Researchers

I am a wildlife ecologist and conservation scientist. My current research is focused on 1) animal movement corridors, 2) wild water (surface water) decline and wildlife, 3) camera-trapping methods and analytical techniques, 4) hi-tec detection systems for mammals (drones, FLIR, etc.), and 5) transboundary conservation issues in Latin America. Our field sites are in Arizona (Verde River, Chiricahuas and White Mountains), Mexico (borderlands) and Costa Rica. In the Sonoran region we are looking specifically at wildlife and declining surface waters, and how this impacts species communities and connectivity between habitat blocks. This issue is complicated by border infrastructure and security activities, roads and highways, and invasive species.