance to Avian Malaria in HawaiianForest Birds: A New Paradigm forManaging Disease? Carter T. Atkinson, KateS. Saili, Ruth B. Utzurrum, Susan I. Jarvi

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11:30 am Keeping Hawaii’s forest birds one stepahead of diseases in a warming world. EbenPaxton, Carter T. Atkinson, Donna Ball, JeffBurgett, Colleen Cole, Lisa Crampton, JimKraus, Dennis A. LaPointe, Loyal Mehrhoff,Michael D. Samuel

11:50 am LUNCH

1:00 pm Multi-species translocations among low-lying islands in a changing climate. AndrewMcClung, Michelle H. Reynolds, Jeff S.Hatfield, Kevin Brinck, Karen N. Courtot,Crystal M. Krause

1:20 pm Alien Ungulate Management Is A RiskyBusiness When At Odds With Public andPolitical Power. Bryan Harry

2:00 pm Partnering to Manage Wildlife AcrossLandscapes. T C. Cole, Tanya Rubenstein,Rhonda Loh

2:20 pm Science-based natural resourcemanagement in Pacific Island NationalParks. Darcy Hu, Kelly Kozar, Rhonda Loh,Tavita Togia, Sallie Beavers, Mike Gawel, MattBrown

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Understanding and reducing human-human conflicts related to wildlife inHawai‘i. Christopher A. Lepczyk, CherylLohr

3:30 pm An overview of conservation actions andinactions regarding imperiled species inHawai‘i. David C. Duffy, Sheila Conant

3:50 pm Panel Discussion

Session 27: SymposiumWildlife and Roads in Urban EcosystemsOrganizers: Seth P. Riley, National Park Service, Thousand

Oaks, CA; Stanley D. Gehrt, The Ohio StateUniversity, Columbus, OH

Sponsor(s): TWS Urban Wildlife Working Group

Location: Kohala 2

8:00 am Relationships between roads andendangered San Joaquin kit foxes in urbanenvironments. Brian L. Cypher, CurtisBjurlin, Christine L. Van Horn Job, Carie M.Wingert

8:20 am An experimental test of the effectiveness ofroad passage structures for freshwaterturtles. Paul R. Sievert, Derek T. Yorks, DavidJ. Paulson

8:40 am Coyote response to roads in urban systemsin New York. Daniel Bogan, Paul D. Curtis

9:00 am Assessing connectivity for carnivores acrosshighways using an integrated local-scaleapproach. Lisa M. Lyren, Robert S. Alonso,William M. Perry, Roberto V. Lugo, Kevin R.Crooks, Erin E. Boydston

9:20 am Wildlife Crossing Structures under US 93 inMontana’s Bitterroot Valley. Patricia Cramer,Robert Hamlin

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Host and pathogen molecular markersreveal different patterns of connectivityamong bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a highlyfragmented landscape. Justin Lee, EmilyRuell, Lisa M. Lyren, Erin E. Boydston,Robert Alonso, Jennifer L. Troyer, Kevin R.Crooks, Sue VandeWoude

10:30 am Identifying habitat characteristics to predicthighway crossing areas for black bearswithin a human-modified landscape. JesseLewis, Janet Rachlow, Jon Horne, Oz Garton,Wayne Wakkinen, Jim Hayden, Pete Zager

10:50 am Impact of Roads on the Movement andHomerange Establisment of an UrbanCoyote Population. Justin L. Brown, StanleyD. Gehrt

11:10 am Effects of Urbanization and Roads onAmphibians and Reptiles: Planning andMitigation Considerations. Kimberly M.Andrews, Priya Nanjappa, Seth P. Riley

11:30 am The genetic, movement, and survival effectsof roads on multiple species in a nationalpark near Los Angeles: from skinks towrentits to mountain lions. Seth P. Riley,Jeffrey A. Sikich, Cathy Schoonmaker, KatyDelaney




Session 28: SymposiumRecent Developments in the Study of AnimalMovementOrganizers: Mevin B. Hooten, USGS - CSU, Fort Collins, CO;

Devin S. Johnson, NOAA National MarineMammal Labratory, Seattle, WA

Sponsor(s): TWS Biometrics Working Group and SpatialEcology and Telemetry Working Group

Location: Kohala 3

8:00 am Animal Movement and Space Use Analyses:Past, Present, and Future. Mevin B. Hooten

8:20 am Mechanistic home range models forungulates. James D. Forester

8:40 am A general modeling framework for animalmovement and migration using multi-staterandom walks. Brett McClintock, Ruth King,Len Thomas, Jason Matthiopoulos, BernieMcConnell, Juan Morales

9:00 am Velocity-Based Movement Modeling forIndividual and Population Level Inference.Ephraim M. Hanks, Mevin B. Hooten, DevinS. Johnson, Jeremy T. Sterling

9:20 am A general Bayesian approach to locationestimation and software for traditional andmodern track analysis techniques. MichaelD. Sumner, Simon J. Wotherspoon, Mark A.Hindell

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Agent-based movement models to assessfunctional connectivity and diseasetransmission in fragmented landscapes.Kevin R. Crooks, Jeff A. Tracey, Sarah Bevins,Sue VandeWoude

10:30 am Estimating home range, movement paths,resource selection at multiple orders, andintra/inter-specific relationships: measuretwice, cut once. Jonathan S. Horne

10:50 am A practical guide for use of home rangeapproaches. George Wittemyer, SharonBaruch-Mordo, Mevin B. Hooten, Sarah E.Reed, David M. Theobald

11:10 am A Simple Nonparametric Technique ToEstimate Movement And Space Use. DavidM. Theobald

11:30 am The Past, Present, and Future of AnimalMovement Modeling: A Comment. Devin S.Johnson

Session 29: SymposiumAnalysis of the North American Breeding BirdSurveyOrganizers: J A. Royle, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,

Laurel, MD; Keith L. Pardieck, USGS PatuxentWildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD; William A.Link, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,Laurel, MD; John R. Sauer, USGS PatuxentWildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Sponsor(s): TWS Biometics Working Group

Location: Kohala 4

8:00 am Progression of the BBS and futuredirections. Keith L. Pardieck

8:20 am Keeping the right eggs in the right baskets:Scientific management of the BBS database.David J. Ziolkowski Jr

8:40 am Hierarchical models and the BBS: Lessonsin institutionalizing a complex analysis.John R. Sauer, William A. Link, Keith L.Pardieck

9:00 am Detectability, not detection: on modelingcount data for monitoring populationchange. William A. Link, John R. Sauer

9:20 am Modeling trends from North AmericanBreeding Bird Survey data: A spatiallyexplicit approach. Florent Bled, John R.Sauer, Keith L. Pardieck, Paul Doherty, J A.Royle

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Modeling population dynamics anddetection probability using Breeding BirdSurvey data. Richard Chandler, J A. Royle,John R. Sauer, Keith L. Pardieck

10:30 am Estimating regional landbird populationsfrom enhanced breeding bird surveys.Daniel J. Twedt

10:50 am Models and maps for conservationplanning: spatial considerations whenmodeling North American Breeding BirdSurvey counts. Wayne E. Thogmartin

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11:10 am The BBS in Canada: Adjustments to thescale of hierarchical Bayesian estimates ofannual indices. Adam C. Smith

11:30 am Joint analysis of roadside and off-roadbreeding bird survey data from Alaska.Colleen M. Handel, John R. Sauer, Steve M.Matsuoka

Session 30: Contributed PaperHuman Dimensions, Conservation Education,and Conservation PolicyModerator: Scott M. Brainerd, Alaska Department of Fish and

Game, Fairbanks, AK

Location: Kona 4

8:00 am Wildlife managers and conservation policy:playing the dual role of scientist andmanager. Cristi Horton, Neal Wilkins, TarlaR. Peterson

8:20 am Where Science and Policy Should RewardEach Other: Conservation of EndangeredSpecies. Piotr Weclaw

8:40 am Interagency Coordination & Collaborationin the Mississippi River Basin: InstitutionalFrameworks for Natural ResourceGovernance. Ryan Aylesworth, DennisBecker

9:00 am When International Agendas Collide withLocal Realities: Diffusing Multi-scalarConflict in Wildlife Conservation. MichaelJ. Liles, Leigh A. Bernacchi, Chara J. Ragland,Tarla R. Peterson

9:20 am Forests, wildlife, and carbon sequestration:policy review and modeling of tradeoffsamong land use change scenarios. ChadwickD. Rittenhouse, Eunice A. Padley, Karl J.Martin, Adena R. Rissman

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Selling game: Can we learn from theScandinavian Model of WildlifeConservation? Scott M. Brainerd, BjørnKaltenborn

10:30 am The role of agency trust on satisfaction andsupport for agency actions. David C. Fulton

10:50 am Communicating effectively about trapping.Phil T. Seng

11:10 am Rabies knowledge and perceptions: selectedpopulation sampling in Greensboro, NC.Nils Peterson, Maria B. Palamar, MariaCorrea, Chris DePerno

11:30 am Marine reserves protect fish from people:assessing the effects of conservation policyon human use. Marie L. Fujitani, Eli P.Fenichel, Jorge Torre, Leah R. Gerber

Session 31: Contributed PaperConservation and Management of MammalsModerator: Tony Mong, Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.,

Baggs, WY

Location: Kona 5

8:00 am Mountain lions of the Great Basin:Identification of source-sink dynamicsusing Bayesian genetic techniques. AlysonAndreasen, Kelley M. Stewart, William L.Longland, Jon P. Beckmann, Matthew Forister

8:20 am Influence of forage availability on use of anurban landscape by black bears. Jerod A.Merkle, Hugh Robinson, Paul R. Krausman,Paul Alaback

8:40 am Using Camera Traps to Characterize SleepBehavior of the Wild Black Rhinoceros.Rachel M. Santymire, Jordana Meyer,Elizabeth Freeman

9:00 am Wolf kill rate on moose across winter in alow density ungulate prey system. Bryce C.Lake, Mark R. Bertram, Nikki Guldager, JasonR. Caikoski, Robert O. Stephenson

9:20 am Assessment of highway permeability andcrossing patterns for red wolves along US64, North Carolina. Christine M. Proctor,Thomas Esson, Marcella J. Kelly, Michael R.Vaughan, Andrew Trent

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Can tigers change their stripes? Multi-scaleanalysis of Sumatran tigers’ occupancy andhabitat use in forest and plantationlandscapes. Sunarto Sunarto, Marcella Kelly,Jim Nichols, Karmila Parakkasi, SybilleKlenzendorf, Eka Septayuda, HarryKurniawan




10:30 am Using distance sampling and hierarchicalmodels to estimate Dall’s sheep abundancein Alaska’s national parks. Kumi Rattenbury,Joshua Schmidt, Jim Lawler, MaggieMacCluskie

10:50 am Identification of elk resource selection in anatural gas development field. ClayBuchanan, Jeffrey L. Beck, Thomas E. Bills

11:10 am A non-invasive genetic sampling approachto evaluate population size of gray wolves inIdaho. Carisa R. Stansbury, David E.Ausband, Curt M. Mack, Peter Zager, MichaelMitchell, Lisette P. Waits

11:30 am Use of a Modified Body-Snare as a HairSampling Technique for EstimatingCarnivore Abundance. Heather K. Stricker,Jerrold Belant, Dean Beyer, Dwayne Etter,Kim Scribner, Jeanette Fierke

Session 32: Contributed PaperEcology and Habitat Relationships of BirdsModerator: Nichole Cudworth, Wyoming Game and Fish

Dept., Lander, WY


8:00 am Effect of habitat characteristics on wetlandoccupancy of secretive marsh-birds in Iowa.Tyler M. Harms, Stephen J. Dinsmore

8:20 am Does conspecific attraction explain areasensitivity of songbirds in tall-grass prairie?David Bruinsma, Nicola Koper

8:40 am Selection for anthropogenic structures andvegetation characteristics by commonravens within a sagebrush-steppeecosystem. Kristy Howe, Peter S. Coates,David Delehanty

9:00 am Climate Change, Regulations, and DelayedFall Migration of Ducks: An Examination of50 Years Of Parts Collection Data. Frank C.Rohwer, Bruce E. Davis

9:20 am An Evaluation of Climate Change EffectsOn The Size Of North American Duck EggsDuring the Last 150 Years. Julie DeJong,Kenneth F. Higgins, Robert W. Klaver

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Golden-winged Warbler demography:productivity and survival in Minnesota andManitoba. Henry Streby, Sean Peterson,David Andersen

10:30 am Factors affecting black-capped vireofledgling survival. Theresa L. Pope

10:50 am Winter bird densities across a savanna-woodland-forest gradient in the MissouriOzarks. Sarah W. Kendrick, Frank R.Thompson

11:10 am Relationships between incubation behavior,nest survival, and nest predators of black-crowned night-herons based onvideo-monitoring at Alcatraz Island, SanFrancisco, California. Brianne E. Brussee,Peter S. Coates, Roger L. Hothem, Michael L.Casazza, Bill Merkle

11:30 am The effects of time-dependent andenvironmental factors on black-crownednight-heron reproductive success based ona long-term dataset. Roger L. Hothem, PeterS. Coates, Brianne E. Brussee, Michael L.Casazza, Bill Merkle

Session 33: Contributed PosterHerps, Population Dynamics of Birds, WildlifeDamage, & Human Dimension, ConservationEducation and PolicyLocation: Kohala and Kona Promenades

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

1. Bird Education Alliance for Conservation (BEAC):Putting Bird Conservation Education into Action.Tamara K. Zeller, Ashley A. Dayer, Jennifer M. Fee

2. Awareness level of Biodiversity Conservation Issuesamong University Students in Ogun State, Nigeria.Gabriel A. Dedeke, Samson A. Bamigbose, Bolutife Siwoku

3. Nature’s Notebook: A Tool for Education andResearch. Theresa M. Crimmins, Erin E. Posthumus,Ellen G. Denny, Carolyn Enquist, R. L. Marsh, AlyssaRosemartin, Jake Weltzin

4. The only good wolf: Engaging faculty and students inan interdisciplinary approach to natural resourcemanagement. Alix D. Fink, Caitlin M. Zoetis

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5. Climate change vulnerability assessments for effectiveadaptation of Pacific Islands wildlife conservation.Lucas B. Fortini, Jeff Burgett

6. Behaviour of adult scandinavian brown bears whenapproached by humans on foot. Gro K. Moen, Ole-Gunnar Støen, Veronica E. Sahlén, Jon E. Swenson

7. Recent trends and strategies for state nongamecheckoff funding in the USA. Melissa M. Kendrick,Linda M. May, Robert J. Warren

8. The Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative. JeffBurgett, Deanna Spooner

9. Testing bird diversity as an indicator of ecologicalvalue in urban home prices. Mark C. Wallace, MichaelShiroya, Michael Farmer

10. To kill or not to kill? Understanding the drivers ofhuman-leopard interactions from spatio-temporalpatterns in a high conflict region of India. Kerry L.Nicholson, Sutirtha Dutta, S. P. Goyal, Devendra Singh,Quamar Qureshi

11. Making Wildlife Research Relevant to the Masses:Lessons Learned from the 2011 Urban WildlifeConference. Diana M. Foss, John M. Davis

12. The Importance and Value of Internships ForUndergraduate Wildlife Students. Richard Etchberger,Gregory Wheeler

13. Downscaling: Local potential for endangered speciesmanagement. Leigh Bernacchi, Michael J. Liles, Chara J.Ragland, Tarla R. Peterson

14. From hoax to educational opportunity: A classroomstudy on the management of the pacific northwesttree octopus. Tyler L. Hicks, Marcie Mueller

15. Can free ranging kangaroos replace sheep as farmers’product of choice in Australia’s rangelands forimproved conservation outcomes? Daniel Ramp

16. The Challenges of Game Management on the Islandof Hawaii. Hans Sin

17. Comparison of local perceptions on brown bearmanagement and key factors influencing human-bearencounters across the Pacific Rim – what is the rightperspective? Kim Jochum, Lilian Alessa, Andrew Kliskey,Falk Huettmann, Dmitry Lisitsyn, Susan Todd

18. Scent-identification Training Improves Search DogPerformance When Tracking Injured Game. Carl-Gustaf Thulin, Erik Håff, Mia Lennartsson

19. Analysis of presentations from annual conferences ofThe Wildlife Society, 1994-2006. Warren B. Ballard, JonMcRoberts, R. Doug Holt, Jennifer Timmer, DonelleSchwalm, Adam Ferguson, Curtis Kukal, Sarah Wulff,Velvet Finckbone

20. Outdoor Education and Partnering with YouthOrganizations: North Dakota’s Theodore RooseveltAward. William F. Jensen, Thomas J. Ryder

21. Sustainable Tourism and Mountain GorillaConservation in Uganda. Michael Campbell, RichardDrama, Kelly J. MacKay, John B. Amuno

22. Low effective population size and survivorship inlesser prairie-chicken. Lena C. Larsson, Christin L.Pruett, Jeff A. Johnson, Donald H. Wolfe, Michael A.Patten

23. Survival and cause specific mortality of resident andtranslocated greater sage grouse in Strawberry Valley,Utah: a 13-year study. Rick Baxter, Randy Larsen, JerranFlinders

24. Population of wintering red-crowned crane keepsdecreasing in Yancheng, China. Zhongqiu Li, Chen Ge

25. Recruitment age of female king eiders using reversetime capture histories. Ray T. Alisauskas, Dana K. Kellett

26. Summary and results of the Milan Bottoms BaldEagle night roost survey project. Cathleen D. Monson,Kelly J. McKay, Robert R. Bryant, Walter M. Zuurdeeg,Brian P. Ritter, Jason L. Monson, Ryan T. Schmitz, JenniferA. Rothe, Marc J. Bolinger, Brian L. Blevins

27. Phylogeographic History of Sauromalus. Will Collett,Catherine Stephen, Bryce Peterson

28. Ten years of painted turtle ecology in Clay County,Minnesota. Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm, DeAnna J.Rastedt, Ashley D. Remmick

29. The Effects of Forest-Buffer Width on Pool-BreedingAmphibian Demography. Jessica Veysey, KimberlyBabbitt, Matthew Baber

30. The incubation environment of nests deposited bythe Northwest Florida subpopulation of loggerheadturtles. Brail Stephens, Margaret Lamont, RaymondCarthy, Lorna Patrick

31. An experimental test of invasive larval bullfrogresponse to hydroperiod. Megan Cook, Tiffany S. Garcia

32. Experimental head-starting of the Carolina gopherfrog on the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.Robert V. Horan, Andrew M. Grosse, Kurt A. Buhlmann




33. Abundance and survival of the San FranciscoGartersnake in Ccastal San Mateo County, California.Glenn Wylie, Brian Halstead, Melissa Amarello, Jeff Smith,Michelle Thompson, Eric Routman, Michael Casazza

34. The efforts of the Wildlife ConservationSociety/Bronx Zoo to save the extinct-in-the-wildKihansi Spray Toad. Valorie Titus, Drew Foster, AlyssaBorek

35. Assessing range-wide patterns in viability for adeclining species: Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakepopulations in North America. Lisa Faust, Jennifer A.Szymanski, Michael Redmer

36. Testing a habitat suitability index model for theeastern massasauga rattlesnake. Robyn L. Bailey, HenryCampa, Kristin M. Bissell, Tara M. Harrison

37. Are ranaviruses capable of contributing to amphibianspecies declines? Matthew J. Gray

38. Forest habitat use by the Western Rattlesnakethroughout its range in British Columbia. JessicaGosling, Karl W. Larsen

39. Maternal nest-site choice may compensate for effectsof climate change in reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination. Jeanine M. Refsnider,Fredric J. Janzen

40. Life in fluctuation: the ecology of western paintedturtles in a northern reservoir. Nicole Schiller, Karl W.Larsen

41. Effects of Habitat Development and HumanDisturbance on the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake inBritish Columbia. Emily Lomas, Karl Larsen

42. Restoration of the Relict Leopard Frog, NPS leadsspecies recovery program in and around Lake MeadNRA. Ross Haley

43. Amphibians on a Changing Landscape: Measuringthe Effects of Restored Wet Prairies on AmphibianPopulations Inhabiting Agricultural Landscapes. PaulE. Bartelt, Robert W. Klaver

44. Efficacy of predator control to enhance wild preypopulations: some practical predictors. Mike Conner,Lora L. Smith

45. Spectral and response assessment of turtle-friendlylighting. Margaret Lamont, Raymond Carthy

46. Hunting dog population density in Kainji LakeNational Park, Nigeria. Abiodun F. Akinyemi

47. Host/parasite population genetics: the pandoramoth-ponderosa pine system. Johanna DelgadoAcevedo, Stacy Jørgensen, James H. Speer

48. Interspecific variation in wildlife hazards to aircraft:Implications for airport wildlife management. TravisL. DeVault, Jerrold L. Belant, Bradley F. Blackwell, ThomasW. Seamans

49. Man-Elephant Conflict in Tropical Landscape ofNorth Bengal, India. Rajeev Sharma

50. Reindeer-caribou interactions: local knowledge andthe genetic identity of Alaska’s North Slope herds.Karen H. Mager, Kevin Colson, Kris J. Hundertmark

Certification Review BoardLocation: Kona 1

Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Photo ContestLocation: Grand Promenade Rotunda

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Career FairLocation: Grand Promenade

Time: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

TWS Wildlife Toxicology Working GroupLocation: Queen’s 6

Time: 11:45 am – 12:45 pm

TWS Trade ShowLocation: Grand Promenade

Time: 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm

National Association of Fish and WildlifePrograms General Assembly MeetingLocation: Kona 2

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Past President’s LunchLocation: Queen’s 4

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

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TWS Climate Change Working GroupLocation: King’s 3

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

TWS Military Lands Working GroupLocation: Kona 3

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

TWS Native Peoples Working GroupLocation: Palm Terrace

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

University of Tennessee Institute ofAgriculture NRCS NEAPLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

JWM, WSB, & Monographs LunchLocation: Donatoni’s

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Government Affairs TrainingLocation: Queen’s 5

Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Session 34: SymposiumWind Energy and WildlifeOrganizers: George E. Wallace, American Bird Conservancy,

The Plains, VA; Frank J. Bonaccorso, U. S.Geological Survey, Hawaii National Park, HI

Sponsor(s): American Bird Conservancy, Bat ConservationInternational, Hawaii Chapter of The WildlifeSociety, and Pacific Island Ecosystems ResearchCenter – U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. Fish andWildlife Service

Location: Kohala 2

1:00 pm The current state of wind and wildlifepolicy – developing clean energy whileprotecting wildlife. George E. Wallace, KellyFuller, Michael Fry

1:20 pm Terrestrial wildlife conservation andrenewable energy development in the desertsouthwest United States: a review. JeffLovich, Joshua Ennen

1:40 pm Do bat fatality rates correlate to migratorymovement rates based on marine radar,night vision, and acoustic monitoring?David S. Johnston, Judd A. Howell, Scott B.Terrill, Nellie Thorngate, James Castle, Jeff P.Smith, Todd J. Mabee

2:00 pm High frequency GPS telemetry to evaluatemigration and habitat use of raptors relativeto wind development. Todd Katzner, TriciaMiller, Jeff Cooper, Kieran O’Malley, RobertBrooks, Michael Lanzone, David Brandes,Phil Turk, Junior Tremblay, CharlesMaissoneuve

2:20 pm Evaluating the effectiveness of an ultrasonicacoustic deterrent for reducing bat fatalitiesat wind turbines. Edward B. Arnett

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Effects of wind developments on grasslandbirds in native habitats in the northernGreat Plains. Douglas H. Johnson, Jill A.Shaffer

3:30 pm Monitoring and researching bat activity atwind turbines with near infraredvideography. Paulo M. Gorresen, Paul M.Cryan, Frank J. Bonaccorso

3:50 pm Expanding fatality estimates from thesearch plot to the entire site. Manuela M.Huso, Zachary D. Wilson, Edward B. Arnett

4:10 pm The First National Golden Eagle TakePermits - USFWS Guidance and PermittingProcess. Jeff Everett, Vanessa Loverti

4:30 pm The current state of off-shore wind andwildlife policy. Michael Fry, George E.Wallace, Kelly Fuller




Session 35: SymposiumSocial Conflict Over Wildlife: Human-WildlifeConflict Re-envisionedOrganizers: Craig A. Miller, Illinois Natural History Survey,

Champaign, IL; Kirsten M. Leong, National ParkService, Fort Collins, CO; Jeremy T. Bruskotter,The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Sponsor(s): TWS Human Dimensions Working Group

Location: Kohala 3

1:00 pm Rearticulating the myth of human-wildlifeconflict. Nils Peterson, Jessie L. Birckhead,Kirsten M. Leong, Markus J. Peterson, TarlaPeterson

1:20 pm Understanding tolerance for largecarnivores: A risk-based model. Jeremy T.Bruskotter, David C. Fulton, Robyn A.Wilson, Kristina Slagle, Ryan Zajac

1:40 pm Wild Carnivores, Free Ranging Dogs, andPeople: Managing a Cultural and BiologicalPhenomenon in central Chile. John F.Organ, Gonzalo Medina, Francisca Astorga,Daniela Poo, Cristian Perez, Stephen A.DeStefano

2:00 pm How education and human dimensions cansolve the dual mandate of preserving nativespecies and promoting game species.Christopher A. Lepczyk

2:20 pm Where the rubber hits the road: managinghow animals die. Robert H. Schmidt

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Translocating nuisance wildlife forreducing human-wildlife conflict. MichaelT. Mengak

3:30 pm Intricate conflicts: How environmentalvalues, risk perception and responsibilityinfluence hunter attitudes about lead shot.Susan Schroeder, David C. Fulton

3:50 pm Human-Wildlife Conflict: DefinitionExpanded. Francine Madden

4:10 pm Open forum/discussion. Kirsten M. Leong

Session 36: SymposiumEngaging, Educating, and Equipping FutureBiologists and VotersOrganizers: Leslie M. Burger, Mississippi State University,

Mississippi State, MS; Adam Rohnke, MississippiState University, Raymond, MS; Jessica Tegt,Mississippi State University, Mississippi State,MS

Sponsor(s): Public Conservation Education and OutreachWorking Group

Location: Kohala 4

1:00 pm Conservation education-state agencymission critical. Judith Silverberg

1:20 pm Alliances for conservation andenvironmental literacy: The key to success.Bora Simmons

1:40 pm Conservation Activities As Tools ForNatural And Cultural Education AndBehavioral Change. Simon Guerrero

2:00 pm Link Existing Programs andCommunications Networks with EffectiveLeadership to Connect People with Nature.Delwin E. Benson

2:20 pm Education in the Era of the Millennials andImplications for Future WildlifeProfessionals and Conservation. KellyMillenbah, Bjorn H. K. Wolter

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Wildlife in the Classroom: Multi-MediaModules for Elementary Students. Billy J.Higginbotham

3:30 pm The Wildlife Habitat Education Program:Teaching youth natural resourcesmanagement. Craig A. Harper, DwayneElmore

3:50 pm America’s Wildlife: Teaching the NorthAmerican Model of Wildlife Conservationto High School Students. Eric Proctor

4:10 pm The Bobwhite Brigade: How to Make aDiamond in Five Days. Dale Rollins

4:30 pm Connecting Teachers and Students toWildlife Conservation through ProjectWILD (Wildlife in Learning Design). AngelM. Rohnke

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Session 37: Contributed PaperWildlife Diseases and ToxicologyModerator: Krysten Schuler, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Location: Kona 4

1:00 pm Galaxin expression in the endemicHawaiian coral Montipora capitata,afflicted with skeletal growth anomalies.Narrissa P. Spies, Misaki Takabayashi

1:20 pm Transmission of avian influenza virus inwild waterfowl. Viviane Henaux, Michael D.Samuel, Jane Parmley

1:40 pm Epidemiology of chronic wasting disease inelk at Rocky Mountain National Park. RyanJ. Monello, Jenny G. Powers, N. ThompsonHobbs, Terry R. Spraker, Michael W. Miller,Margaret A. Wild

2:00 pm Causes, extent, and consequences of lead-pellet ingestion by chukars in western Utah:Examining habitat, search images, andtoxicology. Justin Bingham, Randy T. Larsen,John A. Bissonette, Jeffery O. Hall, Frank P.Howe

