Matthew Kauffman, PhD
Unit Leader - Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Matt has worked on topics that include the management and recovery of peregrine falcons, habitat quality and fidelity of North Pacific whale species, the effects of range management on carnivores in southern Africa, the dynamics of elk populations, and interactions among wolves, elk and aspen.
Only Matt's five most recent publications are shown here. For more information about Matt, including a full publications list, visit his profile page on the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit web site.
Education
- University of Montana 2004
- University of California, Santa Cruz 2003
- Ph D University of California, Santa Cruz 2003
- BA University of Oregon 1992
Research Interests
Matt and his graduate students are conducting studies on elk, wolves, moose, deer, and bighorn sheep in Wyoming, addressing the influence of habitat condition, predation, human disturbance, and energy development on these species. Matt’s research combines work on animal physiology, behavior and demography to better understand population- and landscape-level processes. A primary focus of this work is to provide timely information to agency biologists charged with managing Wyoming’s wildlife.
Teaching Interests
Matt teaches graduate courses in quantitative analysis of spatial wildlife data, community ecology of wildlife, and migration ecology.
Science and Products
Corridor Mapping Team: Ungulate Migrations of the West
Contributions to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy
Using Genetic Analyses To Inform On-The-Ground Conservation for Multiple Sagebrush-Associated Wildlife Species
Webinar: Ungulates and Climate Change: an Examination of the Potential Impacts
Linking Mule Deer Migration to Spring Green-Up in Wyoming
Age ratios and landscape change covariates for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) herd units in Wyoming, USA, 1985-2019
Seasonal movements of mule deer and pronghorn in Wyoming, 2014-2021
Pronghorn Migration and Resource Selection Near Wind Energy Facilities in Wyoming, 2010-2012 and 2018-2020
Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 3
Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2
Seasonal Resource Selection by Pronghorn near Wind Energy Facilities in Wyoming, 2010-2012 and 2018-2020
Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 1
Annual winter elk movements in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 2001-2015
Elk movement and predicted number of brucellosis-induced abortion events in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (1993-2015)
Ungulate migrations of the Western United States, volume 4
Hidden Markov movement models reveal diverse seasonal movement patterns in two North American ungulates
Wind-energy development alters pronghorn migration at multiple scales
Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 3
Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 2
Extending body condition scoring beyond measurable rump fat to estimate full range of nutritional condition for moose
Variable effects of wind-energy development on seasonal habitat selection of pronghorn
Causes, consequences, and conservation of ungulate migration
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report
Body size and digestive system shape resource selection by ungulates: A cross-taxa test of the forage maturation hypothesis
Life-history theory provides a framework for detecting resource limitation: A test of the Nutritional Buffer Hypothesis
Short-term responses to a human-altered landscape do not affect fat dynamics of a migratory ungulate
World's Longest Mule Deer Migration: Red Desert to Hoback
In 2016, researchers in Wyoming discovered the world's longest migration of mule deer. A doe fitted with a GPS tracking collar migrated 242 miles one way. She is known as Deer 255. Each summer, she lives in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, but travels far into Wyoming's sagebrush sea and high desert ecosystem for winter.
Science and Products
Corridor Mapping Team: Ungulate Migrations of the West
Contributions to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy
Using Genetic Analyses To Inform On-The-Ground Conservation for Multiple Sagebrush-Associated Wildlife Species
Webinar: Ungulates and Climate Change: an Examination of the Potential Impacts
Linking Mule Deer Migration to Spring Green-Up in Wyoming
Age ratios and landscape change covariates for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) herd units in Wyoming, USA, 1985-2019
Seasonal movements of mule deer and pronghorn in Wyoming, 2014-2021
Pronghorn Migration and Resource Selection Near Wind Energy Facilities in Wyoming, 2010-2012 and 2018-2020
Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 3
Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2
Seasonal Resource Selection by Pronghorn near Wind Energy Facilities in Wyoming, 2010-2012 and 2018-2020
Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 1
Annual winter elk movements in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 2001-2015
Elk movement and predicted number of brucellosis-induced abortion events in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (1993-2015)
Ungulate migrations of the Western United States, volume 4
Hidden Markov movement models reveal diverse seasonal movement patterns in two North American ungulates
Wind-energy development alters pronghorn migration at multiple scales
Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 3
Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 2
Extending body condition scoring beyond measurable rump fat to estimate full range of nutritional condition for moose
Variable effects of wind-energy development on seasonal habitat selection of pronghorn
Causes, consequences, and conservation of ungulate migration
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report
Body size and digestive system shape resource selection by ungulates: A cross-taxa test of the forage maturation hypothesis
Life-history theory provides a framework for detecting resource limitation: A test of the Nutritional Buffer Hypothesis
Short-term responses to a human-altered landscape do not affect fat dynamics of a migratory ungulate
World's Longest Mule Deer Migration: Red Desert to Hoback
In 2016, researchers in Wyoming discovered the world's longest migration of mule deer. A doe fitted with a GPS tracking collar migrated 242 miles one way. She is known as Deer 255. Each summer, she lives in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, but travels far into Wyoming's sagebrush sea and high desert ecosystem for winter.