Wildlife

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Windell, R.M., Malmberg, J.L., Fesmire, S., Simpson, S., Bailey, L.L., Roundtree, M.K., & Titcomb, G.C. (2026). Chronic wasting disease exposure risk to male cervids during the mating season in a multi-host community. Ecology and Evolution, 16, no. 10: e74463. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.74463 

Prugh, L.R., Mahajan, P., Reese, E., Kreling, S.E.S., Rohan, I.M., Windell, R.M., & Hentati, Y. (2026). Urbanization increases coyote density 9-fold in Washington state despite negative effects of human density within Seattle, USA. Environmental Research: Ecology, 5 035005. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-664X/ae9ffd 

Cunningham, C.X., Windell, R.M., Wirsing, A.J., Newson, T.M., Ganz, T.R., & Prugh, L.R. (2025). Navigating the risks and rewards of scavenging in multi-predator, human-impacted landscapes. Ecology, 106(5): e70090. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70090 

Windell R.M., Bailey, L., Livieri, T., Eads, D., Biggins, D., & Breck, S. (2024). Coyote use of prairie dog colonies is most frequent in areas used by American badgers. Journal of Mammalogy. 105(6):1309-1321. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyae066 

Malesis, A., Windell, R.M., Vanbianci, C., & Prugh, L. R. (2024). A scavenger’s paradise: Coyotes take advantage of ungulate carrion subsidies as wolves recolonize Washington. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 102(10):798-811. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0019 

Prugh, L.R., Cunningham, C.X., Windell, R.M., Kerston, B.K., Ganz, T.R., Walker, S.L., & Wirsing, A.J. (2023). Fear of large carnivores amplifies human-caused mortality for mesopredators. Science, 380(6646):754-758. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf2472 

Bassing, S. B., DeVivo, M., Ganz, T. R., Kertson, B. N., Prugh, L. R., Roussin, T., Satterfield, L. , Windell, R. M.,  Wirsing, A. J., & Gardner, B. (2022). Are we telling the same story? Comparing inferences made from camera trap and telemetry data for wildlife monitoring. Ecological Applications, 33(1): e2745. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2745 

Windell, R.M., Bailey, L., Young, J., Livieri, T., Eads, D., & Breck, S. (2021). Improving evaluation of nonlethal tools for carnivore management and conservation: evaluating fladry to protect an endangered species from a generalist mesocarnivore. Animal Conservation, 25(1):125-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12726 

Windell, R.M., Lewis, J., Gramza, A., & Crooks, K. (2019). Carnivore carrying behavior as documented with wildlife camera traps. Western North American Naturalist, 79(4): 471-480. http://dx.doi.org/10.3398/064.079.0401 

Much (Windell), R.M., Breck, S., Lance, N., & Callahan, P. (2018). An ounce of prevention: Quantifying the effects of non-lethal tools on wolf behavior. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 203: 73-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2018.02.012 

Johnson, H., Lewis, D., Verzuh, T. Wallace, C., Much (Windell), R.M., Willmarth, L., & Breck, S. (2017). Human development and climate affect hibernation in a large carnivore with implications for human-carnivore conflict. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(2): 663-672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13021 

Reports

Windell, R.M., Terry, D., Hoffman, C., & Machowicz, A. The Human-Bear Coexistence Project: Three-Year Progress Report (2023-2025). Produced by Home Range Wildlife Research, April 2026. 

Hoffman, C., Machowicz, A., Windell, R.M. Methow Valley Bear Aware Community Assessment. Produced by Home Range Wildlife Research in partnership with Defenders of Wildlife, May 2024.

Machowicz, A., Vanbianchi, C., Windell, R.M. Recreation and Wildlife in Washington: Considerations for Conservation. A report on current knowledge. Produced by Home Range Wildlife Research in partnership with Conservation Northwest, August 2022. 

Popular Articles And BlOG Posts

Windell, R.M. (2024, November 15th). Chronic wasting disease in Washington. Home Range Wildlife Research blog. 

https://homerangewildlife.blogspot.com/2024/11/chronic-wasting-disease-in-washington.html

Windell, R.M. (2019, February 14). How to keep the fox out of the chicken coop. Modern Farmer. 

https://modernfarmer.com/2019/02/how-to-keep-the-fox-out-of-the-chicken-coop/

Windell, R.M. (2019, October 18th). Doing poop science. Washington Predator-Prey Project blog. 

https://predatorpreyproject.weebly.com/updates-from-the-field-blog/doing-poop-science