2:20 pm Avian Scavengers and Lead RifleAmmunition: Where We’re At, Challenges,and Solutions. Bryan Bedrosian, DerekCraighead, Ross Crandall

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Second generation anticoagulantrodenticides in predatory birds:probabilistic characterisation of toxic liverconcentrations and estimated populationlosses. Pierre Mineau, Philippe J. Thomas,Richard F. Shore, Louise Champoux, PamelaA. Martin, Laurie K. Wilson, Guy Fitzgerald,John E. Elliott

3:30 pm Spread of chronic wasting disease: Did muledeer draw the short straw? Evelyn H. Merrill,Margo Pybus, Alex Potapov, Tom Habib,Mark Ball, Barry Nobert, Eric Brownrigg,James Allen

3:50 pm Effects Of Chronic Wasting Disease OnReproduction And Recruitment InWisconsin White-tailed Deer. JulieBlanchong, Daniel Grear, Byron Weckworth,Delwyn Keane, Kim Scribner, Michael Samuel

4:10 pm Landscape genetics shed light on deerdispersal and population contact in theWisconsin - Illinois Chronic WastingDisease zone. Stacie Robinson, Mike Samuel,Davin Lopez, Paul Shelton

4:30 pm Relationships among population densities,home ranges, and contact rates of ChannelIsland foxes: Implications for diseasespread. Jessica Sanchez, Brian Hudgens

Session 38: Contributed PaperConservation and Management of MammalsModerator: Joshua B. Smith, GIS Center of Excellence, Rapid

City, SD

Location: Kona 5

1:00 pm Noninvasive Tracking of Jaguars and Co-occurring Felids by Combining MolecularScatology, Remote Camera Trapping andGIS in Belize, Central America. ClaudiaWultsch, Marcella J. Kelly, Lisette P. Waits

1:20 pm Estimating primary prey consumption ratesof mountain lions in the Black Hills, SouthDakota. Joshua B. Smith, Jonathan A. Jenks,Robert W. Klaver, John Broecher

1:40 pm Predicted changes in white-tailed deerdistribution under climate and land usechange. Kimberly Dawe, Stan Boutin

2:00 pm Semi-Desert Grassland Response toRemoval of Prairie Dogs and Cattle. BillVanPelt, David Whiting, Jared Underwood

2:20 pm Resource selection accounts for bias inmoose abundance estimates. Philip DeWitt,Jonah Keim

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Effects of Predator Removal on Mule DeerPopulations in Nevada. Kelley M. Stewart,Tony Wasley

3:30 pm New insights for the polar bears of BaffinBay: using additional harvest data to assesschanges in survival. Elizabeth Peacock, JeffLaake, Kristin Laidre, Erik Born

3:50 pm Factors Influencing Detection of CarnivorePredation Locations. Nathan Svoboda, JerryB. Belant, Dean E. Beyer, Jared F. Duquette




4:10 pm Promoting caribou recovery by reducingpredators through primary-preymanagement: evidence of increased wolfdispersal following increases in moose-hunting quotas. Robin W. Steenweg, MichaelP. Gillingham, Douglas C. Heard, KatherineL. Parker

4:30 pm Molecular identification of multiple preyspecies remains in predator scats. Jennifer R.Adams, Matthew A. Mumma, Christopher J.Zieminski, Todd K. Fuller, Colleen E.Soulliere, Lisette P. Waits

Session 39: Contributed PaperConservation and Management of BirdsModerator: Jeffrey L. Beck, University of Wyoming, Laramie,

WY


1:00 pm Quantifying Fitness for Greater Sage-Grouse in an Energy-DevelopmentLandscape. Christopher P. Kirol, Jeffrey L.Beck

1:20 pm Translocated and Resident Greater Sage-Grouse Chick Survival, Anthro Mountain,Utah. Natasha W. Gruber, Brian D. Maxfield,Terry A. Messmer, Michael R. Guttery, DavidN. Koons

1:40 pm Lesser prairie-chicken nest and broodsurvival in the northeast Texas panhandle.R. D. Holt, Warren B. Ballard, Robert M.Perez

2:00 pm Local data on sage-grouse movement andnest site selection informs the developmentof guidelines for a Candidate ConservationAgreement. Quinn R. Shurtliff, Kristy Howe

2:20 pm Winter Habitat Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse Influenced by Energy Development.Jeffrey L. Beck, Jennifer E. Hess, Frank C.Blomquist

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Detectability of lesser prairie-chicken leksfrom aerial surveys. Jon McRoberts,Matthew J. Butler, Warren B. Ballard, HeatherA. Whitlaw, David A. Haukos, Mark C.Wallace

3:30 pm Effects of mechanical treatments onpopulation density of sagebrush obligatebirds in the Gunnison Basin, Colorado.Patrick Magee, Tyler L. Hicks

3:50 pm Fences and greater sage-grouse: anexperimental test of marking as amitigation method to reduce collision riskin breeding areas. Bryan S. Stevens, Kerry P.Reese, John W. Connelly, David D. Musil

4:10 pm Greater sage-grouse core area conservation:A tool for range-wide conservationplanning. Kevin E. Doherty, Jason D. Tack,Jeff S. Evans, Dave E. Naulge

4:30 pm Across space and time: Seasonal andregional variation in habitat selection ofgreater sage-grouse across large spatialscales. Bradley C. Fedy, Cameron Aldridge,Kevin Doherty, Michael O’Donnell, JeffreyBeck, Bryan Bedrosian, Mathew Holloran,Christopher Kirol, David Marshall, GwynMcKee, Cheryl Mandich, Chad Olsen,Gregory Johnson, Brett Walker

Session 40: Special Poster SessionTraditional Environmental Knowledge in ModernResearch and EducationModerators: Carly K. Veary, University of Hawaii, Manoa,

Honolulu, HI; Judith Lemus, University of Hawaii,Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe, HI;Patricia Cooper, University of Hawaii, Manoa,Honolulu, HI

Sponsor(s): University of Hawaii, NSF COSEE - PacificOcean Literacy for Youth, Publics, Professionalsand Scientists

Location: Kohala and Kona Promenades

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

1. An investigation of the cultural use and populationcharacteristics of ‘opihi (Mollusca: Cellana spp.) atKalaupapa National Historical Park. Shauna K. Tom,Jim Beets, Eric K. Brown, Fiona McCormack

2. Ka Papa Lo’i o Kanewai. Summer Maunakea, MaenetteA. Nee-Benhan

3. Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)in the Kahalu’u Ahupuaa, Hawaii. Kaipo Perez,Mitchell Fujisaka, Paul L. Jokiel, Ku’ulei S. Rodgers

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4. The Waihona La‘au Lapa‘au, Hawaiian HerbalMedicine Cabinet, Through Aquaponics. Leina‘alaBright, Levon Ohai, Clyde S. Tamaru, Bradley Fox

5. Nana Mua - As we look ahead, Nana Hope - Considerthe wisdom of the past. Jon Yasuda, Arnel L.Fergerstrom

6. Inferring diet from rumen samples of feral sheep onthe Island of Hawaii. Malia Kipapa, Steven C. Hess,Thomas K. Duarte

7. Laulima A ‘Ike Pono: Community-based research andeducation in a Hawaiian fishpond. Judith Lemus,Sherril Leon Soon, Margaret Siple, Hi’ilei Kawelo

8. Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Sean Topkok

9. Using Traditional Lunar Calendars as a FisheriesManagement Outreach and Education Tool. SylviaSpalding

10. Educating for Science Literacy and Sustainability:Learning from Indigenous Hawaiian Perspectives.Manual Jadulang, Sabra Kauka, Matt Kanemoto, MichelleBaird, Pauline Chinn

11. Traditional Hawaiian perspectives for contemporarymarine resource management. Kanani Frazier, BrendaAsuncion, Trisha Kehaulani Watson, Malia Chow

12. Integrating Knowledge Systems and Methodologies.Pelika Bertelmann, Shauna K. Tom, Kim Morishige, NakoaGoo

Session 41: Contributed PosterWildlife Disease & Tox., Conservation ofCommunities, Ecosystems, and LandscapesLocation: Kohala and Kona Promenades

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

14. Piospheres in the dry Chaco. Contrasting effects oflivestock puestos on forest vegetation and birdcommunities. Leandro Macchi

15. Effects of row spacing and debris distribution onvegetation communities in newly establishedLoblolly-Pine plantations in Louisiana. Joshua L.Grace, Michael J. Chamberlain, Darren A. Miller, Phil C.Stouffer

16. Effects of grazing intensity on plant biodiversity andvegetation structure in a northern mixed-grassprairie. Tonya C. Lwiwski, Nicola Koper

17. NRCS National Easement Assessment Project:monitoring strategies and associated costs forconservation easement lands. Katherine E. Edwards,Matthew J. Gray, Douglas C. Osborne, Heath M. Hagy,William B. Sutton, Gabriel D. Upchurch, Zhimei Guo

18. No uka, ma kai: Terrestrial impacts on marineecosystems. Jeff Walters, Trisha K. Watson, CharlesLittnan, David Schofield, Dera Look

19. The relative effects of grazing by bison and cattle onplant community heterogeneity in northern mixedprairie. Adrienne C. Tastad, Nicola Koper

20. Integrated landscape scale approach to invasive exoticspecies control on a low-lying island chain. AnneMorkill, Chad T. Anderson, Keith A. Bradley, Phillip T.Hughes, Mitchell J. Eaton, Alison Higgins, Katherine P.Perry

21. Ecological monitoring of NRCS conservationeasements using GIS and remote sensingtechnologies. Gabriel Upchurch, Matthew J. Gray,William B. Sutton, Katherine E. Edwards, Heath M. Hagy,Douglas C. Osborne, Zhimei Guo

22. Forest habitat condition in and around a Marcelluswell pad and a wind turbine site a case study incentral Pennsylvania. Carolyn Mahan, Kevin Pulver,Alexis Meers, James Finley

23. Land Conservation Prioritization Model forproposed Everglades Headwaters National WildlifeRefuge. Mark Endries, Steve Schubert, Barry Wood,Charles A. Pelizza

24. Effect of elk browsing on aspen stands in a sagebrushsteppe. Casey Littlefield, Barbara Frase

25. The Department of Defense Legacy Program andpollinator protection. Jane M. Mallory

26. Evaluating the influence of development on ungulatemigrations. Teal B. Wyckoff, Matthew J. Kauffman,Shannon E. Albeke

27. A decision support tool for prioritizing search andrestoration areas for the Louisiana pearlshell mussel.John Tirpak, Tony Brady, Steve Shively, Blair Tirpak

28. Finding a Balance between Renewable Energy andNatural Resources – Vegetation Test Plots Beneath aSolar Array. Brenda L. Beatty, Paul Denholm, DavidBuckner

29. Pedestrian foot traffic disturbs ovipositing Karnerblue butterflies. Vanessa Quinn, Victoria J. Bennett,Patrick A. Zollner




30. Designing monitoring protocols to evaluate theecological status of NRCS conservation easementlands. Zhimei Guo, William B. Sutton, Matthew J. Gray,Heath M. Hagy, Douglas C. Osborne, Katie E. Edwards,Gabe D. Upchurch

31. Land Protection Planning For the Next Generation:Design and Implementation of a NationalConservation Strategy. Heather Abbey, Mark Chase

32. Decision Analysis and Conservation of Marine andCoastal Wildlife in Puerto Rico. Louise B. Alexander,Chirstina Drew, Jaime Collazo

33. Once and Future Giants: what Ice Age extinctions tellus about the fate of Earth’s largest animals. SharonLevy

34. Ensuring Wetland Conservation through Promotionof Sustainable Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction inthe Ñeembucú Wetlands, Paraguay. Juan J. Aveiro,David J. Walker, Richard Baydack

35. Mapping biodiversity metrics representing ecosystemservices at local, regional and national landscapescales. Kenneth G. Boykin, William G. Kepner, David F.Bradford, Rachel K. Guy, Allison K. Leimer, Elizabeth A.Samson, Kevin J. Gergely, Anne C. Neale

36. The Florida Invasive Species Partnership, workingtogether to prevent and manage invasive speciesacross boundaries in Florida. Erin P. Myers, KristinaSerbesoff-King, Karen P. Brown

37. Invasion in riparian areas: Reed canarygrassoccupation and spread in the eastern Columbia RiverBasin. Diane Menuz, Karin M. Kettenring, David N.Koons

38. A national geographic framework for 21st centuryconservation. Michael J. Millard, Craig A. Czarnecki,John M. Morton, Laura A. Brandt, Jennifer S. Briggs,Frank Shipley, Roger Sayre, Pamela J. Sponholtz, DavidPerkins, Darin G. Simpkins, Janith Taylor

39. Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands onTejon Ranch: Recommendations for Conserving aValuable California Ecosystem. Serra J. Hoagland,Shannon Moy, Andrew Krieger, Anderson Shepard

40. Gap and Anti-Gap: Spatial Distribution of native andnon-indigenous Ant Species Richness in Florida.Craig R. Allen, Leonard G. Pearlstine, D. P. Wojcik, WileyM. Kitchens, Karie L. Decker

41. On the ground running: state-based decision makingon Fish and Wildlife Service-owned native prairies.Jill J. Gannon, Clinton T. Moore, Terry L. Shaffer

42. Managing Predators as part of Natural and HealthyEcosystems in Alaska’s National Parks. GrantHilderbrand

43. Forest Restoration Initiative: Wildlife analyses atlandscape scales. Bill Noble

44. Prevalence of congenital, juvenile cataracts andassociated neuropathy among five owl species in thecontiguous 48 states: a status survey. Angela Beltrani

45. Effect of nasal worms on body condition of short-tailed weasels. Shelli A. Dubay-Russell, Luke Haen, ToddHuspeni, Tim Ginnett

46. Effects of co-infection with Avipoxvirus on diversityof Plasmodium relictum in native Hawaiian forestbirds. Margaret E. Farias, Susan I. Jarvi, Carter T.Atkinson

47. Occurrence of the Amphibian Pathogen,Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in California red-legged frogs on Vandenberg Air Force Base,California. John LaBonte, Morgan Ball, Andrea Adams,Cheryl Briggs

48. Assessment of genome damage in bird and mammalspecies as a tool for improvements in exsituconservation at zoos. Mônica L. Adam, Rodrigo A.Torres, Marina Kiska, Fernanda F. Oliveira, OneidaLacerda, Graziela Sponchiado, Cintia O. Ribas, MariaTereza S. Correia

49. Borrelia and Babesia in South African marine birds:cause for concern? Michael Yabsley, Michaelle Purdee,Barbara Shock, Nola Parson, Elizabeth Horne, TrudiMalan, Claire Rice

50. Diversity and distribution of ectoparasites on foxes inthree Island Populations. Nyeema Harris

51. Landscape epidemiology of Batrachochytriumdendrobatidis in central California. Gretchen E.Padgett-Flohr, Robert L. Hopkins

52. Prevalence, Pathogenesis and ExperimentalTransmission of Knemidokoptic Mange in HawaiìÀmakihi. Jacqueline Gaudioso, Dennis A. LaPointe,Carter T. Atkinson

53. Biodynamic modeling to calculate protective watercolumn selenium concentrations for fish and birds.Stephanie D. Baker, Steven P. Canton, Carrie A. Claytor

54. Sea turtle hatchling deaths associated with elevatedbeach temperatures. Debra L. Miller, Jeanette Wyneken,Doug R. Mader

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55. Modeling Transmission Dynamics of ChronicWasting Disease in Wisconsin White-tailed Deer. BalaThiagarajan, Christopher Jennelle, Gideon Wasserberg,Michael D. Samuel

56. Blood chemistry values for bobcats with severenotoedric mange and exposed to anticoagulantrodenticides. Laurel Klein, Seth Riley, Janet Foley, RobertPoppenga, Sean Owens, Erin Boydston, Lisa Lyren, KevinCrooks, Robert Wayne

57. Serologic responses to a canine distemper virusvaccine in the endangered Catalina Island fox. Julie L.King, Calvin L. Duncan, Winston Vickers, Deana L.Clifford

58. A retrospective serological survey of PRRS and PCV2exposure in U.S. feral swine. Maria B. Palamar, GeneErickson, Brandon Schmit, Chris DePerno, Maria Correa

Leadership InstituteLocation: Queen’s 6

Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Aldo Leopold Memorial Award WinnerReceptionLocation: Kona 2

Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Women of Wildlife ReceptionLocation: Donatoni’s

Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Boone and Crockett Club ReceptionLocation: Queen’s 4

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

National Park Service EmployeeReceptionLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Session SRIP: Student Research inProgressStudent Research in Progress Poster SessionLocation: Kohala Promenade

Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

1. Can we use opportunistically collected data toidentify variables influencing local grizzly bearabundance? Tabitha A. Graves, J. A. Royle, Katherine C.Kendall, Paul Beier

2. Gross Studies on the Bones of the Forelimb inSpotted Deer. Om P. Choudhary, Dinesh Jangid, RakeshMathur, Sanjeev Joshi, Ashok Dangi

3. Songbirds as ecosystem service providers invineyards. Katharine A. Howard, Matthew D. Johnson

4. Developing a morphometric model to predict the sexof Virginia Rails. Auriel Van Der Laar, Tom Kashmer,Mark C. Shieldcastle, Joseph K. Bump

5. Mitigating threats to Greater sage-grouse throughsagebrush-steppe habitat manipulations. Stephanie E.Graham

6. Investigation of a Debilitating Disease Syndrome ofUnknown Cause in Wild Hummingbirds. LoretoGodoy, Holly Ernest, Lisa Tell, Lisa Goldberg, BarbaraRobinson, Rita Colwell, Susan Wethington

7. Assessing The Effects Of Aircraft And Human BeachUse On Nesting Terns And Skimmers At CapeLookout National Seashore, North Carolina. MatthewD. Hillman, Sarah M. Karpanty, James D. Fraser

8. Incubating Wilson’s Plover heart-rate response toaircraft noise at Cape Lookout National Seashore,North Carolina. Audrey DeRose-Wilson, James D.Fraser, Sarah M. Karpanty

9. Population Viability of the Endangered Puaiohi in aChanging World. Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Sheila Conant

10. Mechanisms Underlying Increased Songbird NestPredation In Natural Gas Fields. Matthew G. Hethcoat,Anna D. Chalfoun

11. Analyzing Spatial Patterns of Bird Beak Deformity inNorth America. Rachelle McLaughlin, Shaily Menon

12. The Influence of the surrounding landscape ongrassland songbird diversity in the Devil’s Lake andArrowwood Wetland Management Districts, NorthDakota. Dustin J. VanThuyne, Cami S. Dixon, Brad C.Rundquist, Brett J. Goodwin, Kathryn A. Yurkonis,Marissa A. Ahlering




13. Effects of Wind Energy Development on NestingGrassland Birds. Anika Mahoney, Anna D. Chalfoun

14. Relationships Between Great Gray Owl Prey Density,Vegetation, And Cattle Grazing In Sierra NevadaMeadows. Ryan S. Kalinowski, Matthew D. Johnson,Adam C. Rich, Justin A. Demianew

15. Effects of hunting on the distribution of Aleutiancackling geese. William Lawton, Jordyn Mulder,Christine Orlowski, Jennifer Smith, Deici De La Rocha

16. Effects of recreational disturbance on Mexicanspotted owls on the Colorado Plateau in southernUtah. Chad Hockenbary, David Willey

17. Long distance migration in ungulates: Do energeticcosts differ between sexes? Cody Schroeder, KelleyStewart

18. Hairtube Sampling For Detection And IdentificationOf Small Mammals. Timothy G. Jessen, John L.Koprowski

19. Impacts From The Construction Of A Large-scalePipeline In Northern Utah On Natal Dispersal OfPygmy Rabbits. Robert Edgel, Randy T. Larsen, Brock R.McMillan

20. Assessment of dispersal corridors amongst remaininghabitat for the Andean bear in the Venezuelan Andes.Keith Miller, Thomas Gehring, Shaenandhoa Garcia-Rangel, Edgard Yerena

21. Building a predictive energy model for ocelots inTexas. Jennifer M. Korn, David G. Hewitt, Michael E.Tewes

22. The Impact of Sustainable Logging on Jaguars inBelize. Sarah Webster, Marcella J. Kelly

23. Effective immobilizing doses of medetomidine-ketamine and serum biochemistry and hematology infree-ranging wild Norwegian reindeer. Andrea L.Miller, Alina L. Evans, Øystein Os, Jon M. Arnemo

24. Intelligence testing of African lions: an assessment oflearning ability. Aurelia E. DeNasha

25. Population space use and habitat selection of bobcatsin southeastern Kentucky to inform adaptivemanagement strategies. Andrea Shipley, Robert B.Frederick, Laura Patton

26. Bison Habitat Use in the Northern Glaciated Plains.Kenneth Plourde, Paul R. Krausman, Michel T. Kohl

27. Investigating the Behavioral and Temporal Use ofLatrines in Bobcats. Robert R. Truax, Thomas M.Gehring

28. Barrier effects of roads: boundary of home ranges ofendangered Mt. Graham red squirrels. Hsiang LingChen, John Koprowski

29. Does larderhoarding by endangered Mount Grahamred squirrels facilitate interspecific competition withnon-native Abert’s squirrels? Jonathan J. Derbridge,John L. Koprowski

30. A comparison of noninvasive genetic survey methodsfor monitoring mesocarnivore populations inKentucky. Bryan M. Tom, John J. Cox

31. Population and Behavioral Ecology of Black-TailedPrairie Dogs. Sarah L. Hale, John L. Koprowski

32. Habitat Associations And Use By Neotropical TreeSquirrels In The Peruvian Amazon. Rosa R. Jessen,John L. Koprowski

33. Variation in Alarm Calls of the Gunnison’s PrairieDog in the Gunnison Basin, Colorado. Rebecca N.Doll, Pat Magee!

34. Quantifying the Characteristics of Successful WildlifeCrossing Structures in Utah. Megan R. Schwender,Patricia C. Cramer

35. Carnivore Conservation on Productive Landscapes:Caracals on Namibian Farmlands. Aletris M. Neils,Melanie Culver

36. Assessing the impact of feral horses, feral pigs, andwhite-tailed deer on vegetation in the CurrituckNational Wildlife Refuge. Kimberly Porter, ChrisDePerno, Alexander Krings

37. Cultivation practices to maximize seed yield for threeshrub species commonly used for wildlife habitatrestoration. Nicholas V. Anderson, Rachel A. Fugal, Val J.Anderson

38. Fly predation of developing native forb seedsimportant for wildlife habitat restoration. Zachary V.Anderson, Robert L. Johnson, Val Jo Anderson

39. Assessing habitat linkages in coastal open spacessurrounding UC Santa Barbara. Serra J. Hoagland,Jordan Wilson, Breana Dorame, Lisa Stratton

40. Greater sage-grouse as an umbrella species for non-game wildlife species of concern. Jason D. Carlisle,Anna D. Chalfoun

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41. Floral diversity as a habitat indicator for theUncompahgre fritillary butterfly. Kathryn Bernier,Kevin Alexander

42. Developing Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelinesfor Conserving Wildlife. Sarah Fritts, ChristopherFarrell, Christopher Moorman, Dennis Hazel, StevenCastleberry

43. Effects of impoundments on brown trout source-sinkdynamics in the Logan River, Utah: Conservationimplications for endemic Bonneville cutthroat trout.Konrad Hafen, Carl Saunders, Phaedra Budy

44. Assessing the impacts of the mountain pine beetleepidemic on wildlife: Which alternate stand types willbest serve as spatiotemporal refugia? Joslin Heyward,Dr. Anna Chalfoun

45. Preliminary avian habitat and animal performanceresponse to an integrated forage/biofuelsmanagement system in the Mid-South. Jessie L.Birckhead, Craig A. Harper, Patrick D. Keyser, JohnWaller, Gary E. Bates

46. Past, present and future of wild birds in relation tochanges in climate of Bangladesh: An experiencefrom the Hakaluki Haor. Md. Ariful Haque Mollik,Bivash Chandra Panday, Md. Salimul Kabir, KrishnaNando Bhattacharyya, Dilara Ferdausi, KB Tanvir MujahidKB Tanvir Mujahid

47. Movement, habitat use and survival of Merriam’sturkey on the Valles Caldera National Preserve, NewMexico. Mark A. Peyton, Sarah R. Kindschuh, Lance J.Bernal, William J. Meyer, Robert R. Parmenter, Carol L.Chambers, Philip S. Gipson, Warren B. Ballard

48. Local and Landscape Influences on Sandhill CraneHabitat Suitability in the Sacramento Valley, CA.Laura E. Shaskey, Joseph G. Silveira, Caroline E. Christian,Derek J. Girman

49. Wildlife responses to green tree retention in managedpine forests of the Great Lakes Region. Kori Hutchison,Kevin Russell

50. The effects of climate versus habitat and landscapefactors on avian abundance in the Midwestern UnitedStates. Jaymi J. LeBrun, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Frank R.Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh

51. Brood-rearing Habitat Selection Of Greater SageGrouse In A Highly Fragmented Montane SagebrushLandscape. Matthew D. Westover, Randy T. Larsen, RickJ. Baxter

52. Nestling Growth Rates and Nest Movements ofCommon Nighthawks in Grand Teton National Park.Gunnar Kramer, Anna D. Chalfoun

53. Reconstructing time-specific diet composition ofgreater sage-grouse chicks using feather stableisotopes. Erik J. Blomberg, Simon R. Poulson, James S.Sedinger, Dan V. Nonne

54. Habitat selection of the endangered Hawaiian goose:a multi-scale approach. Christina Cornett, Steven C.Hess

55. Nesting ecology of birds in no-till and tilled soybeanfields. Kelly R. VanBeek, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Michael P.Ward

56. Steller’s Jay Distribution in Relation to Forest Edge.Justin A. Demianew, Minh Dao, Katharine A. Howard,Alisa Muniz, Derek Harvey, Jeffrey M. Black

57. Role of ghrelin in the energy balance of migratorysongbirds. Kaisha Bellingheri, Yong Wang, Jorge Vizcarra

58. Mexican spotted owl occupancy: A measure of habitatquality and productivity in canyon habitats. LeahLewis, Brent D. Bibles, Frank Howe

59. The effects of predation risk on the habitat selectionof resident blue wildebeest in Kruger National Park,South Africa. Morgan Vance, James W. Cain, NormanOwen-Smith

60. Investigating age-specific habitat use during nataldispersal. Melissa Merrick, John L. Koprowski

61. Influence of moose density on early successionalriparian shrub communities in interior Alaska. DeliaVargas Kretsinger, Knut Kielland, Thomas A. Hanley,Roger W. Ruess

62. Predicting red wolf and coyote/hybrid animal relativehabitat suitability on the Albemarle Peninsula, NCusing a presence only species distribution model.Melissa Karlin, John Chadwick

63. Delineating limiting features of climate and habitatfor American pika subpopulations in the face ofclimate change. Leah H. Yandow, Anna D. Chalfoun, DanF. Doak

64. Restoring Effective Wildlife Corridor in PandaHabitat. Fang Wang, William Mcshea, Wang Dajun, LiSheng

65. Movements, home ranges, and habitat use of red foxin Gunnison, Colorado. Kristin Barker, Patrick Magee




66. Response of Rocky Mountain Elk and Stone’s Sheep toPrescribed Fire in the Northern Rockies. Krista L.Sittler, Katherine Parker, Michael Gillingham

67. Differential Response of a Native and an IntroducedSquirrel to a Mosaic of Burn Severities. Shari L.Ketcham, John L. Koprowski

68. Feeding Ecology and Distribution of HimalayanSerow in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal.Susma Giri, Achyut Aryal, Raj K. Koirala

69. Can red squirrel middens influence species diversity?Erin E. Posthumus, John L. Koprowski

70. Habitat use of mule deer on agricultural lands:implications for survival and reproduction. SabrinaMorano, Kelley M. Stewart

71. Stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) analysis and GPSdepict complexity of gray wolf diets in southwestAlaska. Ashley Stanek, Brian R. Cohn, Page Spencer, BuckMangipane, Jeffrey M. Welker

72. The role of fire in maintaining Asian elephant habitatin Sri Lanka. Christie L. Sampson, Peter Leimgruber,Prithiviraj Fernando, Jennifer Pastorini, David Tonkyn

73. Scent-marking behavior and territoriality in maleAfrican cheetahs. Anna Kusler

74. Using capture-recovery data to infer dispersal forPennsylvania black bear, 1980-2008. Wendy Vreeland,Duane R. Diefenbach, Mark A. Ternent

75. Coyote ecology and the relationship and betweenmule deer and alternate prey in central Nevada. PatJackson

76. Using Human Dimensions to Understand theEcological Role of Domestic Cats in UrbanizingLandscapes. Ashley Gramza, Tara T. Teel, SusanVandeWoude, Kevin R. Crooks

77. Assessing the effect of trailside interpretive signageon visitor knowledge and attitudes towardmanagement at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.Darrin Kelly

78. BIOBlitz provides data for local land managers,education for the public, and experience for students.Frank Christopher, Courtney Smay, Carol I. Bocetti

79. Social carrying capacity for introduced terrestrialvertebrates in the Hawaiian Islands. Cheryl Lohr,Christopher Lepczyk

80. Will “welfare bears” be forced into a life of crime andviolence? - A community’s perspective on the futureof BC’s grow-op bears. Sara Dubois

81. Rapid generation of microsatellite markers in a singlepyro-sequencing run for North American martens.Joshua G. Thomas, Merav Ben-David

82. Testing effectiveness and precision of miniature GPScollars (35-44g) used on American martens. KatieMoriarty, Lacey Kreiensieck, Clinton W. Epps

83. Franklin’s gull populations reveal panmixia despitegeographically segregated colonial breeding sites.AnnMarie Krmpotich, Rebecca Simmons, Katherine Mehl

84. Estimating recruitment in a subarctic CommonGoldeneye population: a hierarchical approach.Abigail Lawson, James S. Sedinger, Eric J. Taylor

85. Population Viability of Snowy Plovers in CoastalNorthern California. Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips, Mark A.Colwell

86. Factors affecting reproduction in the San ClementeIsland fox. Emily E. Hamblen, William F. Andelt

87. Reproductive Ecology of a Recolonizing Black BearPopulation in Kentucky. John Hast, Ben Augustine, JohnJ. Cox, Sean M. Murphy, Steven Dobey, Jayson Plaxico

88. Revisiting Edward Royal Warren 100 years later:Documenting location and extent of beaver lodgesand habitat near Crested Butte, Colorado. Bridgett M.Winkels

89. Population trends of bighorn sheep and mountaingoats in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Elizabeth P.Flesch, Robert A. Garrott

90. Using DNA mark-recapture to estimate populationparameters of the Louisiana black bear in the UpperAtchafalaya River Basin. Kaitlin C. O’Connell, Joseph D.Clark

91. Hibernation Conditions and Duration of an OrnateBox Turtle Population on the Pine Ridge IndianReservation in South Dakota. Requaw Pavy, AlessandriaHiga, Hugh Quinn

92. Home Range Of Ornate Box Turtle In South Dakota.Rebecca M. Bingham

93. Habitat Use, Home Range, and Hibernaculum Sites ofthe Eastern Box Turtle in Michigan’s Northern LowerPenninsula. Patrick B. Laarman, Christopher M.Schumacher, Paul Keenlance

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94. Long-term Responses of Woodland Salamanders toPrescribed Fires in West Virginia. Kathleen R.Mahoney, Kevin R. Russell

95. An invasion management paradox: removing reedcanarygrass could facilitate bullfrog success. JenniferC. Rowe, Tiffany S. Garcia

96. Elevational differences in UV-B responsemechanisms by the long-toed salamander. LindseyThurman, Tiffany S. Garcia

97. Wildlife – Human Interface In The CommunitiesSurrounding Old Oyo National Park, Nigeria.Opeyemi O. Fayemi, Akinyemi A.

