Learn who is working to help conserve wildlife and young forests!
Amanda Cheeseman, PhD
Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University Dr. Cheeseman began working with New England cottontail and woodlands in 2013 as a PhD Candidate. She has continued to work to understand the relationships between species and their habitats with a focus on New England cottontails as a postdoctoral researcher. In addition to her research, Dr. Cheeseman helps land managers and private land owners create and improve forests creating much needed habitat for New England cottontails and other wildlife.
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Drew Eline
MS Student Drew worked on the New England cottontail project in 2016 and loved it enough to return in 2018 as a graduate student! Her research focuses on the tricky task of improving habitat for native New England cottontails while discouraging their introduced competitor the eastern cottontail. Drew uses cutting edge technology to assess resource selection, survival, and behavior of these hard to observe cottontails.
If you are a hunter or hiker in Hudson Valley parks, you may see Drew or her crew hiking with traps in tow or antenna in hand. She is always happy to talk with the public about her rabbits! |