“Without a solid grounding in field experience, conservation biology is hollow.” – R. F. Noss (1966)
The naturalists are dying off. Conservation Biology 10, 1-3.
“There are no substitutes for real datasets on populations and their habitats, predator-prey relationships, physiological constraints, genetics, taxonomy, biogeography, and other subjects related to wildlife biology and management.” – G. Proulx (2015)
How human-small carnivore conflicts can repeat themselves: examples from Western Canada. In Press.
ALPHA WILDLIFE has conducted research studies across Canada and the United States, and helped in the review of case studies in Europe, South America and Africa.
Director of Science Dr. Gilbert Proulx specializes in mammal ecology, and has worked on an array of species:
| RABBITS AND HARES | RODENTS | CARNIVORES | UNGULATES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe hare | Black-tailed prairie dog | American badger | Grizzly bear | Raccoon | Caribou |
| Muskrat | American marten | Least weasel | Red fox | Moose | |
| Northern pocket gopher | Arctic fox | Long-tailed weasel | Wolf | Mule deer | |
| Red squirrel | Cougar | Lynx | Wolverine | White-tailed deer | |
| Western harvest mouse | Coyote | Mink | |||
| Fisher | Short-tailed weasel |
ALPHA WILDLIFE has also worked on many species at risk [birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates] in various ecosystems.