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Jeff and his trusted Arabian sampling vegetation in the Frank Church No-Return Wilderness, Idaho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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Jeff Manning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Phone<\/span><\/strong>: 509-335-2796<\/span>
Email<\/span><\/strong>: jeff.manning\u00abat\u00bbwsu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website:<\/strong> labs.wsu.edu\/manning\/<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I grew up on a farm in the southwest United States, where I was immersed in nature and developed my passion for wildlife biology and conservation. As a first generation college student, I began my academic training at a community college while working various jobs in local restaraunts, markets, and livestock feed stores (delivering hay and grain to local ranches) and volunteering on wildlife projects every chance I had.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My research interests are a product of 26 years of professional experience working in permanent positions for federal and state resource agencies and my graduate training in quantitative ecology and population biology. As a federal and state wildlife scientist and endangered species biologist, my work spanned a variety of conservation challenges, including determining critical habitat for endangered species and estimating, monitoring, managing, and recovering their populations. This diverse set of experiences informs my research, providing a deep understanding of the information needs of resource management agencies and the ecological and policy context from which wildlife conservation and management occurs in North America.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. \u2014 Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow<\/span><\/strong>
Dissertation: Population dynamics of Rocky Mountain elk and mule deer: competition, habitat selection, wolf predation, and predictions under climate change. <\/em>Graduate Committee: Edward O. Garton, James Peek, Steve Bunting, and Pete Zager<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S. \u2014 Wildlife Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis<\/span><\/strong>
Thesis: Small mammal responses to silvicultural treatments in southwest Oregon. <\/em>Graduate Committee: Dan Edge, Bob Anthony, and Chris Maguire<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.S. \u2014 Ecology and Systematic Biology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo<\/span><\/strong>
Undergraduate thesis: Harvest effects on home range dynamics of wolves on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.<\/em> Undergraduate Advisor: Roger Gambs<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Professional Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n