98. Immunogenetic interactions between host andparasites. Mitchell Gritts, Marjorie Matocq

99. Prevalence and Genetic Strains of Leptospirosis inCalifornia Wild Pigs. Daphne Gille, Lindsey Holmstrom,Katherine Prager, Renee Galloway, Richard Zuerner, HollyErnest

100. Toxoplasmosis detection in soils from urban Hawai‘i.Alisa A. Davis, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Susan E. Crow,Clifford W. Morden

101. Techniques to monitor mercury in River Otters in theCalifornia Bay Delta. Levi Souza, Mark Stephenson,Holly Ernest

102. Life stage and seasonal variation in the prevalence ofthe pathogenic amphibian chytrid (Bd) in borealchorus frogs. Oliver J. Hyman, James P. Collins

103. Potential effects of volcanic emissions on respiratoryhealth of free-ranging Mouflon Sheep. Bridget Schuler,Jon Fafford, Jenny Powers, Terry Spraker, Colleen Duncan

104. Maximizing the Benefits of Field Borders forSongbird and Bobwhite Nest Success. Jessica N.Piispanen, Jason D. Riddle

105. Estimated apparent survival of black-tailed prairiedogs at four small national parks using the robustdesign in Program MARK. Amanda Goldberg, Jack F.Cully

106. Estimating a nutritional carrying capacity for white-tailed deer within 9 primary habitats acrossLouisiana. Levi Horrell, Michael J. Chamberlain, ScottDurham

Mississippi State University Alumni andFriends SocialLocation: See Message Board for Location

Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Purdue University of Forestry & NaturalResources Alumni and Friends ReceptionLocation: Kona 1

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Wildlife Professional ReceptionLocation: Kona 3

Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Student Professional MixerLocation: Kohala 1-4

Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

TWS Wildlife Diseases Working GroupLocation: Kona 1

Time: 7:00 am – 9:00 am

Coffee with Council/Council MeetingLocation: Queen’s 4

Time: 7:00 am – 10:00 am

Student Chapter BreakfastLocation: Donatoni’s

Time: 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Session 42: Panel DiscussionRewards and Challenges of Online WildlifeDegree ProgramsOrganizers: Carol A. Pollio, American Public University,

Charles Town, WV; Tatiana Sehring, AmericanPublic University, Charles Town, WV

Sponsor(s): American Public University

Location: Kohala 1

Time: 8:00 am – 9:40 am

The Rewards and Challenges of Online Wildlife Degree Pro-grams Panel Discussion will share experiences with online edu-cation in the fish and wildlife management degree area,highlighting the unique rewards and opportunities inherent inthe online platform as well as presenting successful ways ofovercoming the challenges to student learning in the e-class-room.

We will have an open discussion of the challenges and uniqueopportunities present in teaching fish and wildlife managementstudents in the virtual world. The Program Director, Instruc-tors, and a student from American Public University will sharetheir experiences teaching and learning online and will discusshow they have created a sense of community and connectednessfor students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Areas for discussion willinclude conducting laboratories and field work, assessing stu-dent learning, and encouraging critical thinking in the virtualclassroom.

Session 43: Panel DiscussionBat Migration: Information Needs Now, NotLaterOrganizers: Bob Clevenstine, USFWS, Moline, IL; Jeff Everett,

USFWS, Portland, OR; Robert McLeery,Universitiy of Florida, Gainesville, FL; CalButchkoski, Pennsylvania Game Commission,State College, PA

Location: Kohala 2

Time: 8:00 am – 9:40 am

Many bat species exhibit short and long distance migration. Theneed to document migration pathways is critical to understand-ing the potential interaction between migrating bats and windenergy complexes. In addittion, migration phenolgy and path-way information would be useful to modeling the spread ofwhite nose syndrome (WNS) a potentially fatal condition re-sponsible for the loss of tens of thousands of bats of severalspecies throught the northeast and Appalachian range. Previousinterest in migration centered around habitat selection versusavailability for species of conservation concern such as the Indi-ana bat (Myotis sodalis). Early evidence of migration resultedsoley from band returns on individuals captured during hiber-nation, and little directed research was done to document mi-gration. The advent of modern telemetry equipment andminiaturization has allowed increased effort to radiotag andtrack animals for a variety of investigations including foragingrange, maternity habitat selection and most recently migrationpathway establishment. However technical challenges remain.This panel discussion would engage speakers with research ex-perience, equipment developers, regulatory agency staff, andrepresentatives of the wind energy industry to address potentialsolutions to problems inherent in bat migration investigation.

Session 44: Contributed PaperHuman Dimensions, Conservation Education,and Conservation PolicyModerator: Bob Lanka, Wyoming Dept. of Fish and Game,

Cheyenne, WY

Location: Kohala 3

8:00 am Estimating the public value of wildlifehabitat and other ecosystem serviceprovided by private forests. Rebecca Moore

8:20 am Wetland trends in the 48 states during 1997-2007. Stephen Brady, Jeffery Goebel

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8:40 am Gender differences in hunting recruitmentand dedication in Denmark. Shari L.Rodriguez, M. Nils Peterson, Hans PeterHansen, M. Colter Chitwood, Beth Gardner,Charlotte Jensen

9:00 am Lapsed Hunters in Pennsylvania: Resultsfrom the 2011 Survey. Coren P. Jagnow,Joseph J. Neville

9:20 am Potentially actionable influences on annualparticipation of Lousiana waterfowlhunters. Lucien P. Laborde, Frank C. Rohwer,Michael D. Kaller

Session 45: Contributed PaperConservation of Communities, Ecosystems, andLandscapesModerator: Dan Thompson, Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.,

Lander, WY

Location: Kohala 4

8:00 am Using broad-scale biodiversity datasets tomeasure indices of ecosystem integrity inthe Southwestern United States. Allison K.Leimer, Kenneth G. Boykin, William G.Kepner, David F. Bradford, Elizabeth A.Samson, Rachel K. Guy, Kevin J. Gergely,Anne C. Neale

8:20 am Fine-scale functional connectivity approachfor science-based conservation planningalong the Front Range, Colorado. MelanieMurphy, Chris Funk, Erin Muths, JeffreyEvans

8:40 am Trophic cascades in the aspen parkland:effects of ungulate density on focal shrub,bird and butterfly species. Kristine J.Teichman, Scott E. Nielsen, Jens Roland

9:00 am Native cane propagation and siteestablishment in Alabama. Jeremy A.Hamlington, Mark D. Smith, Brian S.Baldwin, Christopher J. Anderson

9:20 am Predicting white oak masting potential:Implications for forest wildlifemanagement. Jessie L. Birckhead, Craig A.Harper

Session 46: Contributed PaperEcology and Habitat Relationships of BirdsModerator: Brittany A. Mosher, Montana State University,

Bozeman, MT

Location: Kona 4

8:00 am Habitat selection by endangered Puaiohi:Influence of food abundance, nest sites, andforest composition and structure. LisaCrampton, Pauline Roberts, Lauren Solomon,Ruby Hammond, Lucas Behnke, BarbaraHeindl

8:20 am Forest Bird Populations and VegetationStructure: Baseline Assessment Prior toInstallation of the Alaka’i Protective Fence.Lauren Solomon, Barbara Heindl, LisaCrampton, Lucas Behnke

8:40 am Avian community response to a recentmountain pine beetle epidemic. Brittany A.Mosher, Victoria Saab, Jay Rotella, MeganHiggs, Jeff Hollenbeck

9:00 am Boreal songbird habitat associations innorthern Alberta’s Oil Sands Region. Amy F.Darling, Lasha A. Young

9:20 am Age-related Immune Function in PacificBlack Brant: Individual Responses to aBacterial Killing Assay. Amanda W. VanDellen, James S. Sedinger, Cynthia J. Downs

Session 47: Contributed PaperEcology and Habitat Relationships of MammalsModerator: Todd J. Brinkman, University of Alaska Fairbanks,

Fairbanks, AK

Location: Kona 5

8:00 am Winter habitat selection of the NorthAmerican porcupine at the northern limitsof its range. Jessica A. Coltrane, Rick Sinnott

8:20 am Seasonal effects of beavers on biodiversityin Canada’s boreal wetlands. Glynnis A.Hood, David G. Larson

8:40 am Eat This, Not That: Understanding thetradeoff between safety and food quality inpygmy rabbits. Jamie Utz, Janet Rachlow,Lisa Shipley, Jennifer Forbey




9:00 am Current trends in habitat preference inhumpback whale female-calf pairs withinHawaiian waters. Rachel Cartwright, KristenLaBonte, Blake Gillespie, Kevin Eden

9:20 am A spatially explicit IBM of behavioralresponses to habitat composition. BenjaminP. Pauli, Nicholas P. McCann, Patrick A.Zollner, Robert Cummings, Jonathan H.Gilbert, Eric J. Gustafson

Session 48: Contributed PaperNew Technology and ApplicationsModerator: Dan Bjornlie, Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.,

Lander, WY


8:00 am Innovations of the ARC InternationalWildlife Crossing Infrastructure DesignCompetition. Angela Kociolek, RogerSurdahl

8:20 am Modeling wildlife populations withHexSim. Allen Brookes, Nathan H.Schumaker

8:40 am Using Sharepoint to quickly createinexpensive centralized databases forwildlife and habitat managers. VictoriaHunt, Sarah K. Jacobi, Eric V. Lonsdorf

9:00 am Effects of CP-33 Buffers on BobwhiteAbundance and Field Economics. Mark D.McConnell, Loren W. Burger

9:20 am Careful Repowering of a Wind Farm UsingDigital Elevation Modelling to MinimizeRaptor Collisions. K. Shawn Smallwood, LeeNeher, Douglas A. Bell

Session 49: Contributed PosterConservation and Management of Birds,Population Dynamics of MammalsLocation: Kohala and Kona Promenades

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

1. Effects of crop field characteristics on use byAmerican Woodcock in North Carolina. Emily B.Blackman, Christopher S. DePerno, Matthew J. Krachey,Christopher E. Moorman, Nils Peterson

2. Factors affecting Florida scrub-jay nest survival onOcala National Forest, Florida. Kathleen Franzreb,Stanley Zarnoch

3. Effects of shallow-gas development on densities anddiversity of grassland songbirds. Jennifer A. Rodgers,Nicola Koper

4. The Forgotten Quail Decline: The Plight of ScaledQuail in Texas. Fidel Hernandez, Chad J. Parent, Ian C.Trewella, Eric D. Grahmann

5. Projected impacts of climate change, urbanization,and water management scenarios on ecology andhabitats of waterfowl and other waterbirds in theCentral Valley of California. Joseph P. Fleskes, Elliott L.Matchett, Lorraine E. Flint, Alan L. Flint, Mark J. Petrie,Matthew E. Reiter, David R. Purkey, Charles A. Young,John M. Eadie

6. Greater Sage-Grouse Breeding Habitat Response toBurning and Mowing Wyoming Big Sagebrush.Jennifer Hess, Jeffrey L. Beck

7. Monitoring Greater Sandhill Cranes on ModocNational Wildlife Refuge, California: PiecingTogether a History of Greater Sandhill Cranes 1980-2010. Cameron King, Dominic C. Bachman, SamuelBarnes

8. Factors influencing nest success in Greater-sagegrouse in eastern Nevada. Daniel Nonne, Jim S.Sedinger, Erik J. Blomberg

9. One Year Of Migration Data For A Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Juddson D. Sechrist, Darrell Ahlers,Robert H. Doster, Eben H. Paxton, Vicky M. Ryan

10. The potential impact of saltcedar eradication on thebirds of the Cimarron National Grassland. Ted T.Cable, Lisa Stork

11. Nutrient allocation strategies of Lesser Scaup in theboreal forest of Alaska: an isotopic assessment usingδ13C and δ15N. Kristin A. DeGroot, Perry S. Barboza,Joel A. Schmutz, Mark S. Lindberg

12. Challenges and Solutions for QuantifyingReproductive Effort and Success in Tristram’s StormPetrel: A Cryptic Burrow-Nesting Seabird Breedingon Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals,Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.Sarah M. Youngren, Dan C. Rapp, Paula L. Hartzell

13. Ecosystem Based Management of a California LeastTern Colony on Vandenberg Air Force Base,California. Darryl L. York, Dan Robinette, Rhys M. Evans

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14. Science Guiding the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiativeafter the Gulf Oil Spill. Joe Lancaster, Joseph Marty, LynSnoddy, Matt Weegman, Brian Davis, Lisa Webb

15. Does shallow gas well development adversely affectprairie songbird nest success? Lionel F. Leston, Nicola S.Koper

16. Identifying migratory bird concentration areas andpotential conflict with wind energy development.Amy Pocewicz, Wendy Estes-Zumpf, Mark Anderson,Hannah Griscom, Holly Copeland

17. Seabird and Shorebird Plastic Loads Between Specieson Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, HawaiianIslands National Wildlife Refuge/Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.Dan C. Rapp, Sarah M. Youngren, Paula L. Hartzell

18. Avian response to post wildland fire reseedingtreatments in the Great Basin shrubsteppe. AdamBrewerton, Thomas Edwards, Russell Norvell

19. Endangered California clapper rail use artificialfloating islands: Evidence of limited tidal refugia.Cory T. Overton, Thuy-Vy D. Bui, Michael L. Casazza, JoelM. Shinn, John Y. Takekawa

20. Post-fire recovery of Northern Bobwhite nesting andbrood habitat in South Texas. Kristan E. Jenschke,Leonard A. Brennan, Fidel Hernandez, Timothy E.Fulbright

21. Genetic variation and population structure in Texaslesser prairie-chickens. Kelly Corman, Randy DeYoung,Leonard Brennan, Stephen DeMaso, Warren Ballard, MarkWallace, Clint Boal, Heather Whitlaw, Robert Perez

22. Using Breeding Bird Survey and Bird Observatorydata to determine avifaunal change related to changesin plant community phase or ecological state asdocumented in Ecological Site Descriptions. MarcusG. Miller, Wendell Gilgert

23. Probability of detection improves multi-scale speciesrichness estimates and monitoring success of songbird communities: a 13 year case study in SouthernCalifornia. Jennifer Rechel

24. Long-term monitoring of California gnatcatchercolonization of habitat restoration areas on the PalosVerdes peninsula, California. Jeff Priest, Brock A.Ortega, Michael Sweesy

25. Change points and variance partitioning inabundance estimates of the endangered palila. KevinBrinck, Richard Camp, Marcos Gorresen, Paul Banko

26. 20 Years of Riparian Bird and Habitat Monitoring inUtah. Frank P. Howe, Hillary M. White, Russell E. Norvell,Jim R. Parrish

27. Alleviating conflicts between army training and theendangered Hawaiian Goose at Pohakuloa Training,Hawaii Island. Rogelio E. Doratt, Bridget A. Fredrerick,Lena Schnell, John T. Polhemus

28. Population dynamics of urban resident Canada geesein Scottsdale, AZ. Elizabeth M. Ray, William H. Miller

29. Managing American black duck populations andhabitat at the continental scale: a structured decisionmaking approach. Conor P. McGowan, Patrick Devers

30. Survival of a threatened sage sparrow on SanClemente Island. Shannon Ehlers, Andrew Bridges,David K. Garcelon, Melissa A. Booker

31. Matrix mediates avian movements in tropicalforested landscapes: Inference from experimentaltranslocations. Christina M. Kennedy, Peter P. Marra

32. Diets of two human-subsidized predators, commonraven and glaucous gull, on Alaska’s coastal plain.Abby N. Powell, Emily L. Weiser, Stacia A. Backensto

33. Application of Metapopulation Theory to NorthernBobwhite Conservation. Joseph P. Sands, DamonWilliford, Leonard A. Brennan, Randy W. DeYoung, FidelHernández, Erin M. Wehland, Katherine S. Miller, StephenJ. DeMaso, Robert M. Perez

34. Landscape Features Affecting Northern BobwhitePredator-specific Nest Failures in the SoutheasternUSA. Susan N. Ellis-Felege, Shannon E. Albeke, Nathan P.Nibbelink, Michael J. Conroy, William E. Palmer, John P.Carroll

35. Surveying for Micronesian megapodes using amultiple method approach. Fred Amidon, Ann P.Marshall, Richard J. Camp, Marcos Gorresen

36. Structured Decision Making Case Study: Black-footed Albatross Management in the Face of Sea LevelRise. Karen N. Courtot, Beth Flint, Bill Kendall, AndréBreton, Crystal Krause, Maura Naughton, MicheleZwartjes, Michelle Reynolds

37. Response of overwintering avian communities totargeted habitat buffers. Kristine O. Evans, L. WesBurger, Mark D. Smith, Sam Riffell

38. Estimation of a Food Availability Threshold forDucks During Nonbreeding Seasons andImplications for Habitat Conservation. Heath Hagy,Richard Kaminski




39. Status and Trend of Hawaii’s Endangered EndemicWaterbirds. Jared Underwood, Michael Silbernagle

40. A modeling framework to integrate harvest andhabitat management of North American waterfowl:case-study of northern pintail metapopulationdynamics. Brady J. Mattsson, Michael C. Runge, James H.Devries, G. S. Boomer, John M. Eadie, David A. Haukos,Joseph P. Fleskes, David A. Koons, Wayne E. Thogmartin,Robert G. Clark

41. Interactive effects of predation and ecosystem size onhabitat use and demography of native Hawaiianbirds. Jessie L. Knowlton, David Flaspohler, Tony Kovach,Devin Leopold, Tadashi Fukami, Christian Giardina

42. Geographic variation in Great Bustard migration:results of satellite telemetry in Mongolia. Aimee E.Kessler, Natsagdorj Tseveenmyadag, Batbayar Nyambayar,Andrew T. Smith

43. Does woody vegetation removal positively influencegrassland sparrow abundance and fitness? Jason M.Hill, Duane R. Diefenbach

44. Multi-Scale Modeling for the Integrated WaterbirdManagement and Monitoring Program. Eric V.Lonsdorf, Sarah Jacobi, James Lyons, Tim Jones, KirstenLuke, Andrew Wilson, Clint Moore

45. Bird use of wetland reserve program properties inIowa. Karen Kinkead, Stephen Dinsmore, Todd Bishop

46. Does Individual Heterogeneity Affect WaterfowlHarvest Dynamics? Mark Lindberg, Jean-DominiqueLebreton, Scott Boomer

47. First steps in creating a new population of NihoaMillerbirds. Chris Farmer, Holly Freifeld, Charles R.Kohley, Peter Luscomb, Sheldon Plentovich, EricVanderWerf, Lindsay Young

48. Patterns of bird-window collisions in an urbanlandscape. Stephen Hager, Bradley J. Cosentino, Kelly J.McKay, Cathleen Monson, Walt Zuurdeeg, Brian Blevins

49. Major histocompatibility complex class II genediversity in Hawaiian honeycreepers. Susan I. Jarvi,Kiara R. Bianchi, Margaret E. Farias, Kimberly Wiegand,Sarah Skinner, Ashley Asano, Christopher Czerwonka

50. Seasonal Variation in Hawaiian Hoary Bat AcousticActivity on Leeward Kaua‘i Island. Corinna A. Pinzari,Frank J. Bonaccorso, P. M. Gorresen

51. The Future of Newfoundland Woodland Caribou: APopulation Modelling Approach. Jackie Weir, GlennLuther, Heather Randell, Shawn Morrison, ShaneMahoney

52. Levels of inbreeding and inbreeding depression inwild red wolves. Michael J. Chamberlain, Kristin E.Brzeski, Sabrina S. Taylor, David R. Rabon

53. Land parcelization and its influence on deerpopulation densities in Virginia. William McShea,Karen Lovely, Nelson Lafon, Fred Frenzel

54. The National Ecological Observatory Networkchallenge: designing continental-scale, standardizedsampling for mammals. Katherine M. Thibault, RebeccaHufft Kao

55. Monitoring Allegheny Woodrat Population Trendson Camp Dawson Army Training Site in WestVirginia. Ryan Snyder, Richard Chaney

56. Population genetic structure of the lesser long-nosedbat in Arizona and Mexico. Judith Ramirez, MelanieCulver

57. Genetic Diversity and Gene Flow between theMexican Populations of American Black Bear. Luis A.Juarez-Casillas, Fernando Cervantes-Reza, Cora Varas-Nelson, Melanie Culver

58. Population trends of mountain lions in Texas: agenetic exploration. Joseph Holbrook, Randy DeYoung,Michael Tewes, John Young

59. Agent-based modeling of mammal-eating killerwhales and their prey: not your lynx-hare cycle. J. W.Testa, Kenrick J. Mock, Cameron Taylor, Heather Koyuk,Jessica R. Coyle, Waggoner Russell

60. Comparing the costs of managing stray cats on O‘ahuvia trap-neuter-release, or trap and euthanasiaprograms. Cheryl Lohr, Linda Cox, Christopher Lepczyk

61. Evaluation and improvement of desert bighorn sheeppopulation estimates. Michael J. Conroy, Robert S.Henry, Lindsay Smythe, Grant Harris

62. Mark-recapture and mark-resight populationestimation of bobcats in an urban coastal reserveusing remote cameras. Robert S. Alonso, Lisa M. Lyren,Erin E. Boydston, Brett T. McClintock, Kevin R. Crooks

63. Why care? The role of maternal behavior in survivalof mountain goat kid. Rachel Théoret-Gosselin, SteeveD. Côté, Sandra Hamel

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64. Effects of a highly interactive species, the black-tailedprairie dog, on urban avian diversity. Seth B. Magle,Kristin A. Salamack, Kevin R. Crooks, Richard P. Reading

Photo Contest and JudgingLocation: Grand Promenade Rotunda

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Trade ShowLocation: Grand Promenade

Time: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Session 50: Second GeneralHawaiian Wildlife and Conservation in the 21stCenturyLocation: Monarchy

Time: 10:10 am – 12:10 pm

Organizer and Moderator: Christopher A. Lepczyk, University ofHawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

As the remotest archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islandsare home to some of the rarest species and ecosystems on theplanet. However the remote and young nature of the islands alsomakes them very sensitive to environmental change. As a result,urbanization, pollution, introduced species, and climate changeall pose significant threats to the native and endemic species ofthe islands as well as the ecosystems that house them. Whilethese challenges are not unique to Hawaii, they are far morepressing here as the islands have the distinction of being boththe endangered species capitol of the world and the invasivespecies capitol of the world. Given our current state of knowl-edge, it is thus important to consider the future of wildlife, con-servation, and natural resources in the islands. Hence, the focusof this plenary is to present an overview of challenges, needs,and views of Hawaii in the 21st century.

