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Bill Severud

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Asst Prof of Wildlife at South Dakota State University's Natural Resource Management Department severudlab.weebly.com

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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
PhD assistantship available! severudlab.weebly.com/lab-news
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Lab News
Position:  PhD Student Start Date:  January 2026 Location:  South Dakota State University in collaboration with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Project Overview We are recruiting...
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
That's our Dennie!
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Dennie Mann wins TWS’ Special Recognition Award - The Wildlife Society
The honor is given every year to people who make outstanding contributions to the wildlife profession
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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Very proud of this paper in BioScience : « Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature » 🧸 are more than toys, they shape among our first emotional connections to nature. But their design may also distort how we see wildlife ! 👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios... 🧪🦤
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The Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Don't miss out on your chance to travel to TWS’ Annual Conference and engage in one of the largest gatherings of wildlife professionals in North America. Find out more information for this year’s class here: wildlife.org/npwmwg/professional-de…
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
this, from @wyofile.com, is the best story I’ve read on the future of the USGS Co-op Units: wyofile.com/trumps-liqui...
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Trump’s ‘liquidation plans’ could wipe out Wyoming research group renowned for migration work - WyoFile
Fate of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit’s science faculty — Matt Kauffman, Anna Chalfoun and Annika Walters — unclear as president orders deep cuts.
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The Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Mississippi banned deer feeders because they may help spread chronic wasting disease. In response to doubts about whether feeders were riskier for CWD transmission than other areas, researchers conducted a study using camera traps and swabs.
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JWM: Deer feeders help spread CWD - The Wildlife Society
Researchers analyzed deer contact at different feeding hubs to find which presented the largest risks
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
wildlife.org/federal-reso...
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Tips & Resources for Federal Employee Terminations - The Wildlife Society
The Wildlife Society stands with our members and colleagues affected by recent federal workforce reductions. We recognize the critical role federal employees play in wildlife conservation and understa...
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Mike Laforge @m-laforge.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I'm looking to hire a graduate student to examine plasticity and individual differences in movement and habitat selection of caribou to disturbance. Please see the attached ad and share!
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Alison Coulter @sdsufishecology.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A new fisheries MS is out in the world! Maddy Siller successfully defended her MS research on how fish habitat quality has changed through time. Congratulations Maddy!
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Alison Coulter @sdsufishecology.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
AFS Introduced and Invasive Species Section invites abstract submissions for our symposium for #AFS2025. Students can also submit for our travel award. @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @scifendler.bsky.social @mullyfish.bsky.social
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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
How & why do we celebrate science, especially when it’s under attack? Check out discussion featuring Iowa City Darwin Day keynote speaker Tyrone B Hayes on @iowapublicradio.org! www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...
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Celebrating science when it is under scrutiny
Scientists discuss research and science backlash ahead of annual Darwin Day events. And we listen back to a conversation with one of Iowa's few scientific glassblowers.
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Benjamin Hlina, PhD @benjaminhlina.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Trophic Ecologists - new pkg alert - {trps} (pronounced ‘tropes’): Bayesian Trophic Position Models using 'Stan'. Estimates trophic position using equations from Post (2002), Vander Zanden & Vadeboncoeur (2002), & Heuvel et al. (2024). benjaminhlina.github.io/trps/ #rstats #ecology #foodwebs
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Bayesian Trophic Position Models using stan
Bayesian trophic position models using stan by leveraging brms for stable isotope data. Trophic position models are derived by using equations from Post (2002) <doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0703:USI...
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Ruthi Brandt @ruthibrandt.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#TimelineCleanse - Check out this delightful, even joyful, little video about the affect of #beavers' damns on their environment ☺️ (w/a thank you to @katharinehayhoe.com for linking to it in her latest newsletter, which I totally recommend subscribing to - www.talkingclimate.ca) #Wildlife
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Beavers and Wildfire: a stop-motion story by Emily Fairfax
YouTube video by Emily Fairfax
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Indoctrination has begun. 🦫 ❤️
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
www.sdstate.edu/news/2025/03...
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SDSU students win top honors at state Wildlife Society annual conference
Two SDSU students won top honors for their presentations at the recent annual meeting of the South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society held in Brookings. Above, doctoral student Maya Pendleton rece...
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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump.
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Lotek @lotektelemetry.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
77 #BighornSheep Translocated to their New Home! 🦌🚁 A project led by @texasparkswildlife.bsky.social , to maintain a M.ovi free population, marking a key milestone in Texas' restoration efforts. 📸: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department #LotekTelemetry #AdvancingWildlifeScience
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Kamden Glade @kgladefishsci.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Among the other great points in this statement, “Every dollar spent on conservation in the US has a positive return of 2.4 times its original investment.” Conserving natural resources is good business. 🐟🐠🎣
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Travis Seaborn @travisseaborn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Posting to promote the new episode / episode 65 of the North Dakota Outdoors Podcast by North Dakota Game Fish, which includes an interview with current lab member @alecchristensen.bsky.social talking about his career path and future plans. gf.nd.gov/ndo-podcast
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North Dakota Outdoors Podcast | North Dakota Game and Fish
Department Droppings Natural History Calendar As winter moves into spring, find out what North Dakota's animals are up to.
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Logan Cutler @logancutler.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Making a difference in your community, within your circle, or to your friends/colleagues is where it all starts
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American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The American Fisheries Society stands strong in our support of the federal fisheries professionals who serve as the stewards of our aquatic natural resources. Read our new statement on the Future of Public Trust Resources: fisheries.org/2025/02/futu...
Scenic photo of a river and mountains, with text: The American Fisheries Society stands strong in its support for the federal workforce. Federal fisheries professionals serve as the stewards of America’s natural resources. But the current termination of federal employees threatens the very foundation of fisheries and aquatic resources stewardship in this country. This stewardship is at risk, and with it the public trust resources citizens have enjoyed for generations. The continued layoffs and other attempts to reduce the workforce will erode the knowledge, skills and experience needed to manage our natural resources. This will have long-term devastating impacts on everyone who relies on public lands and waters for their livelihoods and well-being, as well as devastating an essential professional workforce for years, perhaps decades. The value this workforce brings to conservation, science, and stewarding our public trust resources cannot be overstated—all of which benefits every U.S. citizen.

