Grants Awarded in 2022

Infection rates and effects of ectoparasites on declining sagebrush songbirds

Project Leader: Dr. Anna Chalfoun, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, University of Wyoming

 

Variations in Biofluorescence of Western Tiger Salamander and other Amphibian species near Grand Teton National Park

Project Leaders: Dr. Benjamin LaFrance; Dr. Andrew Ray

 

Non-invasive estimation of population size and genetic status for Teton Range bighorn sheep

Project Leader: Sarah Dewey, Grand Teton National Park

 

Conserving migratory ungulates: advancing opportunities for science-based conservation action

Project Leader: Sarah Dewey, Grand Teton National Park

 

Maintaining data collection on sensitive raptors in NW Wyoming

Project Leader: Bryan Bedrosian, Teton Raptor Center

 

Sporting Lead-Free

Project leader: Hannah Leonard, Sporting Lead-Free

 

Butterflies as Bioindicators in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Project Leader: Dr. Diane Debinski, Montana State University

 

Sagebrush songbird demography across the full annual cycle and carryover effects of breeding habitat changes

Project Leader: Emily Shertzer, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, University of Wyoming

 

How do ungulates learn to migrate? A century-long case study with Yellowstone bison

Project Leader: Janey Fugate, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, University of Wyoming

 

Monitoring the Breeding Population of Wyoming’s Harlequin Ducks

Project Leader: Dustin Meattey, Biodiversity Institute

 

The Greater Yellowstone Seasonal Almanac

Project Leader: Katie Shepherd Christiansen, Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative

 

Arthropod Community Diversity in Grasslands Grazed by American Bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park

Project Leader: Carlisle Segal and Dr. Andrea Litt, Montana State University