10:10 am Introduction Christopher A. Lepczyk

10:15 am An overview of Hawaii’s wildlife, naturalresources, and conservation. William Aila Jr.and Paul J. Conry

10: 45 am Hawaii’s unique birds and their importanceas wildlife species in the US. George Wallaceand David Leonard

11:15 am Invasive species and invasion biology, itsimpact on Hawaii. Robert Cowie

11:45 am Low hanging fruit in wildlife andconservation, what can be accomplishedsoon. Sheila Conant and David Duffy

TWS Biological Diversity Working GroupLocation: Queen’s 5

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

TWS Public Conservation Education andOutreach Working GroupLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

TWS Renewable Energy Working GroupLocation: Donatoni’s

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

TWS Human Dimensions Working GroupLocation: Queen’s 4

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

TWS International Wildlife ManagementWorking GroupLocation: Kona 2

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

TWS Student-Professional DevelopmentWorking Group followed by mentoringLocation: Queen’s 6

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

TWS Urban Wildlife Working GroupLocation: Kona 1

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm




Session 51: SymposiumLocation-Only and Use-Availability Data:Analysis Methods ConvergeOrganizers: Lyman L. McDonald, West, Inc., Laramie, WY;

Wayne E. Thogmartin, United States GeologicalSurvey, LaCrosse, WI; Falk Huettmann, Universityof Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

Sponsor(s): TWS Biometrics Working Group, and SpatialEcology and Telemetry Working Group

Location: Kohala 1

1:00 pm Introduction to the Symposium. Bryan F.Manly

1:20 pm A General Framework for the Analysis ofAnimal Resource Selection from TelemetryData. Dana L. Thomas, Devin S. Johnson

1:40 pm Selection, choice, use, and occurrence:clarifying concepts in resource selectionstudies. Subhash R. Lele, Evelyn H. Merrill,Jonah L. Keim, Mark Boyce

2:00 pm Theory and Justification for LogisticRegression and the Exponential Form ofRSF’s in Presence-Only Designs. TrentMcDonald

2:20 pm Examining forms of autocorrelation inutilization and selection analyses. Mevin B.Hooten

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Analysis of resource selection usingutilization distributions. Robert A. Gitzen,Joshua Millspaugh

3:30 pm MaxEnt and scaled binomial loss: modelingmethods for presence-only data. StevenPhillips

3:50 pm Paradigm shifts in Resource SelectionFunctions (RSFs) and Wildlife Managementthrough Machine Learning. Falk Huettmann

4:10 pm Comparative interpretation of count,presence–absence and point methods forspecies distribution models. Geert Aarts,John Fieberg, John Matthiopoulos

4:30 pm Relations between methods of modellingpresence-only or used-available data. DavidI. Warton

Session 52: SymposiumInvasive Species ManagementOrganizers: William C. Pitt, USDA WS NWRC, Hilo, HI;

David L. Bergman, USDA WS, Phoenix, AZ;Wendy Arjo, AGEISS Inc, Lacey, WA

Sponsor(s): TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working

Location: Kohala 2

1:00 pm The Economics of Invasive Species Impacts.Stephanie A. Shwiff

1:20 pm Key Issues Regarding Terrestrial VertebrateSpecies, Biosecurity, and the Role ofEstablishment. Cary V. Deringer, William C.Pitt, Jacqueline Gaudioso

1:40 pm Tipping Points and Sticking Points: Hawaiiresident awareness of invasive species.Christy Martin

2:00 pm Approaches to managing invasive species inthe Pacific. Christopher A. Lepczyk

2:20 pm The brown treesnake on Guam: insights andlessons learned from 20 years of control.Daniel S. Vice

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Controlling Hawaii’s Newest Invaders: WildUngulates. Steven C. Hess

3:30 pm Dramatic declines in mammal abundancecoinciding with proliferation of invasiveBurmese pythons in southern Florida.Michael E. Dorcas, John D. Willson, Ray W.Snow, Michael R. Rochford, Frank J. Mazzotti,Melissa A. Miller, Christina M. Romagosa,Walter E. Meshaka, Robert N. Reed, Paul T.Andreadis, Kristen M. Hart

3:50 pm Invasive parrots and parakeets. Michael L.Avery

4:10 pm Coqui frog invasions in Hawaii: impactsand management. Karen H. Beard, Ryan T.Choi, Hans Sin, William C. Pitt

4:30 pm Invasive rodent impacts on native and non-native species in Hawaii. Aaron B. Shiels,William C. Pitt

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Session 53: SymposiumA Voyage of Wildlife Diseases around the PacificOceanOrganizers: Krysten Schuler, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY;

Michael D. Samuel, USGS, University ofWisconsin, Madison, WI

Sponsor(s): TWS Wildlife Diseases Working Group, USGS-National Wildlife Health Center, USGS-WisconsinCooperative Wildlife Research Unit

Location: Kohala 3

1:00 pm Hot Soup: Changes in marine wildlifehealth in the Pacific Ocean. Frances Gulland

1:40 pm Coral disease across the Indo-Pacific. GretaAeby

2:00 pm The Role of Environment, HostDemographics and Microbes in Poriteslobata Growth Anomalies along WestHawaiì. Courtney Couch, Rebecca V.Thurber, Eric Grossman, C. Drew Harvell

2:20 pm Health of sea turtles in the Pacific. ThierryWork, George Balazs

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Avian disease in the Galapagos Islands: iseradication possible? Patricia G. Parker, IrisI. Levin, Paul Zwiers, Sharon Deem, JamiePalmer, Jenni Higashiguchi, GediminasValkiunas

3:30 pm Avian Malaria in Hawaiian Forest Birds:Elevation and Species Differences inDisease Transmission and PopulationImpacts. Michael D. Samuel, Carter T.Atkinson, Bethany Woodworth, Pat Hart

3:50 pm Diversity and Prevalence of HematozoanParasites in Birds of South Pacific Islands.Ruth B. Utzurrum, Carter T. Atkinson, JoshuaO. Seamon, Dennis A. LaPointe

4:10 pm Spread of virulent and highly transmissiblediseases is a major threat to biodiversity inthe Pacific: the case of chytridiomycosis. LeeSkerratt, Lee Berger

4:30 pm Managing Tasmanian devil facial tumordisease. Hamish McCallum, Menna E. Jones

Session 54: SymposiumNRCS Sage-Grouse Initiative: CandidateConservation using the Farm BillOrganizer: Jeremy D. Maestas, USDA-NRCS, Redmond, OR

Sponsor(s): TWS Biological Diversity Working Group USDA-NRCS

Location: Kohala 4

1:00 pm NRCS Sage-Grouse Initiative overview:Achieving wildlife conservation throughsustainable ranching. Tim Griffiths, DavidNaugle

1:40 pm NRCS/USFWS Conference Report on theSage-Grouse Initiative: Proactive CandidateSpecies Conservation. Danielle Flynn

2:00 pm Pick the low-hanging fruit first: Oregon’sstrategy to benefit sage-grouse by targetingjuniper encroachment. Jeremy D. Maestas,Christian A. Hagen

2:20 pm Using the Sage-Grouse Initiative and CRP-SAFE to conserve sage-grouse inWashington. Tim Dring, Don Larsen

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Using the Sage Grouse Initiative,Conservation Easements, and Regulationsto address threats to sage-grouse inWyoming. Brian Jensen, Tom Christiansen

3:30 pm Measuring the value of conservationeasements to abate future sage-grousepopulation declines. Holly Copeland, AmyPocewicz, David Naugle, Doug Keinath, JodyDaline, Tim Griffiths

3:50 pm NRCS Sage-Grouse Iniative: MontanaExample. Pete Husby

4:10 pm Landscape-Level Coordination andMonitoring for Sage-Grouse Habitat inUtah. Elise Boeke, Rick Danvir, GreggSimonds, Casey Burns

4:30 pm It can’t happen without support: Focusedfield training and technical tooldevelopment to augment the Sage-GrouseInitiative. Wendell C. Gilgert, Patrick Shaver,Leila Shultz




Session 55: Contributed PaperReptiles and AmphibiansModerator: Erika Nowak, CO Plateau Res. Stn/Northern AZ

Univ., Flagstaff, AZ

Location: Kona 4

1:00 pm Western red-tailed skink distribution insouthern Nevada. Derek B. Hall, Paul D.Greger

1:20 pm Once a spadefoot always a spadefoot?Movement and habitat-use of the GreatBasin spadefoot at its northern range limit.Jocelyn Garner, Karl Larsen, Roger Packham

1:40 pm Estimating the Distribution of GeneticVariation within the Narrow-headedGartersnake species complex and its Utilityin Informing Conservation ManagementPractices. Dustin A. Wood, Amy G.Vandergast, Julio Lemos Espinal, Robert N.Fisher, Andrew T. Holycross

2:00 pm Multi-scale Habitat Use and Spatial Ecologyof Copperheads in Managed SoutheasternForests. William B. Sutton, Yong Wang

2:20 pm Microhabitat selection of the giantgartersnake. Brian J. Halstead, PatriciaValcarcel, Glenn D. Wylie, Peter S. Coates,Michael L. Casazza

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm American Alligator as an indicator ofecological change in the Greater Everglades,Florida. Ikuko Fujisaki, Frank J. Mazzotti,Kristen M. Hart, Ken G. Rice, Brian M.Jeffery, Laura A. Brandt, Mike S. Cherkiss,Cristina A. Ugarte

3:30 pm Amphibian responses to climatic change:Phenotypic plasticity or physiologicalresponse? Megan K. Gahl, Jeff E. Houlahan

3:50 pm Ecology of the Eastern Kingsnake inSouthwestern Georgia. Jennifer M. Howze

4:10 pm Nuclear and Mitochondrial phylogenetics ofthe Northern Leopard Frog. Ryan P.O’Donnell, Karen E. Mock, Charles A. Drost

4:30 pm Recovery of the endangered arroyo toad atFort Hunter Liggett, California: a balance ofdisturbance to maintain early successionalriparian vegetation for optimum breedingconditions. Jackie Hancock

Session 56: Contributed PaperEcology and Habitat Relationships of BirdsModerator: Anna Chalfoun, University of Wyoming, Laramie,

WY

Location: Kona 5

1:00 pm Examining Greater Sage-grouse NestPredators, Nest Survival, and HabitatFeatures at Multiple Spatial Scales. ZacharyLockyer, Peter S. Coates, David J. Delehanty,Michael L. Casazza

1:20 pm Demographic consequences ofenvironmental stochasticity and large-scalehabitat disturbance to greater sage-grouse.Erik J. Blomberg, James S. Sedinger, DanNonne, Michael T. Atamian

1:40 pm Crucial nesting habitat for Gunnison sage-grouse: a spatially explicit hierarchicalapproach. Cameron L. Aldridge, D. JoanneSaher, Theresa M. Childers, Kenneth E.Stahlnecker, Zachary H. Bowen

2:00 pm Thermal Ecology of Nesting Lesser Prairie-Chickens and the Potential Implications ofClimate Change. Blake Grisham, Clint Boal,David Haukos

2:20 pm Modeling patterns of deposition rates of seabirds along the east coast of the US. BethGardner, Julie C. Ellis, Andrew T. Gilbert,Allan F. O’Connell, Sarah J. Courchesne,Megan K. Hines

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm When is a forest edge-associated birdspecies considered edge-sensitive? AmberRoth, David J. Flaspohler, Christopher R.Webster

3:30 pm Testing clover cultivation and grasslandfertilization as a tool to attract migratoryAleutian geese to alternate foraging areas.Dominic C. Bachman, Jeffrey M. Black,Matthew D. Johnson, Eric T. Nelson

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3:50 pm Adaptive nest site selection: Is it for thebirds? Anna Chalfoun, Kenneth Schmidt

4:10 pm Reproductive Success and Foraging Ecologyof the Rusty Blackbird in Alaska. David M.Loomis, Katie M. Dugger, Martin B. Berg,Conrad S. Zack

4:30 pm Grassland-breeding birds exhibit thresholdresponses to variation in land-cover. MartaA. Jarzyna, William F. Porter, BenjaminZuckerberg

Session 57: Contributed PaperPopulation Dynamics of MammalsModerator: Chris DePerno, North Carolina State University,

Raleigh, NC


1:00 pm The status of Hawaiian monk seals in themain Hawaiian Islands: a positive, butfragile trend. Tracy Wurth, Thea Johanos,Jason Baker, Albert Harting

1:20 pm Temporary emigration of female Weddellseals prior to first reproduction. Glenn E.Stauffer, Jay J. Rotella, Robert A. Garrott

1:40 pm A non-invasive approach examining NorthAmerican river otter abundance andsociality. Kristin E. Brzeski, Micaela SzykmanGunther

2:00 pm The efficiency of surveying mammals incoastal wetlands; distribution, richness, andabundance. Aimee P. Rockhill, Christopher S.DePerno

2:20 pm Demography and movement of a decliningmigration: the case of the Tarangirewildebeest. Thomas A. Morrison

2:40 pm BREAK

3:10 pm Comparative analysis of jaguar densityusing traditional, versus spatially explicit,capture-recapture models across 7 years inthe Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve,Belize. Marcella J. Kelly, Caitlin Harris

3:30 pm Mountain goat survival in coastal Alaska:effects of age, sex and climate. Kevin S.White, Grey W. Pendleton, David Crowley,Herman J. Griese, Kris J. Hundertmark,Thomas McDonough, Lyman Nichols, MattRobus, Smith A. Christian, John W. Schoen

3:50 pm Spatial capture-recapture models forestimating Florida panther density withcamera traps. Rahel Sollmann, Beth Gardner,David Shindle, Dave Onorato, Allan F.O’Connell, J. A. Royle

4:10 pm Interacting effect of wolves and climate onrecruitment in a mountain cariboupopulation. Troy Hegel, Atle Mysterud, FalkHuettmann, Nils Christian Stenseth

4:30 pm Does genetics influence the populationdynamics of group-living Mongoliangerbils? Guiming Wang, Wei Liu, YanniWang, Wenqin Zhong, Xinrong Wan

Session 58: Contributed PosterEcology and Habitat Relationships: Birds &MammalsLocation: Kohala and Kona Promenades

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

1. Habitat change analysis and sea level rise scenariosfor breeding seabirds of the Northwestern HawaiianIslands. Crystal M. Krause, Michelle Reynolds, PaulBerkowitz, Jamie Carter, Karen Courtot

2. The role of the critically endangered ‘Alala (Corvushawaiiensis) in dispersing and germinating Hawaiianfruiting plants. Susan M. Culliney, Liba Pejchar, RichardSwitzer

3. Avian Associations with Mesquite MotteCharacteristics. Taylor Garrison, Brian J. Bielfelt, AndreaR. Litt

4. Diet and seed dispersal of an introduced game bird(Erckel’s francolin) in Hawaiì. Justin N. Fujimoto,Aaron Shiels

5. Prioritization for Management as Open-Pine Habitatfor Landbirds in the West Gulf Coastal Plain andOuachita Mountains. Daniel J. Twedt, Amy K. Keister,Steven K. McKnight, John M. Tirpak

6. Habitat Characteristics and Occupancy of Lewis’sWoodpecker in a Novel Habitat. Frank P. Howe, AmyVande Voort




7. Habitat selection and nest success of Osceola Turkeysin Florida. William M. Giuliano, Mitchell R. Blake, JohnM. Olson

8. Nest site habitat selection by Greater Roadrunners inNorth Texas. Andrea E. Montalvo, Roel R. Lopez, DeanRansom, Jr.

9. Influence of vegetation community, food abundance,and predation on Kauai’s Endangered Honeycreepers:Research Study Design and Initial Results. LucasBehnke, Liba Pejchar, Lisa Crampton

10. Relationships among aquatic macroinvertebrates,endangered waterbirds, and macrophytes in taro loiat Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii.Jennifer L. Gutscher-Chutz, Leigh H. Fredrickson

11. Regional effects of landscape characteristics andspring weather on fall wild turkey harvest in NewYork State. Andrea C. Bowling, William F. Porter

12. Detection biases yield misleading patterns of speciespersistence and colonization in fragmentedlandscapes. Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez, Elise F. Zipkin

13. Effect of habitat characteristics on wetland occupancyof secretive marsh-birds in Iowa. Tyler M. Harms,Stephen J. Dinsmore

14. A journey north: American woodcock springmigration chronology and use of industrial forests incentral Arkansas. Andrea K. Long, Alexandra Felix-Locher

15. Movements by Female Mottled Ducks in CoastalLouisiana and Texas; Comparisons of Hurricane andNon-Hurricane Impacted Years. Bruce E. Davis, ErinWehland, Frank C. Rohwer, Bart M. Ballard

16. Evaluating the relationship between Michigan aviancommunities and climate change over large temporaland spatial scales. Jodi M. Kreuser, William F. Porter

17. Dynamics of California spotted owl site occupancy inburned forests of the Sierra Nevada. Monica Bond,Derek Lee, Rodney Siegel

18. Gunnison sage-grouse nest survival in the westernGunnison basin. Thomas Stanley, Theresa Childers,Cameron Aldridge, Joanne Saher

19. Timing of Adult Remigial Wing Molt in Female BlackBrant. Howard V. Singer, James S. Sedinger, ChristopherA. Nicolai, Amanda W. Van Dellen, Brian Person

20. Evaluating species identity, population structure, andgenetic diversity for ecology of hummingbirds ofwestern North America. Holly Ernest, Lisa Goldberg,Loreto Godoy, Susan Wethington, Rita Colwell, BarbaraRobinson, Lisa Tell, Paul Aigner, Cathy Koehler

21. Colonial waterbirds: wetland use and vulnerability ata continental-scale. Kate Brandis, Daniel Ramp, RichardKingsford

23. Landscape-scale comparison of habitat use bymontane and rural troops of Japanese macaques incool-temperate forests in northern Japan. HirotoEnari, Haruka Sakamaki

24. Winter habitat characteristics and behavior ofsouthern flying squirrels in Southwest Michigan.Sheila Miara, Andrew Colyer, Paul Keenlance, JosephJacquot, Angela Larsen, Melissa Cannan

25. Influence of vegetation structure and distance toburrows on predation risk in pygmy rabbits. MeghanCamp, Bonnie A. Woods, Janet L. Rachlow, Timothy R.Johnson, Lisa A. Shipley, Jennifer S. Forbey

26. Role of thermal environment in resource selection bywhite-tailed deer during summer. Timothy E.Fulbright, Dean W. Wiemers, Alfonso Ortega-Santos,George A. Rasmussen, David G. Hewitt, Mickey W.Hellickson

27. Las Vegas Wash Bat Survey 2004-2009 : Long termacoustic and capture monitoring of the Las VegasWash, Nevada. Southern Nevada Water Authority andTetra Tech, Inc. Aaron B. Svedlow, Marissa Foster

28. Management implications from large ungulatevertical movement. Tianpei Guan, Yanling Song,William McShea, Sheng Li, Chad Stewart, Evan Blumer

29. Partitioning of Anthropogenic Watering Sites byDesert Carnivores. Todd C. Atwood, Tricia Fry, BruceLeland

30. Predictive Model of Habitat Suitability for MountainGoats in Glacier National Park, Montana. Don White,Robert Weih

31. Monitoring Levels of Heavy Metals in Eastern CoyoteUsing Laser Plasma Spectroscopy. Uma Ramakrishnan

32. Seasonal movement patterns of male black-taileddeer. Eric Long, Todd C. Jacobsen, Bradley J. Nelson,Katherine M. Steensma, Daniel A. Congdon

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33. Calving Ground Habitat Selection of the Owl LakeBoreal Woodland Caribou Herd. Daniel Dupont, RickBaydack, Dennis Brannen, Brian Kotak, Rick Riewe, DaveWalker

34. Impact of cattle and big game foraging on aspencommunity recovery following prescribed burning.Val Anderson, Scott C. Walker, Rachel Fugal

35. Brown bear den site concealment in relation tohuman activity in Sweden. Ellinor Sahlén, Ole-GunnarStoen, Jon E. Swenson

37. Habitat selection and temporal patterns in Hawaiianhoary bats at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. LenaSchnell, Rogelio Doratt, Sarah S. Knox, Jefferson Jacobs,Nikhil V. Inman-Narahari

38. Pinyon-juniper expansion in the White Mountains:Implications for mule deer demographics and habitatuse. Sabrina Morano, Kelley M. Stewart, Alisa Ellsworth

39. Roosting and foraging resource selection for easternred bat (Lasiurus borealis). Sybill Amelon, Frank R.Thompson

40. Using GPS Technology to Characterize Free-RoamingHorse Distribution and Movement Patterns inSoutheast Oregon. Craig A. Carr, Steven Petersen, GailH. Collins

41. Landscape genetics of wild pigs in California. LisaGoldberg, Lindsey Holmstrom, Loreto Godoy, ClareMarsden, Daphne Gille, Karen Beardsley, Holly Ernest

42. Occurrence of Three Felids across a Network ofProtected Areas in Thailand: Prey, Intraguild, andHabitat Associations. David H. Reed, Dusit Ngoprasert,Antony J. Lynam, Ronglarp Sukmasuang, NaruemonTantipisanuh, Wanlop Chutipong, Robert Steinmetz, KateE. Jenks, George A. Gale, Lon I. Grassman, ShumpeiKitamura, JoGayle Howard, Passanan Cutter, Peter Cutter

43. The consilience of resource selection models withindependent measures of diet, stress, and nutritionimprove ecological and management insights: thecase of caribou, wolves and oil. Jonah L. Keim, SamuelK. Wasser, Mark L. Taper, Philip D. DeWitt, CarolineShores, Subhash R. Lele

44. Stopover ecology of a migratory ungulate. Hall Sawyer,Matthew J. Kauffman

45. Independence of over-winter weight change and fallcondition for moose calves in Alaska. Brad Griffith

46. Meta-analysis of resting habitat selection by the fisherin the Pacific coastal states and provinces. Keith B.Aubry, Catherine M. Raley, Steven W. Buskirk, William J.Zielinski, Michael K. Schwartz, Richard T. Golightly,Kathryn L. Purcell, Richard D. Weir, J. S. Yaeger

47. Spatial distribution of American marten in relationto snow and thermal cover on the Kenai Peninsula,Alaska. Andrew P. Baltensperger, William F. Andelt, JohnM. Morton, Falk Huettmann

48. Influence of winter supplemental feeding on summerforaging behavior of elk in western Wyoming. JennyJones, Matthew J. Kauffman, Brandon Scurlock, Rachel C.Cook, John G. Cook

49. Den selection by wolves in the Great Indian BustardSanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Satish Kumar, Asad R.Rahmani

50. Estimating detection, occupancy, and vital rateprobabilities for the Virginia northern flyingsquirrel. Catherine M. Johnson, Larissa L. Bailey, Allan F.O’Connell

51. Habitat selection patterns of a desert ungulate: Doesnatural disturbance override the importance ofpermanent water availability in habitat selectionpatterns of mule deer in Mojave National Preserve,California? Cody J. McKee, Kelley M. Stewart, Vernon C.Bleich, Neal W. Darby, Becky M. Pierce

52. Were Harris and Riney wrong? On the sequential useof fat depots in moose. Kris Hundertmark, CharlesSchwartz

53. Habitat and resource partitioning among tall-grassgrazers: sable antelope, zebra and buffalo in KrugerNational Park, South Africa. Valério A. Macandza,Norman Owen-Smith, James Cain

54. Distribution, landcover associations, and landscapemovements of black and brown bears in a recently de-glaciated Alaskan fjord. Tania M. Lewis, Sanjay Pyare

55. Is equilibrium between moose and forage ever to beexpected in predator-free areas? Janick Gingras, Jean-Pierre P. Tremblay, Serge Couturier

56. Assessing habitat use within home ranges of islandfoxes using Global Positioning System transmitterson Santa Rosa Island, California. Elizabeth M. Drake,Brian Cypher, Kathy Ralls, John Perrine

57. Extra-home range movements of white-tailed deer ina forest-agriculture matrix. Amy C. Dechen Quinn,David M. Williams, William F. Porter




58. Resource selection in risky landscapes: male deer inSoutheast Alaska. Sophie L. Gilbert, David K. Person,Kris J. Hundertmark

59. Evaluating winter severity indices for predicting thefirearm buck harvest in Michigan. Heath A. Dornfeld,John G. Bruggink, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer

60. Coyote food habits on the Valles Caldera NationalPreserve, New Mexico. Suzanne Gifford, Eric M. Gese,Robert R. Parmenter, Mark A. Peyton

61. Dispersal Patterns in Female White-tailed Deer.Clayton L. Lutz, Duane R. Diefenbach, Christopher S.Rosenberry, Bret D. Wallingford

62. Site and Topographic Features Influencing Deer-vehicle Collisions. Peyton S. Basinger, Jared T. Beaver,Matthew J. Goode, Craig A. Harper, Lisa I. Muller, FrankT. van Manen, Rick McWhite

63. White-tailed deer behavioral response to predatorexclusion. Michael J. Cherry, L. Mike Conner, Jessica C.Rutledge, Lora L. Smith, Robert J. Warren

64. The role of habitat on contact events among white-tailed deer in central New York. David M. Williams,Amy C. Dechen Quinn, William F. Porter

65. Relative Habitat use and diet of feral cats on SantaCatalina Island, California. Darcee Guttilla, Paul Stapp

66. Aleutian Tern Winter Migration and MovementPatterns. Michael I. Goldstein, Sanjay Pyare, David C.Duffy, Susan Oehlers, Nate Catterson

TWS Wetlands Working GroupLocation: Kona 3

Time: 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Editorial Advisory Board Meeting andReceptionLocation: Queen’s 4

Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Photo Contest AwardsLocation: King’s 2

Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Department of Forest and WildlifeEcology, University of Wisconsin -Madison, Alumni and Friends ReceptionLocation: Kona 2

Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

TWS Wildlife and Habitat RestorationWorking GroupLocation: Queen’s 5

Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Michigan State Alumni & FriendsReceptionLocation: Kohala 4

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

University of Montana Wildlife BiologyReceptionLocation: Kona 5

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

C sar Kleberg ReceptionLocation: Kona 4

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Early Career Professional Working Group1st Annual MeetingLocation: Kona 3

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology -Colorado State University - AlumniReceptionLocation: Kona 1

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Canadian Member and FriendsReceptionLocation: Queen’s 6

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

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USGS ReceptionLocation: Donatoni’s

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

TWS Forestry & Wildlife Working GroupMeetingLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Quiz BowlLocation: Monarchy

Time: 6:00 pm – 12:00 am (midnight)


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TWS College and University WildlifeEducation Working GroupLocation: Kona 1

Time: 7:00 am – 8:00 am

Wildlife Damage Management WorkingGroupLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 7:00 am – 9:00 am

Session 59: SymposiumOn the Precipice: Revolutionizing ConservationGenetics Using Genomic ApproachesOrganizers: Kay Marano Briggs, USGS, Reston, VA; Sara

Oyler-McCance, USGS, Fort Collins, CO; Tim L.King, U.S. Geological Survey-Leetown ScienceCenter, Kearneysville, WV

Sponsor(s): US Geological Survey, Wildlife, Terrestrial andEndangered Resources Program


8:00 am Fostering the development of genomebiology for assistance in populationsustainability and endangered speciesrecovery. Oliver Ryder

8:40 am Genomics and the origin of biodiversity inthe sea. Iria Fernandez-Silva, JonathanWhitney, Benjamin Wainwright, ChristopherE. Bird, Robert Toonen, Brian Bowen

9:00 am Re-examining genetic variation in Sage-grouse using genomic methods. SaraOyler-McCance, Kenneth L. Jones, Jennifer A.Fike

9:20 am Transcriptomic effects of living in acontaminated environment. Kenneth L.Jones

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Genome-wide analysis of marine speciescan facilitate sustainable fisheries.Christopher E. Bird

10:30 am Biomarker Identification and Monitoring ofOil Exposed Deep-sea Scleractinian Corals.Cheryl L. Morrison, Katharine D. Coykendall,Tim L. King, Robin L. Johnson

10:50 am Genomics taste on a population geneticsbudget: reconstructing a species-wide wildpedigree of the Hawaiian monk seal.Jennifer Schultz

11:10 am Gene expression profiles in hypothalamus,pituitary, and testis of largemouth bass inresponse to chronic ethinylestradiolexposure. Catherine A. Richter, Diana M.Papoulias, Alvina Mehinto, Kevin J. Kroll,Nancy D. Denslow, Donald E. Tillitt

11:30 am Applied Conservation Genomics:Contemporary Case Studies. Tim L. King,Barbara A. Lubinski, Michael S. Eackles,Robin L. Johnson, Marcus J. Springmann,Cheryl L. Morrison

Session 60: SymposiumHelping Resource Managers Cope With Threatsand ChangeOrganizers: Patricia Heglund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

La Crosse, WI; Melinda G. Knutson, U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service, La Crosse, WI

Sponsor(s): TWS Biological Diversity Working Group


8:00 am Solutions to Conservation Problems byWorking Together - LandscapeConservation Cooperatives. GabrielaChavarria

8:20 am Assessing and managing resilience in social-ecological systems. Craig R. Allen

9:00 am Future land use around the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges.C. Hamilton, S. Martinuzzi, Patricia Heglund,Wayne E. Thogmartin, D. Helmers, A.Pidgeon, V. Radeloff

9:20 am Translating Climate Change Models intoConservation Management Plans. LauraPhillips-Mao, Susan Galatowitsch, Lee Frelich

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am The Science and Practice of WorkingTogether. Patricia Heglund, Dean Granholm,Richard D. Nelson, Michael Olson, WayneThogmartin

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10:30 am Connecting Conservation Policy withPractice. Olivia LeDee, Tara Bergeson, Karl J.Martin, Gregor Schuurman

10:50 am Decision analysis for resource managementvia Landscape Conservation Cooperatives.Sarah J. Converse

11:30 am Spatial education: Working withinLandscape Conservation Cooperatives toexploit space-structured decision makingfor improved conservation delivery. ClintonT. Moore

Session 61: SymposiumWild Pigs: An Overview of History, Status, andManagementOrganizers: Ben C. West, Mississippi State University,

Jackson, MS; Bronson K. Strickland, MississippiState University, Mississippi State, MS; James A.Miller, Mississippi State University, MississippiState, MS; Kris C. Godwin, USDA APHIS WildlifeServices, Mississippi State, MS

Sponsor(s): TWS Wildlife Damage Management WorkingGroup, Cooperative Extension – eXtension FeralHog Community of Practice


8:00 am Wild pigs: America’s growing invasive crisis.John J. Mayer

8:40 am Wild pig damage to agriculture and naturalresources. Mike J. Bodenchuk

9:00 am Disease Risks Associated with Feral Swine.Joseph L. Corn

9:20 am Control Options for Wild Pigs: WhatWorks, What Doesn’t and What Might. BillyJ. Higginbotham