Read our entire statement: fisheries.org.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/02/2025
The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
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Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.
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Steven J Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
It is tough to do sea lamprey control in the US waters of the Great Lakes when front line control agents are fired. Just one of the consequences associated with random terminations of environmental professionals in the US. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
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Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers | Bridge Michigan
Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers. Dozens, if not hundr...
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Dr Ecology 🌲 @ecologyphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 California Fish & Wildlife are hiring an Environmental Scientist to assist with ecosystem restoration of former Cannabis sites. 🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🍁🌲🌳🏔️🍄 #GenerationRestoration
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Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
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Dr Ecology 🌲 @ecologyphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 The Peregrine Fund is hiring a Geographic Information Systems (‬‭GIS) Specialist to‬‭ serve as a technical resource and aid in the management of GIS applications and spatial data. 🌎🧪🌿🌱🍁🪶💻🗾🗺️ peregrinefund.org/sites/defaul...
Job announcement for a GIS specialist with The Peregrine Fund. 
Detailing the Job Title, located in Boise or Remote, Full Time and permanent. 
Additional details include the Mission, Working with Us, Positions Summary, and a few Responsibilities and Scope.
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Anna Kawennison Fetter, PhD @annakawennison.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
If you’re looking for a tangible way to make a difference and show your support for Indigenous psychology, now’s your chance. Donate TODAY to support Bemidji State University’s Indigenous Students in Psychology Training Program (InPsyT). #academicsky #psychsky
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InPsyT Program
I'm standing with Bemidji State students today during Day of Giving. I challenge you to join me!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/02/2025
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Brian Rolek @brols.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The Peregrine Fund is seeking a GIS specialist. Join an awesome team that's making the world a better place. peregrinefund.org/sites/defaul...
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Star dust @reinhart-kurt.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Please retweet and share. A badass friend helped make this website‼️🎉 They need stories on the purge of important people by DoGE and Trump. peopletrumpfired.com
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People Trump Fired – A place for workers to speak.
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CNN @cnn.com · 17/02/2025
Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.
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After landing his dream job as a park ranger, he’s ‘heartbroken’ to be let go in federal cuts | CNN
Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despit...
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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 16/02/2025
I just got a report that a terminated employee from another agency got their job back after replying to the termination email with their good perf appraisal. If you are still connected, might as well try. It makes for good documentation if nothing else. Let me know. So far only this one anecdote.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.
I lost my job. USDA Forest Service.


