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Defended April 2006

Thesis Title: Wolf (Canis lycaon) pup survival, dispersal, and movements in Algonquin provincial park, Ontario, Canada

Ken Mills, M.Sc., co-supervised with Dennis Murray

Ken conducted his Master's research on assessing wolf pup survival, dispersal, and movements in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario from 2003 to 2006. Prior to starting his master's, Ken assisted in wolf predator/prey research in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and on Isle Royale National Park as an undergraduate student from 2000 to 2002. Following completion of his Master's, Ken worked for the Ontario MNR until 2008 as a research biologist intern studying black bears, moose, wolves, and polar bears. He spent a few months as a regional biologist for the OMNR and as a wolf biologist for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish before moving to Wyoming in summer 2008. He currently works as a wolf biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department where he lives in Pinedale, WY with his wife, Jaime, and two kids, Fisher and Aylen.

E-mail: Kenneth.Mills@wgf.state.wy.us

E-mail: stacey_lowe@fws.gov

Karen Loveless, M.Sc.

Karen Frances Hussey, M.Sc., co-supervised with Dennis Murray

Josh Holloway, M.Sc., co-supervised with Dennis Murray

Tyler Wheeldon, M.Sc., co-supervised with Dennis Murray

Defended January 2009

Thesis Title: Genetic Characterization of Canis Populations in The Western Great Lakes Region

E-mail: twheeldon@gmail.com

Defended May 2009

Thesis Title: Behavioural responses of moose (Alces alces) to ambient temperature: is there evidence for behavioural thermoregulation?

Defended September 2009

Thesis Title: Foraging Strategies of Eastern Wolves in Relation to Migratory Prey and Hybridization

E-mail: kmloveless@gmail.com

Defended November 2009

Thesis Title: Space use patterns of moose (Alces alces) in relation to forest cover in southeastern Ontario, Canada

E-mail: karenhussey@trentu.ca

Defended December 2009

Thesis Title: Size Dependent Resource Use of a Hybrid Wolf (C. lupus X C. lycaon) Population in Northeast Ontario

E-mail: josh_j_holloway@yahoo.com

Stacey Lowe, M.Sc., co-supervised with Dennis Murray

Stacey currently works as a Wildlife Biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge in Dillingham, AK.

Jean Arseneau, M.Sc., co-supervised with Dennis Murray

Defended May 2010

Thesis Title: Causes and consequences of group dominance in social-territorial species: A study of eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

E-mail: arseneau.jean.m@gmail.com

Linda Y. Rutledge, PhD., co-supervised with Brad White

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http://web.nrdpfc.ca/Linda_Y._Rutledge/Linda_Y._Rutledge.html

Linda completed her PhD in 2010 and is currently a Post-Doctoral researcher at Trent University. Linda’s research focuses on eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), a species of special concern under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) and the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). She uses a variety of genetic approaches to assess the evolutionary responses of wolves to human influences and to develop a better understanding of the evolutionary origins, pack social structure, and hybridization of eastern wolves. She is also interested in ethics in conservation research and outreach programs that help educate people about co-existence with wolves and coyotes.