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Direct and indirect impacts of feral swineon native biota in Hawaii. David Foote,Dennis A. LaPointe, Linda W. Pratt, RhondaLoh

10:30 am Death to Hogzilla: An overview of feralswine management in the Hawaiian Islands.Steven C. Hess, Linda W. Pratt, Rhonda Loh,Dennis A. LaPointe

10:50 am New research into feral swine damagemanagement strategies. Tyler A. Campbell,David B. Long

11:10 am Human dimensions of feral pigmanagement. Rebecca Christoffel

11:30 am Protecting Agriculture and ThreatenedSpecies through the use of a Human FoodPreservative to Manage Feral Hogs. SteveLapidge, Jason Wishart, Linton Staples, PhilMorrow, Ebony Arms, Kathleen Fagerstone,Tyler A. Campbell, John D. Eisemann

Session 62: SymposiumRole of Zoos and Managed Populations inWildlife ConservationOrganizers: Robin Sawyer, Partnership/Consortium, Front

Royal, VA; Nicole Cavender, the Wilds,Cumberland, OH

Sponsor(s): Conservation Centers for Species Survival(C2S2)


8:00 am Conservation Centers for Species Survival:Opportunities for Wildlife Partnerships.Robin Sawyer, Nicole Cavender, KelleySnodgrass, David Wildt, Steve Shurter, RobertWiese

8:20 am Black-footed Ferret Recovery: A Multi-Partner Approach to Saving an EndangeredSpecies. Paul E. Marinari, Rachel M.Santymire, David Wildt, Donald R. Gober

8:40 am Understanding the ecology and behavior ofcaptive and wild takin. William McShea,Sheng Li, Dan Beetem, David Powell, TianpeiGuan, Yan-Ling Song

9:00 am Contribution of Zoologically PropagatedAmerican Burying Beetles to the US Fishand Wildlife Recovery Program; Methods,Successes, and Challenges. Nicole Cavender,Dan Beetem, Lou Perrotti, Christy Wampler,George Keeney, Angela Boyer, CarolynCaldwell, David Horn

9:20 am Return of the takhi – recovery andreintroduction of the Przewalski’s horse.Melissa Songer, Barbara Wolfe, SteveMonfort, Dan Beetem, David Wildt, BudhanPukazhenthi




9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Recovering the threatened Mojave DesertTortoise: Increasing the science-based roleof the Desert Tortoise Conservation Centerin range-wide population recovery. Paula F.Kahn, Alan Lieberman, Roy Averill-Murray,Kimberleigh Field, Polly Conrad, JessicaStegmeier

10:30 am Long-term monitoring of glucocorticoids incaptive Asiatic black bears as a guide forinterpretation of data from wildpopulations. Karl Malcolm, William McShea,Janine Brown, Heather J. Bacon, XiaojianZhu, Timothy R. Van Deelen

10:50 am Captive propagation, reintroduction andtheir role in the conservation of endangeredHawaiian avifauna. Richard A. Switzer

11:10 am The Reintroduction of Three ZoologicallyReared Endangered Avian Species into theWild - Andean condor, California condorand Light-footed clapper rail. Michael Mace

11:30 am The Mississippi Sandhill Crane CooperativePropagation and Reintroduction Program.Mike R. Taylor

Session 63: Contributed PaperConservation and Management of BirdsModerator: Richard A. Fischer, US Army Engineer Research &

Development Center, Vickburg, MS

Location: Kona 4

8:00 am Nesting, Mortality, And Survival Of AReintroduced California CondorPopulation In Big Sur, California. L. J.Burnett, Kelly J. Sorenson, Michael Tyner,Mike M. Stake

8:20 am Site occupancy dynamics, roost ecology,and effects of recreation on MexicanSpotted Owls in canyonlands. David Willey,Chad Hockenbary, Jay Rotella, Claire Crow

8:40 am Factors affecting reproductive success of theendangered San Clemente loggerheadshrike. Justyn Stahl, Andrew Bridges, DavidK. Garcelon, Melissa A. Booker

9:00 am Using demography to guide reserve designfor understory bird conservation in afragmented tropical forest. Nicole Korfanta,William D. Newmark, Daniel F. Doak,Matthew J. Kauffman

9:20 am Response of grassland breeding birdcommunities to Conservation ReserveProgram mid-contract management in tallfescue monocultures. Douglas C. Osborne,Donald W. Sparling

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am A Management Approach To RaptorDemography And Cheatgrass InvasionRisk: Managing And Modeling TheEcological Trap Hypothesis. Robert N.Knight

10:30 am Little bird on the prairie: dickcisselbreeding biology in a managedenvironment. Bridget Sousa

10:50 am Cerulean Warbler and associated avianspecies response to hardwood forestmanagement. Petra B. Wood, Than Boves,Jim Sheehan, David Buehler, Jeff Larkin,Amanda Rodewald, Patrick Keyser, TiffanyBeachy, Marja Bakermans, Andrea Evans,Greg George, Molly McDermott, FelicityNewell, Kelly Perkins, Matt White

11:10 am Changes in the songbird communitythrough time in response to burning andgrazing in the northern mixed grass prairie.Alexis Richardson, Nicola Koper

11:30 am Recent progress in Palila conservation andmanagement. David Leonard, Chris Farmer,Scott Fretz, George Wallace

Session 64: Contributed PaperEcology and Habitat Relationships of MammalsModerator: Arthur Middleton, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and

Wildlife Research Unit, Laramie, WY

Location: Kona 5

8:00 am Modeling road-crossing and movementbehavior for the south-central Florida blackbear. Joe Guthrie, John Cox, Ulrey Wade

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8:20 am Contemporary genetic substructuredetected in American black bears despitethe absence of barriers to gene flow. AgnèsPelletier, Martyn E. Obbard, Bradley N.White, Christopher J. Kyle

8:40 am Do grizzly bears select den sites to reducepredation risk and infanticide? NathanLibal, Jerrold L. Belant, Bruce D. Leopold,Patricia A. Owen

9:00 am Grizzly bears as consumers of ungulates inforested and open environments. BogdanCristescu, Gordon B. Stenhouse, Mark S.Boyce

9:20 am Behavioral response of a generalistcarnivore to anthropogenic landscapes: fear,opportunity, or nonchalance? David C.Stoner, Michael L. Wolfe

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Spatial distribution of American marten inrelation to snow and thermal cover on theKenai Peninsula, Alaska. Andrew P.Baltensperger, William F. Andelt, John M.Morton, Falk Huettmann

10:30 am Evaluating the nonconsumptive effects ofpredation among large mammals: Wolvesand elk in Greater Yellowstone. ArthurMiddleton, Matthew J. Kauffman, Douglas E.McWhirter, John G. Cook, Rachel C. Cook,Michael D. Jimenez, Abigail A. Nelson

10:50 am Seasonal dietary variation and use ofmarine resources by wolves in southwestAlaska. Dominique E. Watts, Seth D.Newsome

11:10 am Area-restricted search behavior in thenightly movements of raccoons. MichaelByrne, Michael J. Chamberlain

11:30 am Effects of resource use on recruitment ofblack-footed ferrets. Christopher R. Ayers,Jerrold L. Belant, Joshua J. Millspaugh, DavidA. Eads, David S. Jachowski

Session 65: Contributed PaperNew Technology and ApplicationsModerator: David Walter, National Wildlife Research Center,

Fort Collins, CO


8:00 am Evaluation Of Remote Delivery Of PassiveIntegrated Transponder Technology ToMark Large Mammals. David Walter,Charles W. Anderson, Kurt C. VerCauteren

8:20 am A Smartphone Application for TrackingWildlife-Vehicle Collisions. Daniel D. Olson,John A. Bissonette, Patricia C. Cramer, MeganR. Schwender

8:40 am Field evaluation of theimmunocontraceptive vaccine GonaConTMin free-living mammal populations. DavidCowan, Giovanna Massei, Alastair Ward,Lowell A. Miller

9:00 am Prevention Of Remote Dart-delivery SystemAnd Net-gun Capture Related MorbidityAnd Mortality. Kimberlee Beckmen,Stephanie Crawford

9:20 am The use of novel, non-invasive bioacoustictechniques to monitor the elusive Californiagreat gray owl. Joe Medley, John Keane, KurtFristrup, Ryan Byrnes, Holly Ernest

9:40 am BREAK

10:10 am Comparing approaches to monitoringforest birds using automated recordingdevices. Lisa A. Venier, Stephen B. Holmes,George W. Holborn, Kenneth A. McIlwrick

10:30 am Molecular detection of stream amphibiansin water samples using environmental DNA.Lisette Waits, Caren S. Goldberg, David S.Pilliod, Robert S. Arkle

10:50 am Cellphone tags and novel technologies forthe study of the critically endangeredHawaiian monk seal: A case study forconservation needs driving innovation.Charles Littnan, Kenady Reuland, BernieMcConnell, Phil Lovell




11:10 am Evaluation of Surgical Techniques andInternal Sonic Transmitter Implantation inSturgeon. Shaun Boone, Sonia M.Hernandez, Alvin C. Camus, Stephen J.Divers

11:30 am Trialling the use of a unmanned aerialvehicle system to collect biologicalinformation. Rob B. Gration

Session 66: Contributed PosterBiometrics, Conservation and Management ofMammals, New Technology in WildlifeManagementLocation: Kohala and Kona Promenades

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

1. Can colonization and extinction be accuratelyestimated? Assessing performance of dynamicoccupancy models through simulation. PatrickMcKann, Brian Gray, Wayne Thogmartin

2. Line transect sampling in mountainous terrains.Anabela Afonso, Russell Alpizar-Jara

3. Monitoring survival rates with time series of age-structure data. Mark S. Udevitz, Peter J. P. Gogan

4. Limitations in applying mark-resight estimators tosmall or endangered populations. Derek B. Spitz, DavidGerman, Alexandra P. Few, Thomas R. Stephenson

5. State space model estimation of replicated populationsurvey time series. Jonas Knape, Panagiotis Besbeas,Perry de Valpine

6. Fragmentation of sagebrush communities: does anincrease in habitat edge impact pygmy rabbits? JanetE. Pierce, Randy T. Larsen, Jerran T. Flinders, Jericho C.Whiting

7. Use of Alternative Field Techniques to Survey forMohave Ground Squirrels on Federal Lands. DavidDelaney, Philip Leitner, Bruce MacAllister

8. Influence of establishing coniferous plantations onhabitat use by Japanese macaques in cool-temperateforests in north Japan. Haruka Sakamaki, Hiroto Enari

9. Mapping polar bear maternal denning habitat in theNational Petroleum Reserve – Alaska. George Durner,Kristin Simac

10. Effectiveness of Wildlife Debris Piles in the DuckMountain Provincial Forest, Manitoba. RosemaryDohan

11. Captive Breeding and Reintroduction of theVancouver Island Marmot 1997 to 2011. Malcolm L.McAdie

12. Bat Acoustic and Roost Monitoring on a MilitaryInstallation. Lauren B. Wilson, Darryl L. York, Rhys M.Evans

13. Evaluation on precision of habitat use monitoringdata by line transect method based on GPS locationsfrom collared takin at Tangjiahe National NatureReserve, China. Yan-Ling Song, Bao-Ming Ge, Tian-PeiGuan, William McShea, David Powell

14. Estimation of detection probability of censor camerafor applying detection tools in a mongooseeradication campaign. Fumio Yamada, Shigeki Sasaki,Takuma Hashimoto, Shintaro Abe

15. Development of efficient technologies to detect andcapture invasive alien raccoons at low populationdensity in Japan. Tohru Ikeda, Mariko Nakai, Ken-ichiroShimada, Kunihiro Yamashita, Eiji Kotani, AyakoKawasaki

16. New techniques for the eradication of low-densitymongoose populations from the Okinawa andAmami-Oshima Islands in Southwestern of Japan. GoOgura, Kaede Toguchi, Seiya Ono, Kei Obata, RyojiFukuhara, Izumi Inoue, Asato Kuroiwa, TakashiNagamine, Akiko Tanaka, Manabu Nakachi, Sugoto Roy

17. Potential indirect effects of man-made water sourceson kit fox in western deserts. Lucas K. Hall, BrockMcMillan, Randy T. Larsen, Robert N. Knight, Kevin D.Bunnell

18. Celebrating 75 years of success from the WildlifeRestoration Program in Alaska. Amy Pinney, CliffSchleusner

19. A fast and simple method for molecularidentification of the Woolly Spider Monkey asrevealed by PCR/RFLPs (16S): a contribution for theillegal hunting inhibition. Maria Luiza V. Cardoso,Paula B. Ferreira, Mauricio T. Gomes, Rodrigo A. Torres,Rodrigo Hidalgo F. Teixeira, Jose Mauricio B. Duarte, JoseE. Garcia

20. The Relationship between Carnivore Distributionand Landscape Features in the Northern HighlandsEcological Landscape of Wisconsin. Daniel E. Haskell,Michael W. Meyer, Christopher R. Webster, David J.Flaspohler

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21. Population and roosting ecology of southwesternmyotis in a pinyon-juniper woodland. Travis W. Perry,Katherine M. Thibault, Carol A. Finley

22. Distribution Model for Black Bear in the ChihuahuanDesert Ecoregion of Texas and Northern Mexico.Patricia M. Harveson, Lorna Hernandez

23. A southern California heteromyid rodent isnegatively impacted by a synergistic combination ofurbanization and El Nino Southern Oscillation. DanaJ. Morin, Jay E. Diffendorfer

24. Cumulative impacts of industrial development andclimate change on Teshekpuk Lake Caribou Herdhabitat. Ryan Wilson, Melanie Smith, Nathan Walker,Evie Witten, Laura Chartier, Wendy Loya

25. Preliminary Results from Assessing the Success ofRestored Pronghorn in Trans-Pecos, Texas. JustinHoffman, Louis Harveson, Shawn Gray

26. Management challenges associated with species thatattain special designations. Jeff Selinger, ThomasMcDonough, Larry L. Lewis

27. Monitoring ocelots and bobcats in a fragmentedlandscape using remote cameras and radio telemetry.Jennifer M. Korn, Michael E. Tewes, Arturo Caso, LonGrassman, William C. Stasey, Jesus Franco

28. Demographic history of the riparian woodrat:evidence of connectivity across the San JoaquinValley of California. Marjorie Matocq, Patrick Kelly

29. Alternative management of national icons:application of fertility control in an Australiancontext. Melissa A. Snape, Lyn A. Hinds, Lowell A. Miller

30. Mortality patterns of white-tailed deer in CentralNew York State. Brigham J. Whitman, William F. Porter

31. Changes in Grizzly Bear Habitat due to HumanDisturbance in the Rocky Mountain Foothills ofAlberta from 1985 to 2005. Greg McDermid, AndreaRam, Julia Linke, Scott Nielsen, Gordon Stenhouse

32. Estimating mountain lion density with motion-activated cameras using mark-resight. Jesse Lewis,Kevin Crooks, Larissa Bailey, Linda Sweanor, BradyDunne, Sue VandeWoude, Ken Logan

33. Accounting for uncertainty from random spatialeffects among locations of moose-vehicle collisions inMaine. Nathan P. Snow, William F. Porter, Duane Brunell

34. It’s not just pickles and ice cream: resource selectionby female Indiana bats during the maternity season.Kathryn Womack, Sybill Amelon, Frank R. Thompson

35. Using non-invasive hair sampling to estimate the sizeand density of a reintroduced black bear populationin south-central Kentucky. Sean M. Murphy, John J.Cox, John T. Hast, Songlin Fei

36. Methods For Estimating Distribution And RangeExtent Of Grizzly Bears In The Greater YellowstoneEcosystem. Dan Bjornlie, Daniel J. Thompson, Mark A.Haroldson, Charles C. Schwartz

37. Proportion of White-tailed Deer Using MedicatedBait Sites in Southern Texas. Chase Currie, David G.Hewitt, Greta Schuster, Alfonso Ortega-S, Tyler A.Campbell, Kim H. Lohmeyer

38. Divergence in predatory behavior between wildlifehunters and other predators; dietary breadth, preyselection, and exploitation rates. Chris Darimont, PaulPaquet, Thomas Reimchen

39. The role of ecological reserves to maintain Americanmarten and Canada lynx in a working forestlandscape. Angela K. Fuller, Daniel J. Harrison, WilliamB. Krohn

40. Relationship of Serum Leptin and Body Condition inFemale White-tailed Deer. Jared F. Duquette, Jerrold L.Belant, Dean Beyer, Nathan J. Svoboda

41. Capture, anesthesia and disturbance of free-rangingbrown bears during hibernation. Alina L. Evans,Veronica Sahlén, Ole-Gunnar Støen, Åsa Fahlman, SvenBrunberg, Knut Madslien, Ole Fröbert, Jon E. Swenson,Jon M. Arnemo

42. Impacts of industrial development on habitatselection of wolves and woodland caribou in theSouth Peace region of British Columbia, Canada.Libby P. Williamson, Christopher J. Johnson, Dale R. Seip

43. Integrating natural and human dimensions toenhance landscape-scale tiger conservation. Neil H.Carter, Jianguo Liu, Dharma Dangol, Binoj Shrestha

44. Assessment of Critical Habitat of Endangered FalseKiller Whales in Hawai‘i. Robin W. Baird, BradleyHanson, Gregory S. Schorr, Daniel L. Webster, AntoinetteM. Gorgone, Sabre D. Mahaffy, Dan J. McSweeney, RusselD. Andrews

45. Romance without Responsibilities: The Use ofFertility Control to Manage Bison on Catalina IslandCalifornia. Calvin L. Duncan, Julie L. King, Jay F.Kirkpatrick

46. Unraveling the mystery of poor reproductive successin the captive white rhino population. Lisa A.Nordstrom, Shannon Chapman, Ronald R. Swaisgood




47. Movements and habitat selection of mountain goatsin relation to heliskiing activity. Becky Cadsand,Michael P. Gillingham, Douglas C. Heard, Katherine L.Parker

48. Fine-scale habitat differences influencing seasonalburrow selection of the North American badger at thenorthern edge of its range. Stephen A. Symes, RichardKlafki, Karl W. Larsen

49. Assessment of human-carnivore conflict andeffectiveness of interim relief scheme in the CorbettTiger Reserve. Sharad Kumar, Harendra S. Bargali, KedarGore

50. Extrinsic factors affecting elicitation of vocalresponses from coyotes and wolves. Tyler R. Petroelje,Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer

51. Investigating the causes of calf predation mortality inNewfoundland using three different techniques.Robert Otto, Steve Gullage, Matt Mumma

52. Using innovative adaptive management for therecovery of the critically endangered Hawaiian monkseal. Rachel S. Sprague, Charles L. Littnan, Jeffrey S.Walters

53. A pilot study of brown bear mitigation usingelectronic control devices. Larry Lewis, Phillip Mooney,Donald Dawes, Andrew Hinz, Matthew Carver, NeilBarten

54. Mobile mark-recapture data collection and query: Wehave an app for that. Heather L. Bateman, RichardWhitehouse, Timothy E. Lindquist, Michael Lowe,Anthony Casagrande, Peter Hiesel, Allen Watts

55. Remotely-delivered Chemical Immobilization OfAdult Female Steller Sea Lions For PhysiologicalSampling And Satellite Telemetry Attachment. MartinHaulena, Kimberlee Beckmen, Brian S. Fadely, MichelleLander, Dennis McAllister, Sharon Melin, Lorrie D. Rea,Michael J. Rehberg, Greg Snedgren, William Van Bonn,Tom Gelatt

56. Polar Bear Den Emergence Video Camera System:New Application of Technology at the Nexus of ArcticOil and Gas Exploration and Regulatory Monitoring.Christopher Putnam

57. Using Extensible BioAcoustic Tool (XBAT) for thedetection of Hawaiian Petrels calls in remote areas atPohakuloa Training Area, Hawai’i. Daniel Brown

58. Effects of Collar Position and Forest Cover Type onGPS Collar Performance. William Sparklin, Michael S.Mitchell, S. K. Hasapes

59. Avian radar: an advanced tool for developingpredictive models of avian activity and risk of bird-aircraft collision. Peter S. Coates, Michael L. Casazza,Brian J. Halstead, Joseph P. Fleskes, James A. Laughlin

60. New tools to monitor health, range and naturalhistory of wildlife admitted to rehabilitation facilitiesacross North America. Edward E. Clark, Dave L.McRuer, Michelle Willette, Julia B. Ponder

61. Restoring coastal ecosystems: the story of Hawaiì’sfirst predator-proof fence at Kaèna Point NaturalArea Reserve. Lindsay Young, Chris Swenson, PaulineSato, Ati Jeffers-Fabro, Eric VanderWerf, ChristopherMiller, Sheldon Plentovich, David Smith

62. Wildlife Forensic Genetics and a Regional MountainLion Database for Arizona. Ashwin Naidu, MelanieCulver

63. Applications of technology for research andprotection of island-endmic avifauna on SanClemente Island, California. Daniel Biteman, AndrewBridges, David K. Garcelon, Melissa A. Booker

64. Spatial characteristics of wolf depredation sites innorthwest Wyoming: a comparison between areaswith migratory and resident elk. Abigail Nelson,Matthew J. Kauffman, Arthur Middleton, DougMcWhirter, Mike Jimenez, Ken Gerow

Leadership InstituteLocation: Kona 2/3

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Council Office HoursLocation: Monarchy

Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Trade ShowLocation: Grand Promenade

Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

TWS Biometrics Working GroupLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Program 87



TWS Leaders LunchLocation: Monarchy

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

TWS Ethnic and Gender DiversityWorking GroupLocation: Kona 1

Time: 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

TWS Invasive Species Working GroupLocation: Kona 2/3

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Session 67: Panel DiscussionDeveloping the Next Generation of WildlifeProfessionals: Challenges and PossibleSolutionsOrganizer: Michael Hutchins, The Wildlife Society, Bethesda,

MD


Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

There are many trends in play today that have the potential tohave a tremendous impact on the future of the wildlife profes-sion, as well as other natural resource-related fields. These rangefrom extensive energy development, which is transforminglandscapes to continued growth in human populations to cli-mate change to species invasions to the rise of the animal rightsmovement to the current lack of diversity in our profession.These and other trends, including the projected retirement ofup to 70% of current leadership, has the potential to transformthe profession as never before. A major goal of this panel is todiscuss how these trends are expected to impact the future ofour profession and what implications they have for how we re-cruit and train future wildlife professionals. Trends in educationwill also be discussed in reference to this growing challenge.The panel will present the results of the TWS-organized BlueRibbon Panel and seek input from the audience, which may beused to further strengthen its report.

Session 68: Panel DiscussionAmerica’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative:Linking Conservation, Working Lands, andNational DefenseOrganizer: Roel R. Lopez, Texas A&M University, College

Station, TX

Sponsor(s): America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative


Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

While the concept of landscape restoration is now widely ac-cepted among wildlife professionals, the best practices for plan-ning, implementing and monitoring such projects across publicand private ownerships are still developing. In-depth considera-tion of the America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative provides aunique opportunity to hear from key individuals who have beenon the “inside” of developing a Range-wide Conservation Planfor Longleaf Pine (2009) and who are now engaged in variousleadership positions to implement a 13-state plan at multiplescales. Attendees of the proposed panel will also learn about thelongleaf pine ecosystem which once covered some 90 millionacres over 9 Southern states. This imperiled ecosystem has nowbeen reduced to slightly more than 3 million acres. The ecologi-cal importance of longleaf is difficult to overstate. Some 900plant species are found in these forests, many of them endemic.Some of the 29 federally-listed threatened or endangered speciesinclude the red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise andrough leaf loose strife. Valuable for forest products, longleaf isalso habitat for game species such as bobwhite quail and wildturkey. More recently, longleaf restoration is getting attention asan opportunity for adaptation to climate change.

Session 69: Contributed PaperWildlife Damage ManagementModerator: Kurt Vercauteren, USDA APHIS WS NWRC, Fort

Collins, CO


1:00 pm Regulated Commercial Harvest To ManageOverabundant White-tailed Deer: An IdeaTo Consider? Kurt C. VerCauteren, CharlesW. Anderson, David Drake, Timothy VanDeelen, W. David Walter, Stephen M.Vantassel, Scott Hygnstrom




1:20 pm Livestock protection dogs as a proactivemanagement tool for reducing human-wildlife conflict. Thomas Gehring, KurtVerCauteren

1:40 pm Advanced Radar-based Automated BirdControl Technologies for Oil Sands FacilityWaste Ponds. Carolyn Matkovich, C. JaredQuillen, Scott Stuckey, Richard Kavanagh,Peter Strajt

2:00 pm Suburban deer management: populationreduction through sterilization andhunting. Jason Boulanger, Paul Curtis

2:20 pm Sika deer in Maryland: a prized gameanimal turned pest. David M. Kalb, Jacob L.Bowman, T. B. Eyler

2:40 pm Efficacy and side-effects of PZPimmunocontraception in feral horses. JasonI. Ransom, James E. Roelle, Brian S. Cade

Session 70: Contributed PaperPopulation Dynamics of BirdsModerator: Chris Eberly, Department of Defense Partners in

Flight, Warrenton, VA


1:00 pm Ecological and environmental correlates ofterritory occupancy and reproduction ofmigratory golden eagles. Carol McIntyre,Joshua Schmidt

1:20 pm It’s not how much but where to restore it:using landscape-based population modelsto inform regional bird conservation.Thomas Bonnot, Frank R. Thompson, JoshuaJ. Millspaugh

1:40 pm The influence of weather on survival andfecundity of white-tailed ptarmigan inColorado. Gregory Wann, Cameron L.Aldridge, Clait E. Braun

2:00 pm Population dynamics of nesting seabirdcolonies at Tern Island, Hawaii, 1980-2009.Jeff S. Hatfield, William A. Link, Michelle H.Reynolds

2:20 pm Carry-over effects associated with winteringarea affect breeding and populationdynamics in Black Brant. James Sedinger,Jason L. Schamber, David H. Ward,Christopher A. Nicolai, Bruce Conant

2:40 pm Life on the edge: apparent survival in asubarctic population of commongoldeneyes. Abigail Lawson, James S.Sedinger, Eric J. Taylor

Session 71: Contributed PaperConservation of Communities, Ecosystems, andLandscapesModerator: Stan Harter, WGFD, WYTWS President, Lander,

WY

Location: Kona 4

1:00 pm Use of Experimental Forests as ecologicalsentinel sites for environmental change.Peter A. Stine

1:20 pm Landscape-scale Conservation AndManagement Of Montane Wildlife:Contemporary Climate May Be ChangingThe Rules. Erik A. Beever, Jennifer L.Wilkening, Philip W. Mote, Peter F. Brussard

1:40 pm Climate change and high elevation aquaticecosystems: Can wilderness preservesincrease resiliency to future warming?Kathleen Matthews

2:00 pm Using phenology as a tool for resourcemanagement and climate changeadaptation. Carolyn Enquist, Jake Weltzin

2:20 pm The USA National Phenology Network:expanded capacity to facilitate science,management and education. Jake Weltzin

2:40 pm The Equator Principles: Can FinancingStandards Aid Biodiversity in MajorDevelopment Projects? George R. Carlson

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Session 72: Contributed PaperConservation and Management of MammalsModerator: John D. Perrine, California Polytechnic State

University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Location: Kona 5

1:00 pm Physiological Stress and Refugia Behaviorby African Elephants. David S. Jachowski,Rob Slotow, Joshua Millspaugh

1:20 pm Simulating the Effects of Climate Changeon Population Connectivity of AmericanMarten in the northern Rocky Mountains,USA. Tzeidle N. Wasserman, Samuel A.Cushman, Erin L. Landguth, Andrew Shirk,Jeremy Littell

1:40 pm Maximizing small mammal communities inroadside right-of-ways in an agriculturallydominated landscape. Allison R. Treadway,Robert A. McCleery, Brian D. Peer

2:00 pm The effects of wind turbine “behavior” onbat mortality: an approach to reducing batmortality at wind turbines. David Young,Gregg Crenshaw

2:20 pm Generation of induced pluripotent stemcells from endangered species as a new toolfor conservation management. InbarFriedrich Ben-Nun, Susanne C. Montague,Marlys L. Houck, Suellen J. Charter, Louise C.Laurent, Oliver A. Ryder, Jeanne F. Loring

