The Research Team

As an avid hunter and general outdoor enthusiast, Kyle Knopff (left) is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wild places through effective, applied management. He holds a B.Sc. in physical anthropology from the University of Calgary and completed a master’s degree on primate ecology at the same institution in 2004. His masters-thesis fieldwork was conducted in the jungles of Belize, where he studied the behavioural ecology of Central American black howler monkeys, a project that yielded 3 refereed publications (for Kyle's c.v., click here). The current cougar project will form part of Kyle’s Ph.D. dissertation research, under the supervision of Dr. Mark Boyce. Doctoral training in the wildlife sciences will give Kyle the expertise needed to effectively address contemporary problems in ecology and management as a wildlife professional.

Mark Boyce (right) is a professor of biology at the University of Alberta where he holds the Alberta Conservation Association Chair in Fisheries and Wildlife. Dr. Boyce specializes in building quantitative models to improve wildlife management and conservation. He is a distinguished researcher in his field, and his publications have been cited over 2,100 times. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management from 1995-1997 and is currently an editor for the prominent journal Ecology. Dr. Boyce has worked on a number of wildlife species including grizzly bears, elk, coyotes, wolves, and cougars. In his current role as Alberta Conservation Association Chair in Fisheries and Wildlife, Dr. Boyce is responsible for identifying research needs and providing science based information that will aid in conserving and improving Alberta’s fish and wildlife populations. His current research focuses primarily on modelling predator-prey interactions and using resource selection functions (RSF) to model relationships between animals and landscapes. In his spare time, Dr. Boyce is a dedicated hunter and trapper. To visit Dr. Boyce's website, click on his name above or his picture to the right.

 

This is just the beginning of the research team, and this page is still UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Stay tuned for the rest of the team