Ellie Bolas
@ecbolas.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in wildlife ecology @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social she/her
New paper from our lab, led by Leah McTigue We reviewed 40+ years of research on drought affects on wildlife: 66% of single-species responses were negative, only 2% positive. As droughts intensify under climate change, wildlife are in trouble. 🌍🌐🧪 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global Trends in Drought Impacts on Wildlife—A Review
We reviewed peer reviewed literature pertaining to instances of anomalous drought (any drought event that deviates from standard conditions (e.g., dry season) when compared to a long term average) an...
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With the increase of recreation on public lands, there is an increasing need for data on how recreation affects wildlife. We ask whether wildlife responses to recreation depended on previous exposure to recreation Paper, led by @markdittmer.bsky.social here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The landscape of no worries? Increased recreation exposure decreases the landscape of human fear in wildlife
Recreation's expanding footprint increasingly overlaps habitats once considered refuges from human disturbance. Yet our ability to predict wildlife re…
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Get to know the western spotted skunk ‘The stench kind of permeates everything’: What it takes to study a stinky, secretive skunk
Get to know the western spotted skunk
‘The stench kind of permeates everything’: What it takes to study a stinky, secretive skunk
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Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Great article about colleagues studying the impacts of the Palisades and Franklin fires on wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains!
Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis.bsky.social · 11mo agoHere's a gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/m...
Sidney Woodruff, an ecology Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis, wants to save the northwestern pond turtle — and other critters, too — from an invasive amphibian, Lithobates catesbeianus, or the American bullfrog. #HeardAroundTheWest
Booting out bullfrogs, bees make a break for it, and say goodbye to the billboard! - High Country News
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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How do large mammals 🦌🐺 respond to human presence 🥾 and infrastructure 🏕️ in protected areas? With a fantastic team of collaborators across the US, we set out to answer this question—turns out, it's complicated! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
The influence of human presence and footprint on animal space use in US national parks | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Given the importance of protected areas for biodiversity, the growth of visitation to many areas has raised concerns about the effects of humans on wildlife. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to temp...
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In communities at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, bears and people often cross paths. Some say the Eaton fire has worsened the situation, driving bears whose habitat was charred into neighborhoods to seek food and water. @lilaseidman.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
Bear trouble in Sierra Madre: After the Eaton fire, home invasions rise sharply
A bear linked to a spate of home break-ins in Sierra Madre in June was euthanized amid what city officials say is an uptick in conflict with the hulking animals.
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First postdoc paper published! Featuring carnivores, climate, and land use change www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Forecasting habitat suitability across large carnivore ranges with climate and land use change
Climate and land use change are major drivers of current and future species distributions. Large carnivores are particularly vulnerable to human impac…
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Look at Sidney Woodruff being an awesome inspiration and mentor!
Gary S. May@chancellormay.bsky.social · last yr.Today marks the beginning of the most exciting weekend of the year, as we celebrate a class of just over 8,000 students poised to continue their incredible growth and impact in careers and graduate schools with a diploma from UC Davis in hand. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/researc...
Forgot to tag the emoji things 🌍🌐🧪
Zack Steel 🪶🦇🌲🔥@zacksteel.bsky.social · last yr.New paper on biodiversity responses to historical fire patterns in California dry forests. Bird, bat, & plant richness peaked at different severity & frequency but all responded positively to pyrodiversity. Conservation implications for restoring fire conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Rocky Mountain Research Station— that’s Forest Service Research and Development. R&D. The White House wants to get rid of R&D. Particularly for those living where homes and wilder places intermingle — please continue to tell your Senators how Forest Service R&D benefits your homes & communities.
Northern Rockies Fire Science Network@nrfirescience.bsky.social · last yr.Check out our Risk Informed Wildfire Management page. The Hot Topic page pulls together research, tools, and other information related to wildfire risk analysis, risk management, and decision support. It was developed in partnership with the USFS RMRS. Discover more by visiting: buff.ly/azpSBbI
The huge amphibians "will literally just feed on anything that fits into their mouth" — including turtle hatchlings. Clearing thousands of frogs from ponds helped other species stage a comeback.
