Reposted by Ellie BolasZack Steel 🪶🦇🌲🔥 @zacksteel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026New paper from our lab, led by Leah McTigue We reviewed 40+ years of research on drought affects on wildlife: 66% of single-species responses were negative, only 2% positive. As droughts intensify under climate change, wildlife are in trouble. 🌍🌐🧪 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comGlobal Trends in Drought Impacts on Wildlife—A ReviewWe reviewed peer reviewed literature pertaining to instances of anomalous drought (any drought event that deviates from standard conditions (e.g., dry season) when compared to a long term average) an... 33017
Reposted by Ellie Bolaskzeller.bsky.social @kzeller.bsky.social · 29/01/2026With the increase of recreation on public lands, there is an increasing need for data on how recreation affects wildlife. We ask whether wildlife responses to recreation depended on previous exposure to recreation Paper, led by @markdittmer.bsky.social here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comThe landscape of no worries? Increased recreation exposure decreases the landscape of human fear in wildlifeRecreation's expanding footprint increasingly overlaps habitats once considered refuges from human disturbance. Yet our ability to predict wildlife re… 01913
Reposted by Ellie BolasHigh Country News @highcountrynews.org · 05/12/2025Get to know the western spotted skunk ‘The stench kind of permeates everything’: What it takes to study a stinky, secretive skunkhcn.orgGet to know the western spotted skunk‘The stench kind of permeates everything’: What it takes to study a stinky, secretive skunk 1167
Reposted by Ellie BolasJustine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351recruit.ucdavis.eduAssistant Professor of Fish EcologyUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 01515
Reposted by Ellie BolasDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 2115106
Reposted by Ellie BolasCasey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6342274
Ellie Bolas @ecbolas.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Great article about colleagues studying the impacts of the Palisades and Franklin fires on wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains! 000
Reposted by Ellie BolasHigh Country News @highcountrynews.org · 14/08/2025Sidney Woodruff, an ecology Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis, wants to save the northwestern pond turtle — and other critters, too — from an invasive amphibian, Lithobates catesbeianus, or the American bullfrog. #HeardAroundTheWestbuff.lyBooting out bullfrogs, bees make a break for it, and say goodbye to the billboard! - High Country NewsMishaps and mayhem from around the region. 082
Reposted by Ellie BolasKaitlyn Gaynor @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social · 07/08/2025How do large mammals 🦌🐺 respond to human presence 🥾 and infrastructure 🏕️ in protected areas? With a fantastic team of collaborators across the US, we set out to answer this question—turns out, it's complicated! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...royalsocietypublishing.orgThe influence of human presence and footprint on animal space use in US national parks | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesGiven the importance of protected areas for biodiversity, the growth of visitation to many areas has raised concerns about the effects of humans on wildlife. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to temp... 1133
Reposted by Ellie BolasIan James @ianjames.bsky.social · 05/08/2025In communities at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, bears and people often cross paths. Some say the Eaton fire has worsened the situation, driving bears whose habitat was charred into neighborhoods to seek food and water. @lilaseidman.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.comBear trouble in Sierra Madre: After the Eaton fire, home invasions rise sharplyA bear linked to a spate of home break-ins in Sierra Madre in June was euthanized amid what city officials say is an uptick in conflict with the hulking animals. 042
Reposted by Ellie BolasEvie Jones @devilevie.bsky.social · 30/06/2025First postdoc paper published! Featuring carnivores, climate, and land use change www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comForecasting habitat suitability across large carnivore ranges with climate and land use changeClimate and land use change are major drivers of current and future species distributions. Large carnivores are particularly vulnerable to human impac… 1459
Ellie Bolas @ecbolas.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Look at Sidney Woodruff being an awesome inspiration and mentor! 020
Reposted by Ellie BolasZack Steel 🪶🦇🌲🔥 @zacksteel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Forgot to tag the emoji things 🌍🌐🧪 0224
Reposted by Ellie BolasAlt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 12/06/2025Rocky Mountain Research Station— that’s Forest Service Research and Development. R&D. The White House wants to get rid of R&D. Particularly for those living where homes and wilder places intermingle — please continue to tell your Senators how Forest Service R&D benefits your homes & communities. 25825
Reposted by Ellie BolasNPR @npr.org · 10/06/2025The huge amphibians "will literally just feed on anything that fits into their mouth" — including turtle hatchlings. Clearing thousands of frogs from ponds helped other species stage a comeback.n.prBy removing invasive bullfrogs, scientists help Yosemite's native turtles recoverThe huge amphibians "will literally just feed on anything that fits into their mouth" — including turtle hatchlings. Clearing thousands of frogs from ponds helped other species stage a comeback. 850165
Ellie Bolas @ecbolas.bsky.social · 06/06/2025awesome conservation success story! Great research Sidney! 020
Reposted by Ellie BolasLila Seidman @lilaseidman.bsky.social · 31/05/2025There are three new wolf packs roaming Northern California. It's wonderful news for conservationists who want to see the endangered canids thrive. But the revelation also arrives as ranchers are increasingly agitating for measures to control the animals. bit.ly/43DZxt3bit.lyThree more wolf packs confirmed in California as ranchers call for reliefCalifornia wildlife officials confirmed three new wolf packs in Northern California, bringing the state total to 10. 4416
Reposted by Ellie BolasTaylor R Ganz @trganz.bsky.social · 26/05/2025I am so happy to share this new paper I co-wrote with colleagues at the USGS. It's a guide to predicting how nonmotorized recreation like hiking, skiing, mountain biking, etc. affects ungulates (hoofed mammals like deer, elk, moose, and pronghorn) to inform NEPA analyses. doi.org/10.3133/sir2... 172
