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Kristina J Parker

I am a Laboratory Technician at the Pacific Northwest Environmental DNA Laboratory, part of the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Education and Certifications

  • M.S., Biology, Boise State University, Boise, ID (2021) 

  • B.A., Biology, Boise State University, Boise, ID (2016)  

Science and Products

If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.

Illegal killing of nongame wildlife and recreational shooting in conservation areas

Illegal killing of nongame wildlife is a global yet poorly documented problem. The prevalence and ecological consequences of illegal killing are often underestimated or completely unknown. We review the practice of legal recreational shooting and present data gathered from telemetry, surveys, and observations on its association with illegal killing of wildlife (birds and snakes) within conservatio
Authors
Todd E. Katzner, Jay D. Carlisle, Sharon Poessel, Eve C. Thomason, Benjamin P. Pauli, David Pilliod, James R. Belthoff, Julie A. Heath, Kristina J. Parker, Kevin S. Warner, Heather Hayes, Madeline Aberg, Patricia Ortiz, Sandra Amdor, Steven Alsup, Stephanie E. Coates, Tricia A. Miller, Zoe K. T. Duran
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Woman carries a rattlesnake with its head in a tube in one hand and snake tongs in the other
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Carrying a tubed rattlesnake
two women use snake tongs to hold down a rattlesnake
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Catching a rattlesnake with snake tongs
woman using a syringe to collect blood from a rattlesnake
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Collecting a blood sample from a rattlesnake
rattlesnake held up in the air by snake tongs
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Great Basin rattlesnake held by snake tongs
rattlesnake held by snake tongs with head in a plastic tube
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Tubing a rattlesnake
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Looking for Rattlesnakes on a Sunny Day in Idaho

Boise State University Master’s student Kristina Parker and her volunteer assistants are on the lookout for rattlesnakes on a sunny September day in...

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Science and Products

  • Publications

    If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.

    Illegal killing of nongame wildlife and recreational shooting in conservation areas

    Illegal killing of nongame wildlife is a global yet poorly documented problem. The prevalence and ecological consequences of illegal killing are often underestimated or completely unknown. We review the practice of legal recreational shooting and present data gathered from telemetry, surveys, and observations on its association with illegal killing of wildlife (birds and snakes) within conservatio
    Authors
    Todd E. Katzner, Jay D. Carlisle, Sharon Poessel, Eve C. Thomason, Benjamin P. Pauli, David Pilliod, James R. Belthoff, Julie A. Heath, Kristina J. Parker, Kevin S. Warner, Heather Hayes, Madeline Aberg, Patricia Ortiz, Sandra Amdor, Steven Alsup, Stephanie E. Coates, Tricia A. Miller, Zoe K. T. Duran
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
  • Multimedia
    Woman carries a rattlesnake with its head in a tube in one hand and snake tongs in the other
    link
    Carrying a tubed rattlesnake
    two women use snake tongs to hold down a rattlesnake
    link
    Catching a rattlesnake with snake tongs
    woman using a syringe to collect blood from a rattlesnake
    link
    Collecting a blood sample from a rattlesnake
    rattlesnake held up in the air by snake tongs
    link
    Great Basin rattlesnake held by snake tongs
    rattlesnake held by snake tongs with head in a plastic tube
    link
    Tubing a rattlesnake
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    Looking for Rattlesnakes on a Sunny Day in Idaho

    Boise State University Master’s student Kristina Parker and her volunteer assistants are on the lookout for rattlesnakes on a sunny September day in...

    Read Article