2:40 pm Monitoring wildlife safety crossings on USHighway 93 in Elko County, Nevada. NovaO. Simpson, Kelley M. Stewart, Mike Cox,Tony Wasley

Session 73: Contributed PaperBiometricsModerator: Matthew J. Kauffman, University of Wyoming,

Laramie, WY


1:00 pm Using quantile equivalence to monitorcompliance with habitat managementobjectives at National Wildlife Refuges.Brian S. Cade, Pamela R. Johnson

1:20 pm Estimating density from unstructuredspatial sampling: A case study of Montanamountain lions. Robin Russell, AndrewRoyle, Richard DeSimone, Michael K.Schwartz, Victoria L. Edwards, Kristy P.Pilgrim, Kevin S. McKelvey

1:40 pm Estimating mean predator diet compositionusing fatty acid signature data. Jeffrey F.Bromaghin, Elizabeth W. Elliot, Monique M.Lance, John M. Kennish, Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez

2:00 pm Using proximity collars in wildlife studies:New approaches and challenges. Paul Cross,Tyler Creech, Brandon Scurlock, JaredRogerson, Eric Maichak, John Henningsen,Scott Creel

2:20 pm Accounting for Transients When EstimatingAbundance of Bottlenose Dolphins inChoctawhatchee Bay, Florida. Paul Conn,Annie Gorgone, Emma Jugovich, Barbie L.Byrd, Larry J. Hansen

2:40 pm Adjusting multi-state capture-recapturemodels for state uncertainty: models,software, and examples. William Kendall,Gary C. White

Annual Conference Wrap Up Meetingand Portland IntroductionsLocation: Kona 5

Time: 3:15 pm – 6:00 pm

TWS Spatial Ecology & TelemetryWorking GroupLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

WDNR/USFWS Internship ProgramLocation: Queen’s 4

Time: 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Greenfire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethicfor our Time - DocumentaryLocation: King’s 2

Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm




Hawaii Institute of Marine BiologyLocation: Waikoloa 1

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Humboldt State Wildlife Alumni MixerLocation: Kona 1

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

University of Idaho Alumni and FriendsReceptionLocation: King’s 3

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Program 91


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Aarts, Geert, 51Abbey, Heather, 41Abe, Shintaro, 66Abhat, Divya, 9Acevedo-Gutierrez, Alejandro, 73Adam, Mônica L., 41Adams, Andrea, 41Adams, Jennifer R., 38Adkins, Jessica Y., 22Aeby, Greta, 53Afonso, Anabela, 66Ahlering, Marissa A., SRIPAhlers, Darrell, 49Aigner, Paul, 58Akinyemi A., SRIPAkinyemi, Abiodun F., 33Alaback, Paul, 31Albeke, Shannon E., 41, 49Albertson, Joy, 23Aldridge, Cameron, 39Aldridge, Cameron L., 56Aldridge, Cameron, 58Aldridge, Cameron L., 70Alessa, Lilian, 33Alexander, Kevin, SRIPAlexander, Louise B., 41Alisauskas, Ray T., 33Allen, Craig R., 41, 60Allen, James, 37Alonso, Robert S., 27Alonso, Robert, 27Alonso, Robert S., 49Alpizar-Jara, Russell, 66Amarello, Melissa, 33Amelon, Sybill, 58, 66Amidon, Fred, 22, 49Amuno, John B., 33Andelt, William F., SRIP, 58, 64Andersen, David, 32Anderson, Chad T., 41Anderson, Charles W., 65, 69Anderson, Christopher J., 45Anderson, Mark, 49Anderson, Nicholas V., SRIPAnderson, Val J., SRIPAnderson, Val, 58Anderson, Val Jo, SRIPAnderson, Zachary V., SRIPAndrade, Carlos L., 18Andreadis, Paul T., 52Andreasen, Alyson, 31Andrews, Kimberly M., 27Andrews, Russel D., 66

Arkle, Robert S., 65Arms, Ebony, 61Armstrong, Douglas P., 17Arnemo, Jon M., SRIP, 66Arnett, Edward B., 34Aryal, Achyut, SRIPAsano, Ashley, 49Asner, Gregory P., 21Astorga, Francisca, 35Asuncion, Brenda, 40Atamian, Michael T., 56Atkinson, Carter T., 26, 41, 53Atwood, Todd C., 58Aubry, Keith B., 58Augspurger, Tom, 14Augustine, Ben, SRIPAusband, David E., 31Aveiro, Juan J., 41Averill-Murray, Roy, 62Avery, Michael L., 52Ayers, Christopher R., 64Aylesworth, Ryan, 30Babbitt, Kimberly, 33Baber, Matthew, 33Bachman, Dominic C., 49, 56Backensto, Stacia A., 49Bacon, Heather J., 62Bailey, Larissa L., 17, 58Bailey, Larissa, 66Bailey, Robyn L., 33Baird, Michelle, 40Baird, Robin W., 66Baker, Jason, 57Baker, Stephanie D., 41Bakermans, Marja, 63Balazs, George, 53Baldwin, Brian S., 45Ball, Donna, 26Ball, Mark, 37Ball, Morgan, 41Ballard, Bart M., 58Ballard, Warren B., 33, 39, SRIPBallard, Warren, 49Baltensperger, Andrew P., 58, 64Bamigbose, Samson A., 33Banko, Paul C., 26Banko, Paul, 49Banko, Winston E., 26Bar-David, Shirli, 17Barboza, Perry S., 49Bargali, Harendra S., 66Barker, Kristin, SRIPBarnard, Riley, 26

Barnes, Samuel, 49Barr, Kelly R., 23Bartelt, Paul E., 33Barten, Neil, 66Baruch-Mordo, Sharon, 28Basille, Mathieu, 21Basinger, Peyton S., 58Bateman, Heather L., 66Bates, Gary E., SRIPBaxter, Rick, 33Baxter, Rick J., SRIPBaydack, Richard, 41Baydack, Rick, 58Beachy, Tiffany, 63Beard, Karen H., 52Beardsley, Karen, 58Beatty, Brenda L., 41Beaver, Jared T., 58Beavers, Sallie, 26Beck, Jeffrey L., 31, 39Beck, Jeffrey, 39Beck, Jeffrey L., 49Becker, C. Dusti, 22Becker, Dennis, 30Beckmann, Jon P., 31Beckmen, Kimberlee, 65, 66Bedrosian, Bryan, 37, 39Beetem, Dan, 62Beets, Jim, 40Beever, Erik A., 71Behnke, Lucas, 46, 58Beier, Paul, SRIPBelant, Jerrold, 31Belant, Jerrold L., 33, 58, 64, 66Belant, Jerry B., 38Bell, Douglas A., 48Bell, Timothy J., 17Bellingheri, Kaisha, SRIPBeltrani, Angela, 41Ben-David, Merav, SRIPBennett, Victoria J., 41Benson, Anna-Marie, 22Benson, Delwin E., 36Berg, Martin B., 56Berger, Lee, 53Berger, Oded, 17Bergeson, Tara, 60Berkowitz, Paul, 58Bernacchi, Leigh A., 30Bernacchi, Leigh, 33Bernal, Lance J., SRIPBernier, Kathryn, SRIPBertelmann, Pelika, 40

Numbers after the name refer to the Session Number

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Berthold, Laura, 22Bertram, Mark R., 31Besbeas, Panagiotis, 66Bevins, Sarah, 28Beyer, Dean, 31Beyer, Dean E., 38, 58Beyer, Dean, 66Beyer, Dean E., 66Beyer, Hawthorne, 5, 21Bhattacharyya, Krishna Nando, SRIPBianchi, Kiara R., 49Bibles, Brent D., SRIPBielfelt, Brian J., 58Bills, Thomas E., 31Bingham, Justin, 37Bingham, Rebecca M., SRIPBirckhead, Jessie L., 35, SRIP, 45Bird, Christopher E., 59Bishop, Todd, 49Bissell, Kristin M., 33Bissonette, John A., 37, 65Biteman, Daniel, 66Bjornlie, Dan, 66Bjurlin, Curtis, 27Black, Jeffrey M., SRIP, 56Blackman, Emily B., 49Blackwell, Bradley F., 33Blake, Mitchell R., 58Blanchong, Julie, 37Bled, Florent, 29Bleich, Vernon C., 58Blevins, Brian L., 33Blevins, Brian, 49Blomberg, Erik J., SRIP, 49, 56Blomquist, Frank C., 39Bloom, Valary, 23Blumer, Evan, 58Bluso-Demers, Jill, 22Boal, Clint, 49, 56Bobzien, Steven, 23Bocetti, Carol I., SRIPBodenchuk, Mike J., 61Boeke, Elise, 54Bogan, Daniel, 27Bolinger, Marc J., 33Bonaccorso, Frank J., 26, 34, 49Bond, Monica, 58Bonnot, Thomas, 70Booker, Melissa A., 49, 63, 66Boomer, G. S., 49Boomer, Scott, 49Boone, Shaun, 65Borek, Alyssa, 33Born, Erik, 38Boroski, Brian, 7

Boulanger, Jason, 69Boutin, Stan, 38Boves, Than, 63Bowen, Brian, 59Bowen, Zachary H., 56Bowles, Marlin L., 17Bowling, Andrea C., 58Bowman, Jacob L., 69Boyce, Mark, 51Boyce, Mark S., 64Boydston, Erin E., 27Boydston, Erin, 41Boydston, Erin E., 49Boyer, Angela, 62Boykin, Kenneth G., 23, 41, 45Bradford, David F., 23, 41, 45Bradley, Keith A., 41Brady, Stephen, 44Brady, Tony, 41Brainerd, Scott M., 30Brand, L. Arriana, 22Brandes, David, 34Brandis, Kate, 58Brandt, Laura A., 41, 55Brannen, Dennis, 58Braun, Clait E., 70Brawn, Jeffrey D., SRIPBrennan, Leonard, 22Brennan, Leonard A., 49Brennan, Leonard, 49Brennan, Leonard A., 49Breton, André, 49Brewerton, Adam, 49Bridges, Andrew, 49, 63, 66Briggs, Cheryl, 41Briggs, Jennifer S., 41Bright, Leina‘ala, 40Brinck, Kevin, 26, 49Brinkman, Todd J., 21Briones, Kimberly M., 19Brodie, Jedediah F., 21Broecher, John, 38Bromaghin, Jeffrey F., 73Brookes, Allen, 48Brooks, Robert, 34Brown, Daniel, 66Brown, Eric K., 40Brown, Janine, 62Brown, Justin L., 27Brown, Karen P., 41Brown, Matt, 26Brown, Stephen C., 22Brownrigg, Eric, 37Bruggink, John G., 58Bruinsma, David, 32

Brunberg, Sven, 66Brunell, Duane, 66Bruns Stockrahm, Donna M., 33Bruskotter, Jeremy T., 35Brussard, Peter F., 71Brussee, Brianne E., 32Bryant, Robert R., 33Brzeski, Kristin E., 49, 57Buchanan, Clay, 31Buckner, David, 41Buczko, Chris, 11Budy, Phaedra, SRIPBuehler, David, 63Buhlmann, Kurt A., 33Bui, Thuy-Vy D., 49Bump, Joseph K., SRIPBunnell, Kevin D., 66Burger, L. Wes, 49Burger, Loren W., 48Burgett, Jeff, 26, 33Burnett, L. J., 63Burney, David, 1Burnham, Kenneth P., 17Burns, Casey, 54Burrows, Charles Pe’ape’a Makawalu, 18Buskirk, Steven W., 58Butler, Matthew J., 39Byrd, Barbie L., 73Byrne, Michael, 64Byrnes, Ryan, 65Cable, Ted T., 49Cade, Brian S., 69, 73Cadsand, Becky, 66Caikoski, Jason R., 31Cain, James W., SRIPCain, James, 58Caldwell, Carolyn, 62Callas, Richard L., 22Camp, Meghan, 58Camp, Richard J., 22, 26Camp, Richard, 49Camp, Richard J., 49Campa, Henry, 33Campbell, Michael, 33Campbell, Tyler A., 61, 66Camus, Alvin C., 65Cannan, Melissa, 58Canton, Steven P., 41Cardoso, Maria Luiza V., 66Carlisle, Jason D., SRIPCarlson, George R., 71Carr, Craig A., 58Carroll, John P., 23, 49Carter, Jamie, 58Carter, Neil H., 66



Carthy, Raymond, 33Cartwright, Rachel, 47Carver, Matthew, 66Casagrande, Anthony, 66Casazza, Michael, 23Casazza, Michael L., 32Casazza, Michael, 33Casazza, Michael L., 49, 55, 56, 66Caso, Arturo, 66Castle, James, 34Castleberry, Steven, SRIPCatterson, Nate, 58Cavender, Nicole, 62Cervantes-Reza, Fernando, 49Chadwick, John, SRIPChalfoun, Anna D., SRIPChalfoun, Anna, 56Chalfoun, Dr. Anna, SRIPChamberlain, Michael J., 41, SRIP, 49, 64Chambers, Carol L., SRIPChampoux, Louise, 37Chandler, Richard, 29Chaney, Richard, 49Chapin, Terry, 21Chapman, Shannon, 66Charter, Suellen J., 72Chartier, Laura, 66Chase, Mark, 41Chavarria, Gabriela, 60Chen, Hsiang Ling, SRIPCherkiss, Mike S., 55Cherry, Michael J., 58Childers, Theresa M., 56Childers, Theresa, 58Chinn, Pauline, 40Chitwood, M. Colter, 44Choi, Ryan T., 52Choudhary, Om P., SRIPChow, Malia, 40Christian, Caroline E., SRIPChristian, Smith A., 57Christiansen, Tom, 54Christoffel, Rebecca, 61Christopher, Frank, SRIPChurchwell, Roy T., 22Chutipong, Wanlop, 58Chynoweth, Mark, 21Clark, Edward E., 66Clark, Joseph D., SRIPClark, Robert G., 49Claytor, Carrie A., 41Clifford, Deana L., 41Coates, Peter S., 32, 55, 56, 66Coggin, Daniel, 23Cohn, Brian R., SRIP

Cole, Colleen, 26Cole, T C., 26Collazo, Jaime A., 17Collazo, Jaime, 41Collett, Will, 33Collins, Gail H., 58Collins, James P., SRIPCollis, Kenneth, 22Colson, Kevin, 33Coltrane, Jessica A., 47Colwell, Mark A., SRIPColwell, Rita, SRIP, 58Colyer, Andrew, 58Conant, Bruce, 70Conant, Sheila, 26, SRIPCongdon, Daniel A., 58Conn, Paul, 73Connelly, John W., 39Conner, L. Mike, 58Conner, Mike, 33Conrad, Polly, 62Conroy, Michael J., 49Converse, Sarah J., 17, 60Cook, John G., 58, 64Cook, Megan, 33Cook, Rachel C., 58, 64Cooper, Jeff, 34Copeland, Holly, 49, 54Corace, R. Gregory, 23Cordell, Susan, 21Corman, Kelly, 49Corn, Joseph L., 61Cornett, Christina R., 26Cornett, Christina, SRIPCorrea, Maria, 30, 41Correia, Maria Tereza S., 41Cosentino, Bradley J., 49Couch, Courtney, 53Courchesne, Sarah J., 56Courtemanch, Alyson, 21Courtois, Réhaume, 21Courtot, Karen N., 22, 26, 49Courtot, Karen, 58Couturier, Serge, 58Cowan, David, 65Cox, John J., SRIPCox, John, 64Cox, John J., 66Cox, Linda, 49Cox, Mike, 72Coykendall, Katharine D., 59Coyle, Jessica R., 49Craighead, Derek, 37Cramer, Patricia, 27Cramer, Patricia C., SRIP, 65

Crampton, Lisa, 17, 26, 46, 58Crandall, Ross, 37Crawford, Stephanie, 65Creech, Tyler, 73Creel, Scott, 73Crenshaw, Gregg, 72Crim, Ryan, 20Crimmins, Theresa M., 33Cristescu, Bogdan, 64Crooks, Kevin R., 27, 28Crooks, Kevin, 41Crooks, Kevin R., SRIP, 49Crooks, Kevin, 66Cross, Molly, 20Cross, Paul, 73Crow, Claire, 63Crow, Susan E., SRIPCrowley, David, 57Cryan, Paul M., 34Culliney, Susan M., 58Cully, Jack F., SRIPCulver, Melanie, SRIP, 49, 66Cummings, Robert, 47Currie, Chase, 66Curtis, Paul D., 27Curtis, Paul, 69Cushman, Sameul A., 23Cushman, Samuel A., 72Cutter, Passanan, 58Cutter, Peter, 58Cypher, Brian L., 27Cypher, Brian, 58Czarnecki, Craig A., 41Czerwonka, Christopher, 49Côté, Steeve D., 49Dajun, Wang, SRIPDaline, Jody, 54Dangi, Ashok, SRIPDangol, Dharma, 66Danvir, Rick, 54Dao, Minh, SRIPDarby, Neal W., 58Darimont, Chris, 66Darling, Amy F., 46Davis, Alisa A., SRIPDavis, Brian, 49Davis, Bruce E., 32, 58Davis, John M., 33Dawe, Kimberly, 38Dawes, Donald, 66Dayer, Ashley A., 33De La Rocha, Deici, SRIPde Valpine, Perry, 66Dechen Quinn, Amy C., 58Decker, Karie L., 41

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Dedeke, Gabriel A., 33Deem, Sharon, 53DeGroot, Kristin A., 49DeJong, Julie, 32Delaney, David, 66Delaney, Katy, 27Delehanty, David, 32Delehanty, David J., 56Delgado Acevedo, Johanna, 33DeMaso, Stephen, 22, 49DeMaso, Stephen J., 49Demianew, Justin A., SRIPDeNasha, Aurelia E., SRIPDenholm, Paul, 41Denny, Ellen G., 33Denslow, Nancy D., 59DePerno, Chris, 30, 41, SRIPDePerno, Christopher S., 49, 57Derbridge, Jonathan J., SRIPDeringer, Cary V., 52DeRose-Wilson, Audrey, SRIPDeSimone, Richard, 73DeStefano, Stephen A., 35DeVault, Travis L., 33Devers, Patrick, 49Devineau, Olivier, 17Devries, James H., 49DeWitt, Philip, 38DeWitt, Philip D., 58DeYoung, Randy, 22, 49DeYoung, Randy W., 49DeYoung, Randy, 49Diefenbach, Duane R., SRIP, 49, 58Diffendorfer, Jay E., 66Dinsmore, Stephen J., 17, 32Dinsmore, Stephen, 49Dinsmore, Stephen J., 58Divers, Stephen J., 65Dixon, Cami S., SRIPDoak, Dan F., SRIPDoak, Daniel F., 63Dobey, Steven, SRIPDohan, Rosemary, 66Doherty, Kevin E., 39Doherty, Kevin, 39Doherty, Paul, 17, 29Doll, Rebecca N., SRIPDonner, Deahn, 19Dorame, Breana, SRIPDoratt, Rogelio E., 49Doratt, Rogelio, 58Dorcas, Michael E., 52Dornfeld, Heath A., 58Doster, Robert H., 49Downs, Cynthia J., 46

Drake, David, 69Drake, Elizabeth M., 58Drama, Richard, 33Drew, Chirstina, 41Dring, Tim, 54Drobyshev, Igor, 23Drost, Charles A., 55Duarte, Jose Mauricio B., 66Duarte, Thomas K., 40Dubay-Russell, Shelli A., 41Dubois, Sara, SRIPDuffy, David C., 26, 58Dugger, Katie M., 56Duncan, Calvin L., 41, 66Duncan, Colleen, SRIPDunne, Brady, 66Dupont, Daniel, 58Duquette, Jared F., 38, 66Durham, Scott, SRIPDurner, George, 66Dussault, Christian, 21Dutta, Sutirtha, 33Eackles, Michael S., 59Eadie, John M., 49Eads, David A., 64Eaton, Mitchell J., 41Eberhart-Phillips, Luke J., SRIPEden, Kevin, 47Edgel, Robert, SRIPEdwards, Katherine E., 41Edwards, Katie E., 41Edwards, Scott L., 23Edwards, Thomas, 49Edwards, Victoria L., 73Ehlers, Shannon, 49Eisemann, John D., 61Eklund, Daniel A., 19Elliot, Elizabeth W., 73Elliott, John E., 37Ellis, Julie C., 56Ellis-Felege, Susan N., 49Ellsworth, Alisa, 58Elmore, Dwayne, 36Enari, Hiroto, 58, 66Endries, Mark, 41Ennen, Joshua, 34Enquist, Carolyn, 12, 33, 71Epps, Clinton W., SRIPErickson, Gene, 41Ernest, Holly, SRIP, 58, 65Esque, Todd C., 23Esson, Thomas, 31Estes-Zumpf, Wendy, 49Etchberger, Richard, 33Etter, Dwayne, 31

Evans, Alina L., SRIP, 66Evans, Andrea, 63Evans, Jeff S., 39Evans, Jeffrey, 45Evans, Kristine O., 49Evans, Rhys M., 49, 66Everett, Jeff, 34Eyler, T. B., 69Fackler, Paul L., 17Fadely, Brian S., 66Fafford, Jon, SRIPFagerstone, Kathleen, 61Fahlman, Åsa, 66Fantle-Lepczyk, Jean E., SRIPFarias, Margaret E., 41, 49Farmer, Chris, 49, 63Farmer, Michael, 33Farrell, Christopher, SRIPFaust, Lisa, 33Fayemi, Opeyemi O., SRIPFedy, Bradley C., 39Fee, Jennifer M., 33Fei, Songlin, 66Felix-Locher, Alexandra, 58Fenichel, Eli P., 30Ferdausi, Dilara, SRIPFergerstrom, Arnel L., 40Ferguson, Adam, 33Fernandez-Silva, Iria, 59Fernando, Prithiviraj, SRIPFerreira, Paula B., 66Few, Alexandra P., 66Fieberg, John, 51Field, Kimberleigh, 62Fierke, Jeanette, 31Fike, Jennifer A., 59Finckbone, Velvet, 33Fink, Alix D., 33Finley, Carol A., 66Finley, James, 41Fisher, Robert N., 23, 55Fitzgerald, Guy, 37Flaspohler, David, 49Flaspohler, David J., 56, 66Flather, Curt, 23Flesch, Elizabeth P., SRIPFleskes, Joseph P., 49, 66Flinders, Jerran, 33Flinders, Jerran T., 66Flint, Alan L., 49Flint, Beth, 49Flint, Lorraine E., 49Flynn, Danielle, 54Foley, Janet, 41Folk, Martin J., 17



Foote, David, 61Forbey, Jennifer, 47Forbey, Jennifer S., 58Forester, James D., 21, 28Forister, Matthew, 31Fortin, Daniel, 21Fortin, Marie-Josée, 21Fortini, Lucas B., 33Foss, Diana M., 33Foster, Drew, 33Foster, Marissa, 58Fox, Bradley, 40Frair, Jacqui, 5Franco, Jesus, 66Franzreb, Kathleen, 49Frase, Barbara, 41Fraser, James D., SRIPFrazier, Kanani, 40Frederick, Robert B., SRIPFredrerick, Bridget A., 49Fredrickson, Leigh H., 58Freeman, Elizabeth, 31Freifeld, Holly, 49Frelich, Lee, 60Frenzel, Fred, 49Fretz, Scott, 63Friedrich Ben-Nun, Inbar, 72Fristrup, Kurt, 65Fritts, Sarah, SRIPFry, Michael, 34Fry, Tricia, 58Fröbert, Ole, 66Fugal, Rachel A., SRIPFugal, Rachel, 58Fujimoto, Justin N., 58Fujisaka, Mitchell, 40Fujisaki, Ikuko, 55Fujitani, Marie L., 30Fukami, Tadashi, 49Fukuhara, Ryoji, 66Fulbright, Timothy E., 49, 58Fuller, Angela K., 66Fuller, Kelly, 34Fuller, Todd K., 38Fulton, David C., 30, 35Funk, Chris, 45Furnas, Brett J., 22Gahl, Megan K., 55Galatowitsch, Susan, 60Gale, George A., 58Galloway, Renee, SRIPGannon, Jill J., 41Garcelon, David K., 49, 63, 66Garcia, Jose E., 66Garcia, Tiffany S., 33, SRIP

Garcia-Rangel, Shaenandhoa, SRIPGardner, Beth, 44, 56, 57Garner, Jocelyn, 55Garrison, Taylor, 58Garrott, Robert A., SRIP, 57Garton, Oz, 27Gaudioso, Jacqueline, 41, 52Gawel, Mike, 26Ge, Bao-Ming, 66Ge, Chen, 33Gehring, Thomas, SRIPGehring, Thomas M., SRIPGehring, Thomas, 69Gehrt, Stanley D., 27Gelatt, Tom, 66George, Greg, 63Gerber, Leah R., 30Gergely, Kevin J., 41, 45German, David, 66Gerow, Ken, 66Gese, Eric M., 58Giardina, Christian, 49Gifford, Suzanne, 58Gilbert, Andrew T., 56Gilbert, Jonathan H., 47Gilbert, Sophie L., 58Gilgert, Wendell, 49Gilgert, Wendell C., 54Gille, Daphne, SRIP, 58Gillespie, Blake, 47Gillingham, Michael P., 38Gillingham, Michael, SRIPGillingham, Michael P., 66Gingras, Janick, 58Ginnett, Tim, 41Gipson, Philip S., SRIPGiri, Susma, SRIPGirman, Derek J., SRIPGitzen, Robert A., 51Giuliano, William M., 58Gober, Donald R., 62Godoy, Loreto, SRIP, 58Goebel, Jeffery, 44Goebel, P. Charles, 23Goldberg, Amanda, SRIPGoldberg, Caren S., 65Goldberg, Lisa, SRIP, 58Goldstein, Michael I., 58Golightly, Richard T., 58Gomes, Mauricio T., 66Gon, Sam O., 18Gontrand, Florence, 17Gonzales-Rogers, Pat, 18Goo, Nakoa, 40Goode, Matthew J., 58

Goodwin, Brett J., SRIPGore, Kedar, 66Gorgone, Annie, 73Gorgone, Antoinette M., 66Gorresen, Marcos, 49Gorresen, P. M., 49Gorresen, Paulo M., 26, 34Gosling, Jessica, 33Goyal, S. P., 33Grace, Joshua L., 41Graham, Stephanie E., SRIPGrahmann, Eric D., 49Gramza, Ashley, SRIPGranholm, Dean, 60Grassman, Lon I., 58Grassman, Lon, 66Gration, Rob B., 65Graves, Tabitha A., SRIPGray, Brian, 66Gray, Matthew J., 33, 41Gray, Shawn, 66Grear, Daniel, 37Green, Timothy M., 7Greger, Paul D., 55Gregg, Rachel M., 20Griese, Herman J., 57Griffith, Brad, 58Griffiths, Tim, 54Griscom, Hannah, 49Grisham, Blake, 56Gritts, Mitchell, SRIPGroombridge, Jim J., 22Grosholz, Ted, 23Grosse, Andrew M., 33Grossman, Eric, 53Gruber, Natasha W., 39Gruchy, John, 23Guan, Tian-Pei, 66Guan, Tianpei, 58, 62Guerrero, Simon, 36Guldager, Nikki, 31Gullage, Steve, 66Gulland, Frances, 53Guo, Zhimei, 41Gustafson, Eric J., 47Guthrie, Joe, 64Gutscher-Chutz, Jennifer L., 58Guttery, Michael R., 39Guttilla, Darcee, 58Guy, Rachel K., 41, 45Habib, Tom, 37Haen, Luke, 41Hafen, Konrad, SRIPHagen, Christian A., 54Hager, Stephen, 49

