David Jachowski

The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) as an Apex Predator: Investigating the Ecological Role of the World's Most Abundant Large Carnivore Black bears as apex predators. American black bears can (1) produce top-down effects on ungulates equal to or exceeding those of typical apex predators and (2) modify the spatiotemporal behaviour of ...

Student-lead joint lab paper published today!

Black bears are abundant in North America - this review investigates their trophic role as large omnivores with top-down effects onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌎🧪

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This animal is on the edge of extinction. Trump just fired the people trying to save it. Job cuts and frozen funding could inch one of the world’s rarest species even closer to extinction.

The black-footed ferret has been coming back from the brink of extinction thanks to the work of US government scientists. They just got fired. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

To those in #DEI in #education. Please read the fine print in the executive order and don't surrender to fear tactics and give up your right to academic freedom and free speech.
Sec. 7. Scope. (a) This order does not apply to...

Rodenticide use to be restricted under new statewide regulations CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University regulators are imposing a statewide, one-year restriction on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides,

Exciting to see some real-world impact stemming from my dissertation work! A great example of productive, collaborative partnerships resulting in application of research. 🌎🧪
news.clemson.edu/rodenticide-...

Rat Poison Harms Endangered Wildlife Up and Down the Food Chain, EPA Warns - Inside Climate News A new biological analysis from the EPA finds that rodenticides are jeopardizing nearly 80 endangered species. Some animals have suffered horrific deaths.

As rat poisons become more deadly, wildlife are paying the price insideclimatenews.org/news/0612202...

Legendary wildlife biologist George Schaller drew course maps of the Tibetan antelope migrations. Now a new generation of researchers are taking up the challenge to map and understand the threats and conservation opportunities for this important region.
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