Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
College of Natural Resources
Moscow, ID 83844-1141
(208) 885-6336
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Unit Staff
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Dr. J. Michael Scott
Unit Leader |
Recent research activities include studies on: reserve identification, selection, and design in North America; use of translocation as a tool for establishing or augmenting animal populations; predicting species occurrences, recovery of endangered species; and development of tools to facilitate transfer of information at the science policy interface. Areas of interest include animal ecology, and conservation biology. Specialty course: WLF 515 – Endangered Species Act at 30: Renewing the Conservation Promise.
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Dr. James L. Congleton
Retired |
Recent research activities include studies on the: Effects of stress, tissue injury, and infection on components of natural disease resistance; stress response of chinook salmon smolts collected and transported from Snake River dams; natural defenses against IHN virus. Areas of interest include mechanisms of disease resistance in fish and stress physiology. Specialty courses: FISH 511 - Fish Physiology, FISH 514 - Fish Population Ecology.
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Dr. Christine M. Moffitt
Assistant Leader |
Research emphasis includes aquaculture chemical efficacy and approval studies, understanding host-parasite relationships in ecological settings, investigations of interactions between cultured and wild fish, and fisheries history. Specialty Course: FISH510 - Advanced Fisheries Management, and FISH or WLF 501 - Graduate Seminar.
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Dr. R. Gerald Wright
Retired |
Recent research activities include studies on: Wildlife management in national parks and protected areas; modeling of ecological problems; ungulate ecology and habitat use;natural resource data management and geographic information systems. |
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