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Hagy, Heath M., 41Hagy, Heath, 49Hale, Sarah L., SRIPHaley, Ross, 33Hall, Derek B., 55Hall, Jeffery O., 37Hall, Lucas K., 66Halstead, Brian, 33Halstead, Brian J., 55, 66Hamblen, Emily E., SRIPHamel, Sandra, 49Hamilton, C., 60Hamlin, Robert, 27Hamlington, Jeremy A., 45Hammond, Ruby, 46Hancock, Jackie, 55Handel, Colleen M., 29Hanks, Ephraim M., 28Hanley, Thomas A., SRIPHansen, Hans Peter, 44Hansen, Lara, 20Hansen, Larry J., 73Hansen, Winslow, 21Hanson, Bradley, 66Harley, Chris, 20Harms, Tyler M., 32, 58Haroldson, Mark A., 66Harper, Craig A., 36, SRIP, 45, 58Harris, Caitlin, 57Harris, Grant, 49Harris, Nyeema, 41Harrison, Daniel J., 66Harrison, Tara M., 33Harry, Bryan, 26Hart, Kristen M., 52, 55Hart, Pat, 53Harting, Albert, 57Hartzell, Paula L., 49Harvell, C. Drew, 53Harveson, Louis, 66Harveson, Patricia M., 66Harvey, Derek, SRIPHasapes, S. K., 66Hashimoto, Takuma, 66Haskell, Daniel E., 66Hast, John, SRIPHast, John T., 66Hatfield, Jeff S., 17, 26, 70Hathaway, Stacie A., 23Haukos, David A., 39, 49Haukos, David, 56Haulena, Martin, 66Hayden, Jim, 27Hays, Amy, 4Hazel, Dennis, SRIP

Heard, Douglas C., 38, 66Hegel, Troy, 57Heglund, Patricia, 60Heindl, Barbara, 46Hellickson, Mickey W., 58Helmers, D., 60Henaux, Viviane, 37Henningsen, John, 73Henry, Robert S., 49Hernandez, Fidel, 22, 49Hernandez, Lorna, 66Hernandez, Sonia M., 23, 65Hernández, Fidel, 49Hess, Bret W., 21Hess, Jennifer E., 39Hess, Jennifer, 49Hess, Steven C., 26, 40, SRIP, 52, 61Hethcoat, Matthew G., SRIPHewitt, David G., SRIP, 58, 66Heyward, Joslin, SRIPHicks, Tyler L., 33, 39Hiesel, Peter, 66Higa, Alessandria, SRIPHigashiguchi, Jenni, 53Higashino, Paul, 18Higginbotham, Billy J., 36, 61Higgins, Alison, 41Higgins, Kenneth F., 32Higgs, Megan, 46Hilderbrand, Grant, 41Hill, Jason M., 49Hillman, Matthew D., SRIPHindell, Mark A., 28Hinds, Lyn A., 66Hines, Megan K., 56Hinz, Andrew, 66Hitt, Jessica, 20Hix, David M., 23Hoagland, Serra J., 41, SRIPHobbelen, Peter, 20Hobbs, N. Thompson, 37Hockenbary, Chad, SRIP, 63Hocking, Greg, 23Hoffman, Justin, 66Holborn, George W., 65Holbrook, Joseph, 49Hollenbeck, Jeff, 46Hollings, Tracey, 23Holloran, Mathew, 39Holmes, Stephen B., 65Holmstrom, Lindsey, SRIP, 58Holt, R. D., 39Holt, R. Doug, 33Holycross, Andrew T., 55Homyack, Jessica, 19

Hood, Glynnis A., 47Hooten, Mevin B., 28, 51Hopkins, Robert L., 41Horan, Robert V., 33Horn, David, 62Horne, Elizabeth, 41Horne, Jon, 27Horne, Jonathan S., 28Horrell, Levi, SRIPHorton, Cristi, 30Hothem, Roger L., 32Houck, Marlys L., 72Houlahan, Jeff E., 55Howard, JoGayle, 58Howard, Katharine A., SRIPHowe, Frank P., 37Howe, Frank, SRIPHowe, Frank P., 49, 58Howe, Kristy, 32, 39Howell, Judd A., 34Howze, Jennifer M., 55Hu, Darcy, 26Hudgens, Brian, 37Huettmann, Falk, 33, 51, 57, 58, 64Hufft Kao, Rebecca, 49Hughes, Phillip T., 41Hull, Josh M., 23Hundertmark, Kris J., 33, 57Hundertmark, Kris, 58Hundertmark, Kris J., 58Hunt, Victoria, 48Husby, Pete, 54Huso, Manuela M., 34Huspeni, Todd, 41Hutchison, Kori B., 19Hutchison, Kori, SRIPHygnstrom, Scott, 69Hyman, Oliver J., SRIPHåff, Erik, 33Iglay, Raymond B., 23Ikeda, Tohru, 66Iknayan, Kelly J., 22Inman, Rich D., 23Inman-Narahari, Nikhil V., 58Inoue, Izumi, 66Ivan, Jacob S., 17J. P. Gogan, Peter, 66Jachowski, David S., 64, 72Jackson, Pat, SRIPJackson, Patrick, 1Jacobi, Sarah K., 48Jacobi, Sarah, 49Jacobs, Jefferson, 58Jacobsen, Todd C., 58Jacquot, Joseph, 58



Jadulang, Manual, 40Jagnow, Coren P., 44Jangid, Dinesh, SRIPJanzen, Fredric J., 33Jarvi, Susan I., 26, 41, 49Jarzyna, Marta A., 56Jeffers-Fabro, Ati, 66Jeffery, Brian M., 55Jeffrey, Jack, 26Jenks, Jonathan A., 38Jenks, Kate E., 58Jennelle, Christopher, 41Jenschke, Kristan E., 49Jensen, Brian, 54Jensen, Charlotte, 44Jensen, William F., 33Jessen, Rosa R., SRIPJessen, Timothy G., SRIPJimenez, Michael D., 64Jimenez, Mike, 66Jochum, Kim, 33Johanos, Thea, 57Johnson, Catherine M., 58Johnson, Christopher J., 66Johnson, Devin S., 28, 51Johnson, Douglas H., 34Johnson, Gregory, 39Johnson, Jeff A., 33Johnson, Matthew D., SRIP, 56Johnson, Pamela R., 73Johnson, Robert L., SRIPJohnson, Robin L., 59Johnson, Timothy R., 58Johnston, David S., 34Jokiel, Paul L., 40Jones, Jenny, 58Jones, Kenneth L., 59Jones, Menna, 23Jones, Menna E., 53Jones, Tim, 49Joshi, Sanjeev, SRIPJuarez-Casillas, Luis A., 49Jugovich, Emma, 73Jørgensen, Stacy, 33Kaaiai, Charles M., 18Kabir, Md. Salimul, SRIPKahn, Paula F., 62Kalb, David M., 69Kalcounis-Rueppell, Matina, 19Kalinowski, Ryan S., SRIPKaller, Michael D., 44Kaltenborn, Bjørn, 30Kaminski, Richard, 49Kanemoto, Matt, 40Karlin, Melissa, SRIP

Karpanty, Sarah M., SRIPKashmer, Tom, SRIPKatzner, Todd, 34Kauahikaua, Jim, 18Kauffman, Matthew J., 21, 41, 58, 63, 64,

66Kauka, Sabra, 40Kavanagh, Richard, 69Kawasaki, Ayako, 66Kawelo, Hi’ilei, 40KB Tanvir Mujahid, KB Tanvir Mujahid,

SRIPKeane, Delwyn, 37Keane, John, 65Keeney, George, 62Keenlance, Paul, SRIP, 58Keim, Jonah, 38Keim, Jonah L., 51, 58Keinath, Doug, 54Keister, Amy K., 58Kellett, Dana K., 33Kellner, James R., 21Kelly, Darrin, SRIPKelly, Marcella J., 31Kelly, Marcella, 31Kelly, Marcella J., 38, SRIP, 57Kelly, Patrick, 66Kendall, Bill, 49Kendall, Katherine C., SRIPKendall, Steve J., 22Kendall, William, 17, 73Kendrick, Melissa M., 33Kendrick, Sarah W., 32Kennedy, Christina M., 49Kennish, John M., 73Kepner, William G., 23, 41, 45Kerbiriou, Christian, 17Kershner, Jessi, 20Kessler, Aimee E., 49Ketcham, Shari L., SRIPKettenring, Karin M., 41Keyser, Patrick D., SRIPKeyser, Patrick, 63Kielland, Knut, SRIPKindschuh, Sarah R., SRIPKing, Cameron, 49King, Julie L., 41, 66King, Ruth, 28King, Tim L., 59Kingsford, Richard, 58Kinkead, Karen, 49Kipapa, Malia, 40Kirkpatrick, Jay F., 66Kirol, Christopher P., 39Kirol, Christopher, 39

Kiska, Marina, 41Kitamura, Shumpei, 58Kitchens, Wiley M., 41Klafki, Richard, 66Klaver, Robert W., 32, 33, 38Klavitter, John, 17Klein, Laurel, 41Klenzendorf, Sybille, 31Kliskey, Andrew, 33Knape, Jonas, 66Knight, Robert N., 63, 66Knowlton, Jessie L., 49Knox, Sarah S., 58Kociolek, Angela, 48Koehler, Cathy, 58Kofinas, Gary, 21Kohl, Michel T., SRIPKohley, Charles R., 49Koirala, Raj K., SRIPKoons, David N., 39, 41Koons, David A., 49Koopman, Marni, 20Koper, Nicola, 22, 32, 41, 49Koper, Nicola S., 49Koper, Nicola, 63Koprowski, John L., SRIPKoprowski, John, SRIPKoprowski, John L., SRIPKorfanta, Nicole, 63Korn, Jennifer M., SRIP, 66Kotak, Brian, 58Kotani, Eiji, 66Kovach, Tony, 49Koyuk, Heather, 49Kozar, Kelly, 26Krachey, Matthew J., 49Kramer, Gunnar, SRIPKraus, Jim, 26Krause, Crystal M., 26Krause, Crystal, 49Krause, Crystal M., 58Krause, John, 22Krausman, Paul R., 31, SRIPKreiensieck, Lacey, SRIPKreuser, Jodi M., 58Krieger, Andrew, 41Krings, Alexander, SRIPKrmpotich, AnnMarie, SRIPKrohn, William B., 66Kroll, Kevin J., 59Kukal, Curtis, 33Kumar, Satish, 58Kumar, Sharad, 66Kurniawan, Harry, 31Kuroiwa, Asato, 66

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Kusler, Anna, SRIPKyle, Christopher J., 64Laake, Jeff, 38Laarman, Patrick B., SRIPLabbé, Marie-Claude C., 21LaBonte, John, 41LaBonte, Kristen, 47Laborde, Lucien P., 44Lacerda, Oneida, 41Lafon, Nelson, 49Lahti, Megan, 23Laidre, Kristin, 38Lake, Bryce C., 31Lamont, Margaret, 33Lancaster, Joe, 49Lance, Monique M., 73Lander, Michelle, 66Landguth, Erin, 23Landguth, Erin L., 72Laniawe, Leona P., 17Lanzone, Michael, 34Lapidge, Steve, 61LaPointe, Dennis, 20LaPointe, Dennis A., 26, 41, 53, 61Larkin, Jeff, 63Larsen, Angela, 58Larsen, Don, 54Larsen, Karl W., 21, 33Larsen, Karl, 33, 55Larsen, Karl W., 66Larsen, Randy, 33Larsen, Randy T., 37, SRIP, 66Larson, David G., 47Larsson, Lena C., 33Laughlin, James A., 66Laurent, Louise C., 72Lawler, Jim, 31Lawson, Abigail, SRIP, 70Lawton, William, SRIPLebreton, Jean-Dominique, 49LeBrun, Jaymi J., SRIPLeDee, Olivia, 3, 60Lee, Derek, 58Lee, Justin, 27Leimer, Allison K., 23, 41, 45Leimgruber, Peter, SRIPLeitner, Philip, 66Leland, Bruce, 58Lele, Subhash R., 51, 58Lemos Espinal, Julio, 55Lemus, Judith, 40Lennartsson, Mia, 33Leon Soon, Sherril, 40Leonard, David L., 22Leonard, David, 63

Leonard, Jessica, 20Leong, Kirsten M., 35Leopold, Bruce D., 23, 64Leopold, Devin, 49Lepczyk, Christopher A., 21, 26, 35Lepczyk, Christopher, SRIPLepczyk, Christopher A., SRIPLepczyk, Christopher, 49Lepczyk, Christopher A., 52Leston, Lionel, 22Leston, Lionel F., 49Levin, Iris I., 53Levy, Sharon, 41Lewis, Jesse, 27, 66Lewis, Larry L., 66Lewis, Larry, 66Lewis, Leah, SRIPLewis, Tania M., 58Li, Sheng, 58, 62Li, Zhongqiu, 33Libal, Nathan, 64Lieberman, Alan, 62Liles, Michael J., 30, 33Lindberg, Mark S., 49Lindberg, Mark, 49Linden, Daniel W., 19Lindquist, Timothy E., 66Link, William A., 29, 70Linke, Julia, 66Lisitsyn, Dmitry, 33Litt, Andrea R., 21, 58Littell, Jeremy, 72Littlefield, Casey, 41Littnan, Charles, 41, 65Littnan, Charles L., 66Litton, Creighton M., 21Liu, Jianguo, 66Liu, Leonard, 23Liu, Wei, 57Llerandi-Roman, Ivan, 17Lockyer, Zachary, 56Logan, Ken, 66Loh, Rhonda, 26, 61Lohmeyer, Kim H., 66Lohr, Cheryl, 26, SRIP, 49Lomas, Emily, 33Long, Andrea K., 58Long, David B., 61Long, Eric, 58Longland, William L., 31Lonsdorf, Eric V., 48, 49Look, Dera, 41Loomis, David M., 56Lopez, Davin, 37Lopez, Roel R., 58

Loring, Jeanne F., 72Loschl, Peter J., 22Lovell, Phil, 65Lovely, Karen, 49Loverti, Vanessa, 34Lovich, Jeff, 34Lowe, Michael, 66Loya, Wendy, 66Loyd, Kerrie Anne T., 23Lubinski, Barbara A., 59Lugo, Roberto V., 27Luke, Kirsten, 49Luscomb, Peter, 49Luther, Glenn, 49Lutz, Clayton L., 58Lwiwski, Tonya C., 41Lynam, Antony J., 58Lyons, Donald E., 22Lyons, James, 49Lyren, Lisa M., 27Lyren, Lisa, 41Lyren, Lisa M., 49Mabee, Todd J., 34MacAllister, Bruce, 66Macandza, Valério A., 58Macchi, Leandro, 41MacCluskie, Maggie, 31MacCluskie, Margaret C., 22Mace, Michael, 62Mack, Curt M., 31MacKay, Kelly J., 33Madden, Francine, 16, 35Mader, Doug R., 41Madslien, Knut, 66Maestas, Jeremy D., 54Magee, Patrick, 39, SRIPMagee!, Pat, SRIPMager, Karen H., 33Magle, Seth B., 49Mahaffy, Sabre D., 66Mahan, Carolyn, 41Mahoney, Anika, SRIPMahoney, Kathleen R., SRIPMahoney, Shane, 49Maichak, Eric, 73Maissoneuve, Charles, 34Malan, Trudi, 41Malcolm, Karl, 62Mallory, Jane M., 41Mandich, Cheryl, 39Mangipane, Buck, SRIPManly, Bryan F., 51Marinari, Paul E., 62Marlon, Jennifer, 3Marra, Peter P., 49



Marsden, Clare, 58Marsh, R. L., 33Marshall, Ann, 22Marshall, Ann P., 49Marshall, David, 39Marshall, Gregory T., 23Marshall, Matthew M., 19Martin, Christy, 52Martin, Karl J., 30, 60Martin, Pamela A., 37Martinuzzi, S., 60Marty, Joseph, 49Massei, Giovanna, 65Matchett, Elliott L., 49Mathur, Rakesh, SRIPMatkovich, Carolyn, 69Matocq, Marjorie, SRIP, 66Matsuoka, Steve M., 29Matthews, Kathleen, 71Matthiopoulos, Jason, 28Matthiopoulos, John, 51Mattsson, Brady J., 49Maunakea, Summer, 40Maxfield, Brian D., 39May, Linda M., 33Mayer, John J., 61Mazzotti, Frank J., 52, 55McAdie, Malcolm L., 66McAllister, Dennis, 66McBroom, Jen, 23McCallum, Hamish, 23, 53McCann, Nicholas P., 47McCleery, Robert A., 72McClintock, Brett, 28McClintock, Brett T., 49McClung, Andrew, 26McConnell, Bernie, 28, 65McConnell, Mark D., 48McCormack, Fiona, 40McCullum, Deanna, 23McDermid, Greg, 66McDermott, Molly, 63McDonald, Trent, 51McDonough, Thomas, 57, 66McGowan, Conor P., 49McIlwrick, Kenneth A., 65McIntyre, Carol L., 22McIntyre, Carol, 70McKann, Patrick, 66McKay, Kelly J., 33, 49McKee, Cody J., 58McKee, Gwyn, 39McKelvey, Kevin S., 73McKnight, Steven K., 58McLaughlin, Rachelle, SRIP

McMillan, Brock R., SRIPMcMillan, Brock, 66McRoberts, Jon, 33, 39McRuer, Dave L., 66Mcshea, William, SRIPMcShea, William, 49, 58, 62, 66McSweeney, Dan J., 66McWhirter, Doug, 66McWhirter, Douglas E., 64McWhite, Rick, 58Medina, Gonzalo, 35Medley, Joe, 65Meers, Alexis, 41Mehinto, Alvina, 59Mehl, Katherine, SRIPMehrhoff, Loyal, 26Melin, Sharon, 66Mengak, Michael T., 35Menon, Shaily, SRIPMenuz, Diane, 41Merkle, Bill, 32Merkle, Jerod A., 31Merrick, Melissa, SRIPMerrill, Evelyn H., 37, 51Meshaka, Walter E., 52Messmer, Terry A., 39Meyer, Jordana, 31Meyer, Michael W., 66Meyer, William J., SRIPMiara, Sheila, 58Middleton, Arthur, 64, 66Mielbrecht, Eric, 20Mihoub, Jean Baptiste, 17Millard, Michael J., 41Millenbah, Kelly, 36Miller, Andrea L., SRIPMiller, Christopher, 66Miller, Darren A., 19, 23, 41Miller, Debra L., 41Miller, Katherine S., 49Miller, Keith, SRIPMiller, Lowell A., 65, 66Miller, Marcus G., 49Miller, Melissa A., 52Miller, Michael W., 37Miller, Tricia, 34Miller, William H., 49Miller-Rushing, Abraham J., 3Millspaugh, Joshua J., SRIPMillspaugh, Joshua, 51Millspaugh, Joshua J., 64, 70Millspaugh, Joshua, 72Mineau, Pierre, 37Misajon, Kathleen, 26Mitchell, Michael, 31

Mitchell, Michael S., 66Mock, Karen E., 55Mock, Kenrick J., 49Moen, Gro K., 33Mollik, Md. Ariful Haque, SRIPMonello, Ryan J., 37Monfort, Steve, 62Monson, Cathleen D., 33Monson, Cathleen, 49Monson, Jason L., 33Montague, Susanne C., 72Montalvo, Andrea E., 58Mooney, Nick, 23Mooney, Phillip, 66Moore, Clint, 49Moore, Clinton T., 17, 41, 60Moore, Rebecca, 44Moorman, Christopher, SRIPMoorman, Christopher E., 49Morales, Juan, 28Morano, Sabrina, SRIP, 58Morden, Clifford W., SRIPMoriarty, Katie, SRIPMorin, Dana J., 66Morishige, Kim, 40Morkill, Anne, 41Morrison, Cheryl L., 59Morrison, Shawn, 49Morrison, Thomas A., 57Morrow, Phil, 61Morton, John M., 41, 58, 64Mosher, Brittany A., 46Mote, Philip W., 71Mounce, Hanna L., 22Moy, Shannon, 41Mruz, Eric, 22Mueller, Marcie, 33Mulder, Jordyn, SRIPMuller, Lisa I., 58Mumma, Matt, 66Mumma, Matthew A., 38Muniz, Alisa, SRIPMurphy, Melanie, 45Murphy, Sean M., SRIP, 66Murray, Dennis, 21Musil, David D., 39Muths, Erin, 45Myers, Erin P., 41Mysterud, Atle, 57Nagamine, Takashi, 66Naidu, Ashwin, 66Nakachi, Manabu, 66Nakai, Mariko, 66Nanjappa, Priya, 27Naughton, Maura, 49

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Naugle, David, 54Naulge, Dave E., 39Neale, Anne C., 41, 45Nee-Benhan, Maenette A., 40Neher, Lee, 48Neils, Aletris M., SRIPNelson, Abigail A., 64Nelson, Abigail, 66Nelson, Bradley J., 58Nelson, Eric T., 56Nelson, Richard D., 60Nettles, Jami, 19Neville, Joseph J., 44Newell, Felicity, 63Newmark, William D., 63Newsome, Seth D., 64Ngoprasert, Dusit, 58Nibbelink, Nathan P., 49Nichols, Jim, 31Nichols, Lyman, 57Nicholson, Kerry L., 33Nicolai, Christopher A., 58, 70Nielsen, Scott E., 45Nielsen, Scott, 66Nienhuis, Sarah, 20Nobert, Barry, 37Noble, Bill, 41Nonne, Dan V., SRIPNonne, Dan, 56Nonne, Daniel, 49Nordstrom, Lisa A., 66Norvell, Russell, 49Norvell, Russell E., 49Nussear, Ken, 23Nyambayar, Batbayar, 49O’Connell, Allan F., 56, 57, 58O’Connell, Kaitlin C., SRIPO’Donnell, Michael, 39O’Donnell, Ryan P., 55O’Malley, Kieran, 34Obata, Kei, 66Obbard, Martyn E., 64Oehlers, Susan, 58Ogura, Go, 66Ohai, Levon, 40Ohlendorf, Harry, 14Oliveira, Fernanda F., 41Olofson, Peggy, 23Olsen, Chad, 39Olson, Daniel D., 65Olson, John M., 58Olson, Michael, 60Ono, Seiya, 66Onorato, Dave, 57Organ, John F., 35

Orlowski, Christine, SRIPOrtega, Brock A., 49Ortega-S, Alfonso, 66Ortega-Santos, Alfonso, 58Os, Øystein, SRIPOsborne, Douglas C., 41, 63Otto, Robert, 66Ouellet, Jean-Pierre P., 21Overton, Cory T., 23, 49Owen, Patricia A., 64Owen-Smith, Norman, SRIP, 58Owens, Sean, 41Oyler-McCance, Sara, 59Packham, Roger, 55Padgett-Flohr, Gretchen E., 41Padley, Eunice A., 30Palamar, Maria B., 30, 41Palmer, Jamie, 53Palmer, William E., 49Panday, Bivash Chandra, SRIPPapoulias, Diana M., 59Paquet, Paul, 66Parakkasi, Karmila, 31Pardieck, Keith L., 29Parent, Chad J., 49Parker, Katherine L., 38Parker, Katherine, SRIPParker, Katherine L., 66Parker, Patricia G., 53Parmenter, Robert R., SRIP, 58Parmley, Jane, 37Parrish, Jim R., 49Parson, Nola, 41Pastorini, Jennifer, SRIPPatrick, Lorna, 33Patten, Michael A., 33Patton, Laura, SRIPPauli, Benjamin P., 47Paulson, David J., 27Pavy, Requaw, SRIPPaxton, Eben, 26Paxton, Eben H., 49Peacock, Elizabeth, 38Pearlstine, Leonard G., 41Peck, Robert W., 26Peer, Brian D., 72Pejchar, Liba, 58Pelizza, Charles A., 41Pelletier, Agnès, 64Pendleton, Grey W., 57Perez, Cristian, 35Perez, Kaipo, 40Perez, Robert, 22Perez, Robert M., 39Perez, Robert, 49

Perez, Robert M., 49Perkins, David, 41Perkins, Kelly, 63Perrine, John, 58Perrotti, Lou, 62Perry, Katherine P., 41Perry, Travis W., 66Perry, William M., 27Person, Brian, 58Person, David K., 58Petersen, Steven, 58Peterson, Bryce, 33Peterson, M. Nils, 44Peterson, Markus J., 35Peterson, Nils, 30, 35, 49Peterson, Sean, 32Peterson, Tarla R., 30, 33Peterson, Tarla, 35Petrie, Mark J., 49Petroelje, Tyler R., 66Peyton, Mark A., SRIP, 58Phillips, Steven, 51Phillips-Mao, Laura, 60Pidgeon, A., 60Pierce, Becky M., 58Pierce, Janet E., 66Piispanen, Jessica N., SRIPPilgrim, Kristy P., 73Pilliod, David S., 65Pinney, Amy, 66Pinzari, Corinna A., 26, 49Pipher, Emily, 22Pitt, William C., 52Plaxico, Jayson, SRIPPlentovich, Sheldon, 49, 66Plourde, Kenneth, SRIPPocewicz, Amy, 49, 54Polhemus, John T., 49Ponder, Julia B., 66Poo, Daniela, 35Pope, Theresa L., 32Poppenga, Robert, 41Porter, Kimberly, SRIPPorter, William F., 56, 58, 66Posthumus, Erin E., 33, SRIPPotapov, Alex, 37Poulson, Simon R., SRIPPowell, Abby N., 49Powell, David, 62, 66Powell, Kristin I., 17Powers, Jenny G., 37Powers, Jenny, SRIPPrager, Katherine, SRIPPratt, Linda W., 61Pratt, Thane K., 26



Priest, Jeff, 49Proctor, Christine M., 31Proctor, Eric, 36Pruett, Christin L., 33Pukazhenthi, Budhan, 62Pulver, Kevin, 41Purcell, Kathryn L., 58Purdee, Michaelle, 41Purkey, David R., 49Putnam, Christopher, 66Pyare, Sanjay, 58Pybus, Margo, 37Quillen, C. Jared, 69Quinn, Hugh, SRIPQuinn, Vanessa, 41Qureshi, Quamar, 33Rabon, David R., 49Rachlow, Janet, 27, 47Rachlow, Janet L., 58Radeloff, V., 60Radley, Paul, 22Ragland, Chara J., 30, 33Rahmani, Asad R., 58Raley, Catherine M., 58Ralls, Kathy, 58Ram, Andrea, 66Ramakrishnan, Uma, 58Ramirez, Judith, 49Ramp, Daniel, 33, 58Randell, Heather, 49Ransom, Jason I., 69Ransom, Jr., Dean, 58Rapp, Dan C., 49Rasmussen, George A., 58Rastedt, DeAnna J., 33Rattenbury, Kumi, 31Ray, Elizabeth M., 49Rea, Lorrie D., 66Reading, Richard P., 49Rechel, Jennifer, 49Redmer, Michael, 33Reed, David H., 58Reed, Robert N., 52Reed, Sarah E., 28Reese, Kerry P., 39Refsnider, Jeanine M., 33Rehberg, Michael J., 66Reimchen, Thomas, 66Reiter, Matthew E., 49Remmick, Ashley D., 33Rentz, Terra A., 19Reuland, Kenady, 65Reynolds, Michelle H., 17, 26Reynolds, Michelle, 49, 58Reynolds, Michelle H., 70

Ribas, Cintia O., 41Ribic, Christine A., 19Rice, Claire, 41Rice, Ken G., 55Rich, Adam C., SRIPRichardson, Alexis, 63Richter, Catherine A., 59Riddle, Jason D., SRIPRiewe, Rick, 58Riffell, Sam, 19, 49Riley, Seth P., 11, 27Riley, Seth, 41Rissman, Adena R., 30Rittenhouse, Chadwick D., 30Ritter, Brian P., 33Ritzman, Dan, 20Robert, Alexandre, 17Roberts, Pauline, 46Robinette, Dan, 49Robinson, Barbara, SRIP, 58Robinson, Hugh, 31Robinson, Stacie, 37Robinson-Nilsen, Caitlin, 22Robus, Matt, 57Roby, Daniel D., 22Rochford, Michael R., 52Rockhill, Aimee P., 57Rodewald, Amanda, 63Rodgers, Jennifer, 22Rodgers, Jennifer A., 49Rodgers, Ku’ulei S., 40Rodriguez, Shari L., 44Roelle, James E., 69Rogerson, Jared, 73Rohmer, Tobias, 23Rohnke, Angel M., 36Rohwer, Frank C., 32, 44, 58Roland, Jens, 45Rollins, Dale, 36Roloff, Gary J., 19Romagosa, Christina M., 52Rosemartin, Alyssa, 33Rosenberry, Christopher S., 58Rotella, Jay, 46Rotella, Jay J., 57Rotella, Jay, 63Roth, Amber, 56Rothe, Jennifer A., 33Routman, Eric, 33Rowe, Jennifer C., SRIPRoy, Sugoto, 66Royle, Andrew, 73Royle, J A., 29Royle, J. A., SRIP, 57Rubenstein, Tanya, 26

