Project Overview

This research is focused on how wolves, wild and domesticated herbivores, and drought affect the relationships between people and wildlife in Western U.S. rangelands, focusing on study areas in Oregon.

We aim to understand:

• how large herbivores like cows and elk, their shared forage plants, and other predators in the system respond to drought and wolf activity; 
• how human decision-makers perceive and respond to drought, wolves, and other rangeland and socio-economic conditions; and
• how information, provided via a new wildlife and plant forecasting application, is received and used by both ranchers and wildlife managers.