My probation was up next week.


I did everything right. I took a GS-7 role with a master’s degree just to get my foot in the door. I spent years doing seasonal fieldwork for low pay, working in remote places, gaining experience, and building skills, just for a chance at a permanent position. I was about to be a GS-9. I wrote NEPA reports. I conducted field surveys. I worked fire support. I dedicated myself to this work because I believed in it.


Public lands don’t manage themselves. The wildlife, watersheds, and forests we protect don’t just stay protected without people on the ground making it happen. My coworkers and I took on that responsibility, often in places most people never think about but that matter more than they know.


And now? Just like that, I’m out.


Edit: I’ve consistently supported progressive policies and have voted Democrat in every national and local election since I was 18. I do appreciate folks asking, I have some coworker having a serious 'leopards ate my face' moment right now.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
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Government Scraps Construction Project After Beavers Finish The Job Themselves
“The beavers beat [us] to it ..."
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hey #TeamFish Just keep swimming .. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER OPPORTUNITY IN ICHTHYOLOGY: ON CRYPTOBENTHIC CORAL REEF FISHES www.fishsystematics.com/postoc
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Postdoc Opportunities — Tornabene Lab
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 02/02/2025
We're not giving up on this seasons field work studying moose in the park. Oh we're in debt from previous years but with your help we'll make it. We're a 501c3 in good standing and our first paper already passed peer review so 👍. If you can manage it Please donate today gofund.me/babd9034
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Donate to Please Support our Research at ALTYNP, organized by Ominous Ann
Having found a research project here in the park, now its up to me to find fundin… Ominous Ann needs your support for Please Support our Research at ALTYNP
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Adam Ford @adamtford.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Congratulations to #WiRELab alumni Mateen Hessami for his award winning efforts at building partnerships and recovering wildlife both during and after his MSc! @biodivpathways.bsky.social @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
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Samantha M. Wisely @profwisely.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/ The UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative held its annual symposium yesterday. We are ecologists, veterinarians, geographers, virologists, and entomologists who use a One Health approach to study deer! 🌎🧪👩🏻‍🔬
22 members of the UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative pose for a group photo
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Steven J Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A reminder that there is a starter pack for the CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY COMMUNITY. Today we welcomed cons phys gurus @trishschulte.bsky.social @physiologyfish.bsky.social & @craigefranklin.bsky.social. Ping me if you work in this space and want to be added! go.bsky.app/RRAUWkk
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Kevin Bairos-Novak @ecolology.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hey all, please RT this new starter pack for locating our fellow ecological modellers on Blue Sky! And please reply to this post if you'd like to be added to the starter pack! go.bsky.app/EfUQaM2
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Maria (⌐■_■) @thatecologist.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Are any forest ecologists teaching a spatial ecology/spatial analysis/spatial statistics class online in the fall 2025 semester? #PhDsky #GIS #StatSky
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... It takes a village. Or about 300 coauthors 📸 🦌
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SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multicontributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal resp.....
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Bill Severud @billseverud.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Check out MS student Michele Lovara's update on her research! #conservationdogs www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA8A...
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Wild Sheep Webinar Series Presents: Working Dogs for Conservation Ep. 2
YouTube video by National Bighorn Sheep Center
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Bozeman! Come talk 🦫 🦫 🦫 with me tomorrow night. Deets below; hope to see ya.
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Travis Seaborn @travisseaborn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Deadline extended: Are you a recent college graduate interested in research? Please consider applying to the #NSF CHANGE #RaMP program NDSU! Participants engage in one year, hands-on research experiences. $32,500 For more information, including potential projects: www.ndsu.edu/researchgrou...
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NDSU ramp | NDSU
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Orlando Acevedo-Charry @oacevedocharry.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I would like to thank @martin-nunez.bsky.social for providing this great opinion in the blog of one of the most importants #EcologyJournals @jappliedecology.bsky.social inspiration to think out of the box! appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/06/13/i...
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Indigenous science has a lot to contribute to ecology
Martin Nuñez is a Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology. He is also a Professor at Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina, as well as a researcher at CONICET (National Scientific and Te…
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 20/12/2024
We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky. Help us gain our following back Follow Retweet Repeat Join the park side @altyellonatpark.org
Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.
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