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Lecture: Large Carnivore Management in Wyoming
May 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Large Carnivore Management in Wyoming
By Luke Ellsbury
May 2, 2024
Noon–1 p.m.
Join us for the May Lunchtime Expedition, Large Carnivore Management in Wyoming, presented by Wyoming Game & Fish wildlife biologist Luke Ellsbury.
The in-person talk takes place in the Center’s Coe Auditorium, with a virtual option available. If you prefer to join us online, you may register in advance via Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N_0Hyj0iQGepzcRzJ5mJKg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
About the program
Large carnivore management in Wyoming is multifaceted and always dynamic. Mountain lions, wolves, grizzly bears, and black bears are monitored and managed by a team of experts working together to maintain viable populations of large carnivores in suitable habitats. The team uses a science-based adaptive approach and proactively manages to mitigate human/wildlife conflicts.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department strives to include localized expertise as well as public desires and attitudes in developing objectives and making management decisions. The Large Carnivore Section provides information and education on large carnivore management and safety to the public all over the state through Bear Wise Wyoming. Through changing population dynamics of both wildlife and people, carnivore management in Wyoming will continue to have its rewards and challenges.
About the speaker
Luke Ellsbury is a large carnivore biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. He was born and raised in Cody, with a deep love and respect for the wildlife and wild places found here. He received his bachelor of science from Montana State University in 2012 while dragging a patient wife and three kids along with him.
Ellsbury began working for the WGFD in 2008 as a bear management technician, and was hired as the large carnivore biologist in Cody in 2012. Carnivore conflict is the majority of his workload during the year, however, he spends the winter months assisting with mountain lion research using his pack of trained hounds. When not chasing down conflicts, Ellsbury enjoys family, following his hounds, and fly fishing, along with various other outdoor pursuits.
Upcoming Lunchtime Expeditions
The series generally continues on the first Thursday of each month, but please note the date changes in June and July.
• June 20 (note date change): How the Largest of the Largest Dinosaurs Came to Be, by Dr. Michael D’Emic
• July 11 (note date change): Global Warming in the Bighorn Basin 56 Million Years Ago, by Dr. Scott Wing
• July 12: Bonus lecture! Human-Environment Relations from Different Perspectives: Findings from Collaborative Research of Indigenous Peoples and Swiss Anthropologists
• August 1: Voyagers of the Night: Investigating the Ecology of Bats in the West, by Dr. Riley Bernard
• September 5: A Specialist Carnivore at its Southern Range Periphery: Canada Lynx in Disturbed Landscapes, by Dr. John Squires
• October 10 (note date change): Sporting Lead-Free: A Vital Step for Wildlife Conservation, by Hannah Leonard
• November 7: Wolverine Conservation: Giving Up Control to Promote Breeding Success, by Melissa Roman
• December 5: Mule Deer Migration, by Tony Mong
Have you missed a Lunchtime Expedition?
The talks in this series are gathered in YouTube playlists by year:
• 2024 Lunchtime Expeditions
• 2023 Lunchtime Expeditions