By removing invasive bullfrogs, scientists help Yosemite's native turtles recover
The huge amphibians "will literally just feed on anything that fits into their mouth" — including turtle hatchlings. Clearing thousands of frogs from ponds helped other species stage a comeback.
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awesome conservation success story! Great research Sidney!
The Wildlife Society@thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · last yr.In Yosemite National Park, scientists only found baby turtles in the stomachs of invasive bullfrogs. Bullfrog removal gave the population of one of California’s only native turtles a second chance.
There are three new wolf packs roaming Northern California. It's wonderful news for conservationists who want to see the endangered canids thrive. But the revelation also arrives as ranchers are increasingly agitating for measures to control the animals. bit.ly/43DZxt3
Three more wolf packs confirmed in California as ranchers call for relief
California wildlife officials confirmed three new wolf packs in Northern California, bringing the state total to 10.
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I am so happy to share this new paper I co-wrote with colleagues at the USGS. It's a guide to predicting how nonmotorized recreation like hiking, skiing, mountain biking, etc. affects ungulates (hoofed mammals like deer, elk, moose, and pronghorn) to inform NEPA analyses. doi.org/10.3133/sir2...
Shameful behavior from UC Davis promoting results that have not passed peer review: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Scientists: Misleading UC Davis Wolf Article Requires Corrective Action
Center for Biological Diversity: SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Leading wildlife experts and wolf biologists today urged the University of California, Davis, to take corrective action after the school published ...
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I know a lot of folks are currently looking for jobs, so this is a timely new position w/@ucanr.bsky.social & UCSD! General role is environment-focused data science, but specific topical focus could be anything from sustainable ag to wildfire risk. More details: recruit.ucanr.edu/JP...
UC Cooperative Extension Specialist - Computational Data Science for Agriculture and Natural Resource Technologies Located at the University of California, San Diego (25-17)
University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucanr.edu
Citizen science platforms are a good tool for researchers to use to gather large-scale data on wildlife species. But how accurate are they, and do they have observation bias? Read more 👇
Citizen science is ecologically accurate - The Wildlife Society
Platforms like eBird and iNaturalist showed low evidence of observation bias
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We're hiring a part-time field tech in California! Hoping to find someone local to help us out! Check it out on the opportunities tab of my website: drjuliekyoung.weebly.com/opportunitie...
Opportunities
There are no graduate student opportunities to join the Young lab at this time. Julie anticipates advertising for a PhD student to start ~Jan 2026 to work on an urban mesocarnivore study with...
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"Wolf recovery is all about people and very little about wolves."
Melissa Sevigny@melissasevigny.bsky.social · last yr.Here's an interesting and nuanced article from @nautil.us about whether wolves would be better off if they dispersed on their own... or if re-introductions, flawed and troubled as they are, are necessary. 🧪🌎 #scicomm nautil.us/howl-1191979/
California enters Phase 2 of gray wolf recovery: wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive...
CDFW News | California Enters Next Phase of Wolf Conservation Plan as State’s Gray Wolf Population Continues to Expand
As California’s gray wolf population grows, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is advancing the state’s management of this species and further supporting communities where they are ...
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Hi All, please share widely, we're looking for technicians to help with our research on mule deer response to fire in the Santa Monica Mountains! This is an awesome team, exciting study, and fantastic location :) jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
Mule Deer Field Technician | Natural Resources Job Board
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Anticoagulant rodenticides are ubiquitous in some areas. Research in California reveals that nontarget carnivores like coyotes are ingesting these types of rat poison, likely from eating dead rodents.
JWM: Nearly all California city coyotes eat rat poison - The Wildlife Society
Efforts to control rodents may affect nontarget species—especially in urban areas
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