Ruell, Emily, 27Ruess, Roger W., SRIPRuiz-Gutierrez, Viviana, 58Rundquist, Brad C., SRIPRunge, Michael C., 17, 49Rupp, Scott, 21Russell, Kevin R., 19Russell, Kevin, SRIPRussell, Kevin R., SRIPRussell, Robin, 73Russell, Waggoner, 49Rutledge, Jessica C., 58Ryan, Vicky M., 49Ryder, Oliver, 59Ryder, Oliver A., 72Ryder, Thomas J., 33Saab, Victoria, 46Saher, D. Joanne, 56Saher, Joanne, 58Sahlén, Ellinor, 58Sahlén, Veronica E., 33Sahlén, Veronica, 66Saili, Kate S., 26Saint Jalme, Michel, 17Sakamaki, Haruka, 58, 66Salamack, Kristin A., 49Saltz, David, 17Sampson, Christie L., SRIPSamson, Elizabeth A., 23, 41, 45Samuel, Michael D., 20, 26, 37Samuel, Michael, 37Samuel, Michael D., 41, 53Samuel, Mike, 37Sanchez, Jessica, 37Sands, Joseph, 22Sands, Joseph P., 49Santymire, Rachel M., 31, 62Sarrazin, Francois, 17Sasaki, Shigeki, 66Sato, Pauline, 66Sauer, John R., 2, 29Saunders, Carl, SRIPSauvajot, Ray, 11Sawyer, Hall, 58Sawyer, Robin, 62Sayre, Roger, 41Schamber, Jason L., 70Schiller, Nicole, 33Schleusner, Cliff, 66Schmidt, Joshua H., 22Schmidt, Joshua, 31, 70Schmidt, Kenneth, 56Schmidt, Robert H., 35Schmit, Brandon, 41Schmitz, Ryan T., 33

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Schmutz, Joel A., 49Schnell, Lena, 49, 58Schoen, John W., 57Schofield, David, 41Schoonmaker, Cathy, 27Schorr, Gregory S., 66Schroeder, Cody, 21, SRIPSchroeder, Susan, 35Schubert, Steve, 41Schuler, Bridget, SRIPSchultz, Jennifer, 59Schumacher, Christopher M., SRIPSchumaker, Nathan H., 48Schuster, Greta, 66Schuurman, Gregor, 60Schwalm, Donelle, 33Schwartz, Charles, 58Schwartz, Charles C., 66Schwartz, Michael K., 58, 73Schwarzbach, Steven, 23Schwender, Megan R., SRIP, 65Scribner, Kim, 31, 37Scurlock, Brandon, 58, 73Seamans, Thomas W., 33Seamon, Joshua O., 53Sechrist, Juddson D., 49Sedinger, James S., SRIP, 46, 56, 58Sedinger, James, 70Sedinger, James S., 70Sedinger, Jim S., 49Seip, Dale R., 66Selinger, Jeff, 66Seng, Phil T., 30Septayuda, Eka, 31Serbesoff-King, Kristina, 41Servanty, Sabrina, 17Shaffer, Jill A., 34Shaffer, Terry L., 41Sharma, Rajeev, 33Shaskey, Laura E., SRIPShaver, Patrick, 54Sheehan, Jim, 63Shelton, Paul, 37Sheng, Li, SRIPShenk, Tanya M., 17Shepard, Anderson, 41Shieldcastle, Mark C., SRIPShiels, Aaron B., 52Shiels, Aaron, 58Shimada, Ken-ichiro, 66Shindle, David, 57Shinn, Joel, 22Shinn, Joel M., 49Shipley, Andrea, SRIPShipley, Frank, 41

Shipley, Lisa, 47Shipley, Lisa A., 58Shirk, Andrew, 72Shiroya, Michael, 33Shively, Steve, 41Shock, Barbara, 41Shore, Richard F., 37Shores, Caroline, 58Shrestha, Binoj, 66Shultz, Leila, 54Shurter, Steve, 62Shurtliff, Quinn R., 39Shwiff, Stephanie A., 52Siegel, Rodney, 58Sievert, Paul R., 27Sikich, Jeffrey A., 27Silbernagle, Michael, 49Silveira, Joseph G., SRIPSilverberg, Judith, 15, 36Simac, Kristin, 66Simmons, Bora, 36Simmons, Rebecca, SRIPSimonds, Gregg, 54Simpkins, Darin G., 41Simpson, Nova O., 72Sin, Hans, 33, 52Singer, Howard V., 58Singh, Devendra, 33Sinnott, Rick, 47Siple, Margaret, 40Sittler, Krista L., SRIPSiwoku, Bolutife, 33Skerratt, Lee, 53Skinner, Sarah, 49Slagle, Kristina, 35Sliwinski, Maggi, 22Slotow, Rob, 72Smallwood, K. Shawn, 48Smay, Courtney, SRIPSmith, Adam C., 29Smith, Andrew T., 49Smith, David, 66Smith, Jeff, 33Smith, Jeff P., 34Smith, Jennifer, SRIPSmith, Joshua B., 38Smith, Lacy, 22Smith, Lora L., 33, 58Smith, Mark D., 45, 49Smith, Melanie A., 13Smith, Melanie, 66Smythe, Lindsay, 49Snape, Melissa A., 66Snedgren, Greg, 66Snoddy, Lyn, 49

Snodgrass, Kelley, 62Snow, Nathan P., 66Snow, Ray W., 52Snyder, Ryan, 49Sollmann, Rahel, 57Solomon, Elizabeth K., 8Solomon, Lauren, 46Song, Yan-Ling, 62, 66Song, Yanling, 58Songer, Melissa, 62Sorenson, Kelly J., 63Soulliere, Colleen E., 38Sousa, Bridget, 63Souza, Levi, SRIPSpalding, Sylvia, 40Sparklin, William, 66Sparling, Donald W., 63Speer, James H., 33Spencer, Page, SRIPSpies, Narrissa P., 37Spitz, Derek B., 66Sponchiado, Graziela, 41Sponholtz, Pamela J., 41Spooner, Deanna, 33Sprague, Rachel S., 66Spraker, Terry R., 37Spraker, Terry, SRIPSpringmann, Marcus J., 59St Pierre, Matthew, 19Stahl, Justyn, 63Stahlnecker, Kenneth E., 56Stake, Mike M., 63Stanek, Ashley, SRIPStanley, Thomas, 58Stansbury, Carisa R., 31Staples, Linton, 61Stapp, Paul, 58Stasey, William C., 66Stauffer, Glenn E., 57Steensma, Katherine M., 58Steenweg, Robin W., 38Stegmeier, Jessica, 62Steiner, William M., 18Steinmetz, Robert, 58Stenhouse, Gordon B., 64Stenhouse, Gordon, 66Stenseth, Nils Christian, 57Stephen, Catherine, 33Stephens, Brail, 33Stephenson, Mark, SRIPStephenson, Robert O., 31Stephenson, Thomas R., 66Sterling, Jeremy T., 28Stevens, Bryan S., 39Stewart, Chad, 58



Stewart, Kelley, 21Stewart, Kelley M., 31, 38Stewart, Kelley, SRIPStewart, Kelley M., SRIP, 58, 72Stine, Peter A., 71Stoen, Ole-Gunnar, 58Stoner, David C., 64Stork, Lisa, 49Stouffer, Phil C., 41Strajt, Peter, 69Stratton, Lisa, SRIPStreby, Henry, 32Stricker, Heather K., 31Stromgren, Eric J., 21Strong, Cheryl, 22Strong, Donald R., 23Stuckey, Scott, 69Støen, Ole-Gunnar, 33, 66Sucre, Eric B., 19Sukmasuang, Ronglarp, 58Sumner, Michael D., 28Sunarto, Sunarto, 31Support, Meetings, 42, 43, 67, 68Surdahl, Roger, 48Sutton, William B., 41, 55Suzuki, Yasuko, 22Svedlow, Aaron B., 58Svoboda, Nathan, 38Svoboda, Nathan J., 66Swaisgood, Ronald R., 66Sweanor, Linda, 66Sweesy, Michael, 49Swenson, Chris, 66Swenson, Jon E., 33, 58, 66Swinnerton, Kirsty J., 22Switzer, Richard, 58Switzer, Richard A., 62Symes, Stephen A., 66Szykman Gunther, Micaela, 57Szymanski, Jennifer A., 33Tack, Jason D., 39Takabayashi, Misaki, 37Takekawa, John, 22Takekawa, John Y., 23, 49Tamaru, Clyde S., 40Tanaka, Akiko, 66Tantipisanuh, Naruemon, 58Taper, Mark L., 58Tastad, Adrienne C., 41Taylor, Audrey R., 22Taylor, Cameron, 49Taylor, Eric J., SRIP, 70Taylor, Janith, 41Taylor, Mike R., 62Taylor, Sabrina S., 49

Teel, Tara T., SRIPTeichman, Kristine J., 45Teixeira, Rodrigo Hidalgo F., 66Tell, Lisa, SRIP, 58Ternent, Mark A., SRIPTerrill, Scott B., 34Testa, J. W., 49Tewes, Michael E., SRIPTewes, Michael, 49Tewes, Michael E., 66Theobald, David M., 28Thiagarajan, Bala, 41Thibault, Katherine M., 49, 66Thogmartin, Wayne E., 29, SRIP, 49, 60Thogmartin, Wayne, 60, 66Thomas, Dana L., 51Thomas, Joshua G., SRIPThomas, Len, 28Thomas, Philippe J., 37Thompson, Daniel J., 66Thompson, Frank R., 32, SRIP, 58, 66, 70Thompson, Michelle, 33Thompson, Tommy L., 26Thorngate, Nellie, 34Thulin, Carl-Gustaf, 33Thurber, Rebecca V., 53Thurman, Lindsey, SRIPThéoret-Gosselin, Rachel, 49Tillitt, Donald E., 59Timmer, Jennifer, 33Tirpak, Blair, 41Tirpak, John, 41Tirpak, John M., 58Tisseraud, Aline, 17Titus, Valorie, 33Todd, Christopher, 26Todd, Susan, 33Togia, Tavita, 26Toguchi, Kaede, 66Tom, Bryan M., SRIPTom, Shauna K., 40Tonkyn, David, SRIPToonen, Robert, 59Topkok, Sean, 40Torre, Jorge, 30Torres, Rodrigo A., 41, 66Tracey, Jeff A., 28Treadway, Allison R., 72Tremblay, Jean-Pierre P., 58Tremblay, Junior, 34Trent, Andrew, 31Trewella, Ian C., 49Troyer, Jennifer L., 27Truax, Robert R., SRIPTseveenmyadag, Natsagdorj, 49

Turk, Phil, 34Twedt, Daniel J., 29, 58Tyner, Michael, 63Udevitz, Mark S., 66Ugarte, Cristina A., 55Underwood, Jared, 38, 49Unger, Katie, 9Upchurch, Gabe D., 41Upchurch, Gabriel D., 41Upchurch, Gabriel, 41Utz, Jamie, 47Utzurrum, Ruth B., 26, 53Valcarcel, Patricia, 55Valkiunas, Gediminas, 53Van Bonn, William, 66Van Deelen, Timothy R., 62Van Deelen, Timothy, 69Van Dellen, Amanda W., 46, 58Van Der Laar, Auriel, SRIPVan Horn Job, Christine L., 27van Manen, Frank T., 58VanBeek, Kelly R., SRIPVance, Eric D., 19Vance, Morgan, SRIPVande Voort, Amy, 58Vandergast, Amy G., 23, 55VanderWerf, Eric, 26, 49, 66VandeWoude, Sue, 27, 28, 66VandeWoude, Susan, SRIPVanPelt, Bill, 38Vantassel, Stephen M., 69VanThuyne, Dustin J., SRIPVaras-Nelson, Cora, 49Vargas Kretsinger, Delia, SRIPVartanian, Janess M., 21Vaughan, Michael R., 31Venier, Lisa A., 65Venne, Louise S., 14VerCauteren, Kurt C., 65, 69VerCauteren, Kurt, 69Verschuyl, Jake, 19Veysey, Jessica, 33Vice, Daniel S., 52Vickers, Winston, 41Vizcarra, Jorge, SRIPVreeland, Wendy, SRIPWade, Ulrey, 64Wainwright, Benjamin, 59Waits, Lisette P., 31, 38Waits, Lisette, 65Wakkinen, Wayne, 27Walker, Brett, 39Walker, Dave, 58Walker, David, 22Walker, David J., 41

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Walker, Nathan, 66Walker, Scott C., 58Wallace, George E., 34Wallace, George, 63Wallace, Mark C., 33, 39Wallace, Mark, 49Waller, John, SRIPWallingford, Bret D., 58Walter, David, 65Walter, W. David, 69Walters, Jeff, 41Walters, Jeffrey S., 66Wampler, Christy, 62Wan, Xinrong, 57Wang, Fang, SRIPWang, Guiming, 23, 57Wang, Yanni, 57Wang, Yong, SRIP, 55Wann, Gregory, 70Ward, Alastair, 65Ward, David H., 70Ward, Michael P., SRIPWarren, Robert J., 33, 58Warton, David I., 51Wasley, Tony, 21, 38, 72Wasser, Samuel K., 58Wasserberg, Gideon, 41Wasserman, Tzeidle N., 72Watson, Trisha K., 41Watson, Trisha Kehaulani, 40Watts, Allen, 66Watts, Dominique E., 64Wayne, Robert, 41Webb, Lisa, 49Webster, Christopher R., 56, 66Webster, Daniel L., 66Webster, Sarah, SRIPWeckworth, Byron, 37Weclaw, Piotr, 30Weegman, Matt, 49Wehland, Erin, 22Wehland, Erin M., 49Wehland, Erin, 58Weih, Robert, 58Weir, Jackie, 49Weir, Richard D., 58Weiser, Emily L., 49Welde, Allison, 19Welker, Jeffrey M., SRIPWeltzin, Jake, 12, 33, 71Westover, Matthew D., SRIPWethington, Susan, SRIP, 58Wheeler, Gregory, 33White, Bradley N., 64White, Don, 58

White, Gary, 17White, Gary C., 73White, Hillary M., 49White, Kevin S., 57White, Matt, 63White, Thomas H., 17Whitehouse, Richard, 66Whiting, David, 38Whiting, Jericho C., 66Whitlaw, Heather A., 39Whitlaw, Heather, 49Whitman, Brigham J., 66Whitney, Jonathan, 59Wiegand, Kimberly, 49Wiemers, Dean W., 58Wiese, Robert, 62Wigley, T. B., 19Wild, Margaret A., 6, 37Wildt, David, 62Wilkening, Jennifer L., 71Wilkins, Neal, 30Will, Tom, 10Willette, Michelle, 66Willey, David, SRIP, 63Williams, David M., 58Williamson, Libby P., 66Williford, Damon, 22, 49Willson, John D., 52Wilson, Andrew, 49Wilson, Jordan, SRIPWilson, Lauren B., 66Wilson, Laurie K., 37Wilson, Robyn A., 35Wilson, Ryan, 66Wilson, Zachary D., 34Wingert, Carie M., 27Winkels, Bridgett M., SRIPWishart, Jason, 61Wittemyer, George, 28Witten, Evie, 66Wojcik, D. P., 41Wolfe, Barbara, 62Wolfe, Donald H., 33Wolfe, Michael L., 64Wolter, Bjorn H. K., 36Womack, Kathryn, 66Wood, Barry, 41Wood, Dustin A., 23, 55Wood, Julian, 23Wood, Petra B., 63Woods, Bonnie A., 58Woodworth, Bethany, 53Work, Thierry, 53Wotherspoon, Simon J., 28Wulff, Sarah, 33

Wultsch, Claudia, 38Wurth, Tracy, 57Wyckoff, Teal B., 41Wylie, Glenn, 33Wylie, Glenn D., 55Wyneken, Jeanette, 41Yabsley, Michael J., 23Yabsley, Michael, 41Yaeger, J. S., 58Yamada, Fumio, 66Yamashita, Kunihiro, 66Yandow, Leah H., SRIPYasuda, Jon, 40Yerena, Edgard, SRIPYork, Darryl L., 49, 66Yorks, Derek T., 27Young, Charles A., 49Young, David, 72Young, John, 49Young, Lasha A., 46Young, Lindsay, 49, 66Youngren, Sarah M., 49Yurkonis, Kathryn A., SRIPZack, Conrad S., 56Zager, Pete, 27Zager, Peter, 31Zajac, Ryan, 35Zamorano, Angeline, 22Zarnoch, Stanley, 49Zeller, Tamara K., 33Zhong, Wenqin, 57Zhu, Xiaojian, 62Zielinski, William J., 58Zieminski, Christopher J., 38Ziolkowski Jr, David J., 29Zipkin, Elise F., 58Zoetis, Caitlin M., 33Zollner, Patrick A., 41, 47Zuckerberg, Benjamin, 56Zuerner, Richard, SRIPZuurdeeg, Walt, 49Zuurdeeg, Walter M., 33Zwartjes, Michele, 49Zwiers, Paul, 53



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ECO Associates, Booth 130 – Ray D. Evans – 573.896.4836;The Conservation Effects Assessment Program (CEAP)measures outcomes of Farm Bill Conservation Programs.

E.I. Medical Imaging, Booth 205 – Gary Veserat –970.669.1793; www.eimedical.com; [email protected] ultrasound.

Holohil Systems Ltd., Booth 229 – Fred Anderka –613.839.0676; www.holohil.com; [email protected]; VHFtransmitters starting at 0.22 g. We provide smart units for awide variety of research applications.

Kealopiko LLC, Booth 126 – Jamie Makasobe – 808.393.8280;www.kealopiko.com; [email protected]; Organicclothing based on Hawaiian plants, animals and culture. Aportion of our profits are donated to organizations that supportcultural education and environmental education in Hawaii.

Island Press, Booth 108 –Angela Osborn – 202.232.7933;www.islandpress.org; [email protected]; Island Press is aleading publisher of books about the environment forprofessionals, students, and general readers. Our titles reflectthe breadth and immediacy of global environmental problemsand the range of appropriate responses to them.

International Wildlife Management Congress, Booth 202 -www.iwmc2012.org; The IV International WildlifeManagement Congress (IWMC) is co-hosted by The WildlifeSociety (TWS) and the Wildlife Environmental Society of SouthAfrica (WESSA) and is taking place July 9-12, 2012 in Durban,South Africa.

Johns Hopkins University Press, Booth 122 – Brendan Coyne– 410.516.6900; www.press.jhu.edu; [email protected]; We area leading publisher of life sciences books. Recently publishedtitles include Saving Sea Turtles and Animal Tool Behaviors. Lotek Wireless Inc., Booth 201 – Mario Henriques –905.836.6680, x 339; www.lotek.com; [email protected];A world leader in the design and manufacturing of fish andwildlife monitoring systems offering GPS collars with ARGOS,IRIDIUM or Globalstar, plus GSM cellular and UHF/VHFmodems from 90g. proximity. Geofencing and video cameracollars now available.

National Military Fish & Wildlife Association, Booth 227 –Richard Fischer – www.nmfwa.org; The National Military Fish& Wildlife Association dedicated to sustainable resourcesmanagement on more than 29 million acres of Federal land insupport of the military mission; utilizing sound managementprinciples from the full spectrum of natural resourcesdisciplines.

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GUIDE TO EXHIBITORSThe Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference

Trade Show & Book DisplayNovember 7-9, 2011

The Career Fair will take place Monday, November 7, from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

** Exhibitors participating in the Career Fair

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Nelson Paint Company, Booth 118 – Rick Louys –906.774.5566; www.nelsonpaint.com; [email protected];Shoot Nelson Deter-It Less lethal biodegradable AnimalControl Projectiles to haze nuisance animals, and Nelson Oil-base Paint Pellets to provide bright, semi-transparent marks toidentify nuisance animals or study subjects, all from a safedistance using a paintball gun.

North Star Science and Technology, LLC, Booth 120 – BlakeHenke – 410.961.6692; www.northstarst.com; [email protected];Specializes in satellite biotelemetry products and services forwildlife applications.

Responsive Management, Booth 116 – Mark D. Duda –540.432-1888; www.responsivemanagement.com;[email protected]; Responsive Managementis an internationally recognized public opinion and attitudesurvey research firm specializing in natural resource andoutdoor recreation issues. Its mission is to help natural resourceand outdoor recreation agencies and organizations betterunderstand and work with their constituents, customers, andthe public.

Rite in the Rain, Booth 215 – Todd Silver – 253.922.5000;www.riteintherain.com; [email protected]; Rite in theRain is a patented, recyclable, all-weather writing paper thatsheds water and enables you to write anywhere, in any weather.Increase your efficiency and protect your data with All-WeatherField Books, Notebooks, Loose Leaf, Copier Paper and Pens.

Safari Professionals, Booth 204 – Tom LaRock – 336.776.0359;www.safariProfessionals.com; [email protected];Safari Professionals, based in Winston-Salem, NC, has beenselected to offer delegates to the IV International WildlifeManagement Congress a selection of wildlife tours for thosewho may wish to extend their visit to Africa and explore one ormore wildlife destinations in southern or eastern Africa. Since1987, Tom LaRock, the owner of Safari Professionals, hasdesigned and conducted wildlife viewing safaris that have beencreated to meet the personal interests, needs and expectationsof safari travelers.

Sirtrack Ltd., Booth 110 – www.sirtrack.com;[email protected]; Wildlife Tracking Solutions for Argos,Argos/GPS, GPS, microGPS, Proximity, and all yourconventional & custom VHF application needs. Since 1986,Sirtrack has provided innovative technological solutions with acommitment to exceptional customer service.

The Society for Range Management, Booth 106 – Aleta K.Rudeen – 303.986.3309; www.rangelands.org;[email protected]; SRM is a nonprofit professionalsociety. We are a well-trained and highly motivated group ofprofessionals and rangeland users working with productive,sustainable rangeland ecosystems. SRM’s mission is to promotethe professional developers and continuing education ofmembers and the public and the stewardship of rangelandresources.

TASER, Booth 209 and 211 – Andrew Hinz – www.taser.com;TASER strongly believes that the modification of humanbehavior is key to the management of human-animal conflicts.TASER has taken its law enforcement ECD and partnered withwildlife managers to produce a new device specific for animaluse to supplement current tool options.

Telemetry Solutions, Booth 225 – Naho Kermeen –925.798.1942 ext. 0; www.telemetrysolutions.com;[email protected]; Telemetry Solutions offerstiny GPS starting at 1.9 grams for birds, mammals and herpswith solar power and remote download options. Automaticunattended download and satellite download also available.Experience our excellent customer support and quick responsefor a change!

Telenax, Booth 231 - Alex Campos; 984.109.2587;www/telenax.com; [email protected]. Manufacturer ofwildlife tracking equipment for research and conservation. Ourprinciples: Service, Quality and Price. Articles and picturesfrom our customers in a researcher’s area in our website. Bestprice guaranteed, VHF units from 0.3 grams, and GPS comingsoon.

Telonics Inc., Booth 207 – Stanley Tomkiewicz – 480.892.4444,x 105; www.telonics.com; [email protected]; Designs andmanufactures radio telemetry systems for wildlife applications.

The Wildlife Society, Booth 200 – Darryl Walter –301.897.9770, ext. 314; www.wildlife.org; [email protected];TWS’s mission is to represent and serve the professionalcommunity of scientists, managers, educators, technicians,planners and others who work actively to study, manage, andconserve wildlife and its habitats worldwide.

Trapping Innovations, LLC, Booth 224 – Bryan Bedrosian –307.690.2450; www.trapping innovations.com;[email protected]; Trapping Innovations proudlyoffers a new safe and successful NET LAUNCHER. Designed byexpert engineers and manufactures, tested in extremeconditions on various species, this launcher’s innovativefeatures are tailored to exceed field biologists’ wildlife capturingneeds.

Travel Portland, Booth 206 – Geralyn Maloney –www.travelportland.com; Portland is the site of The WildlifeSociety Annual Conference taking place October 13-17, 2012.

University of California Press, Booth 112 – Ramon Smith –510.642.2035; www.ucpress.edu; [email protected];University of California Press is one of the largest and mostadventurous scholarly publishers in the nation.

USDA, APHIS, Booth 132– Bill Clay – 202.720.2054;www.aphis.usda.gov; Protecting American agriculture is thebasic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHISprovides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animalsand plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity andcompetitiveness and contributes to the national economy andthe public health.



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Booth 216** – DawnLagrotteria – 304.876.7339; www.training.fws.gov;[email protected]; Through employment andeducational opportunities by the Department of the Interiorand the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, youth have a key role increating a new energy frontier, tackling climate change issues,empowering Native communities, enhancing wildlife habitat,and restoring out cultural and historic landmarks.

U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research, Booth 218** -Roy Lopez – 928.556.2162; [email protected]; Rocky MountainResearch Station will provide information on the Station, ourResearch activities and career opportunities. Writteninstruction will be provided on how to access seasonal openingsand job outreach notices for Rocky Mountain Research Station.

U.S. Geological Survey, Booth 212 and 214** – Steve Hilburger– 703.648.4036; www.usgs.gov; [email protected]; The USGSserves the nation as an independent fact-finding agency thatcollects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific informationand understanding about natural resource conditions andissues. USGS maintains a broad biological research portfolio,including robust monitoring, modeling, and informationdissemination capabilities.

VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH, Booth 203 – Robert Schulte– 49.30.6789.4990; www.vectronic-aerospace.com;[email protected]; VECTRONIC Aerospacemanufactures GPS and VHF equipment for wildlife studies.High quality GPS collars with IRIDIUM, GLOBALSTAR,ARGOS, GSM, and UHF communication.

Vision Air Research, Booth 213 – Susan Bernatas –208.841.9566; www.visionairrearch.com;[email protected]; Wildlife population surveys usingaerial infrared, commonly called FLIR (forward-lookinginfrared).

Western Ecosystems Technology, Booth 114 – AndrewHedrick – 307.634.1756; www.west-inc.com; [email protected]; Using state-of-the-art statistical principles in thedesign, conduct, and analysis of ecological field studies, WEST,Inc. specializes in a common sense, defensible, and professionalapproach to the solution of natural resource issues facinggovernment and industry.

Wildlife Acoustics, Inc., Booth 232– Ian Agranat –978.369.5225; www.wildlifeacoustics.com;[email protected]; We are the leading providerof bioacoustics monitoring hardware and software forresearchers worldwide. Our Song Meter Digital Field RecorderPlatform provides a robust and cost effective solution forpassive monitoring of birds, bats, frogs, and other wildlifepopulations.

Wildlife Health Services, Booth 222 – Ole Alcumbrae, DVM –928.368.8492; www.wildlifeservices.net;[email protected]. Dr. Ole Alcumbrac is the Directorof Wildlife Health Services, which specializes in immobilizationand capture of native and exotic species. He provides clinicaland consultation services for private and public collections. Asa Consulting Veterinarian for multiple wildlife agencies, he is arecipient of the Award of Excellence from the Arizona Gameand Fish Commission. Wildlife Health Services is a conclave ofwildlife professionals who teach the art and science of wildlifecapture and immobilization, and have certified hundreds ofstudents internationally.

Wildlife Materials, Inc., Booth 128 – Richard Blanchard –618.687.3505; www.wildlifematerials.com;[email protected]; Wildlife Materials, Inc., for41 years, manufacturing VHF transmitters for mammals, birds,reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Also a complete line of receiversincluding a line of water-resistant units. Excellent warranties,easy to work with.

Wiley Blackwell Publishers, Booth 100 – Victoria Goldberg –201.748.8893; www.wileyblackwell.com; [email protected];Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical,medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley &Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professionalfield and partnerships with many of the world’s leadingsocieties. For more information, please visitwww.wileyblackwell.com or http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.

Zoha Ecoworks Ltd., Booth 124 – Hans Skatter –403.389.1705; www.zohaecoworks.com;[email protected]; GPS Specializing in GPS telemetry,UHF, GSM, Iridium download available.

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The Wildlife Society recognizes the following charter members of the Olaus J. Murie Legacy Circle. Through their gifts, these individuals have shown a commitment to the future of our profession and of wildlife management and conservation.

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