Reposted by Ellie BolasWildlife Wire @wildlifewire.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Shameful behavior from UC Davis promoting results that have not passed peer review: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...biologicaldiversity.orgScientists: Misleading UC Davis Wolf Article Requires Corrective ActionCenter for Biological Diversity: SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Leading wildlife experts and wolf biologists today urged the University of California, Davis, to take corrective action after the school published ... 012
Reposted by Ellie BolasDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I know a lot of folks are currently looking for jobs, so this is a timely new position w/@ucanr.bsky.social & UCSD! General role is environment-focused data science, but specific topical focus could be anything from sustainable ag to wildfire risk. More details: recruit.ucanr.edu/JP...recruit.ucanr.eduUC Cooperative Extension Specialist - Computational Data Science for Agriculture and Natural Resource Technologies Located at the University of California, San Diego (25-17)University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hiring. Apply now! 111466
Reposted by Ellie BolasThe Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Citizen science platforms are a good tool for researchers to use to gather large-scale data on wildlife species. But how accurate are they, and do they have observation bias? Read more 👇 f.mtr.coolCitizen science is ecologically accurate - The Wildlife SocietyPlatforms like eBird and iNaturalist showed low evidence of observation bias 031
Reposted by Ellie BolasJulie K. Young @drjuliekyoung.bsky.social · 22/04/2025We're hiring a part-time field tech in California! Hoping to find someone local to help us out! Check it out on the opportunities tab of my website: drjuliekyoung.weebly.com/opportunitie...drjuliekyoung.weebly.comOpportunitiesThere are no graduate student opportunities to join the Young lab at this time. Julie anticipates advertising for a PhD student to start ~Jan 2026 to work on an urban mesocarnivore study with... 064
Reposted by Ellie BolasJulien Fattebert, PhD 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇨🇭 @fattebertj.bsky.social · 11/04/2025"Wolf recovery is all about people and very little about wolves." 141
Reposted by Ellie BolasAxel Hunnicutt @axelwild.bsky.social · 02/04/2025California enters Phase 2 of gray wolf recovery: wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive...wildlife.ca.govCDFW News | California Enters Next Phase of Wolf Conservation Plan as State’s Gray Wolf Population Continues to ExpandAs California’s gray wolf population grows, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is advancing the state’s management of this species and further supporting communities where they are ... 032
Ellie Bolas @ecbolas.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Hi All, please share widely, we're looking for technicians to help with our research on mule deer response to fire in the Santa Monica Mountains! This is an awesome team, exciting study, and fantastic location :) jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...jobs.rwfm.tamu.eduMule Deer Field Technician | Natural Resources Job Board 025
Reposted by Ellie BolasThe Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Anticoagulant rodenticides are ubiquitous in some areas. Research in California reveals that nontarget carnivores like coyotes are ingesting these types of rat poison, likely from eating dead rodents. wildlife.orgJWM: Nearly all California city coyotes eat rat poison - The Wildlife SocietyEfforts to control rodents may affect nontarget species—especially in urban areas 043
Reposted by Ellie BolasKaitlyn Gaynor @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Hello Bluesky! Good to see you all again! Job alert: I'm looking to recruit a postdoc interested in working at the interface of AI and wildlife ecology, supported by the AI for Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center. Apply by April 15, 2025. gaynorlab.weebly.com/join-us.html 03340
Reposted by Ellie BolasKalpapran Patowary @kalpapran.bsky.social · 04/03/2025journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...journals.biologists.comIntegrating physiology into movement ecology of large terrestrial mammalsSummary: Physiology underpins why animals move, so biologging physiological variables in large terrestrial mammals provides mechanistic insights into the drivers and outcomes of animal movements in ch... 033
Reposted by Ellie BolasChristine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Excited to share our new study "Environmental health and societal wealth predict movement patterns of an urban carnivore"- out today in Ecology Letters! All about how social-ecological features influence coyote movement. (1/n) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… [📸 Johanna Turner] 🧪🌎 78622
Reposted by Ellie BolasKendall Calhoun @kendallcalhoun.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Great piece by @antonsrkn.bsky.social delving into all the nuance surrounding how the L.A. fires might impact wildlife. Happy to have been part of it, check it out! 0215
Reposted by Ellie BolasGrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 10/02/20256/6 I'll end here with our conceptual model showing that a) fires were historically more prevalent yet served as a stabilizing feedback to ecosystems and humans by reducing fuel loads and risk of higher severity wildfires and b) contemporary fires are now destabilizing to forests and people. 511333
Reposted by Ellie BolasThe Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The wildlife profession has struggled with gender equity. Researchers wanted to see how this translated to representation in authors published in The Wildlife Society’s Journal of Wildlife Management. Read more 👇 wildlife.orgHow well does JWM perform on gender equity? - The Wildlife SocietyThe Journal of Wildlife Management has improved in its representation of women authors 022
Ellie Bolas @ecbolas.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Hi All! I am a PhD candidate @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social working with @justineasmith.bsky.social studying how humans impact species interactions. I look at the impacts of development, recreation, roadways, drought, and fire on mountain lions and deer in greater LA :) Please help me find starter packs! 271
Reposted by Ellie BolasTali Caspi @talicaspi.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I'm so excited to share that my first dissertation chapter on SF coyotes is out in the #OpenAccess journal Ecosphere @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social. We DNA metabarcoded and genotyped hundreds of scats to explore dietary variation across the city 🧬💩 🧪 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...doi.orgImpervious surface cover and number of restaurants shape diet variation in an urban carnivoreIn the past decade, studies have demonstrated that urban and nonurban wildlife populations exhibit differences in foraging behavior and diet. However, little is known about how environmental heteroge.... 44212
