usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:17:57.398776' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/sharon-a-poessel profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: - Society for Conservation Biology - The Wildlife Society - Raptor Research Foundation education: - Ph.D., Ecology, Utah State University, Logan, UT (2015) - M.S., Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (2009) - B.S., Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (2007) email: spoessel@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - Animal movement - Conservation biology - Endangered Species - Mammalogy - Ornithology - Wildlife ecology - Radio telemetry - Wildlife monitoring - ArcGIS - R honors: [] intro_statements: - I am a Wildlife Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey. My research focuses on ecology and conservation of a diverse mix of wildlife species throughout the western United States. name: Sharon A Poessel name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-0283-627X organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/forest-and-rangeland-ecosystem-science-center organization_name: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center personal_statement: Much of my research focuses on understanding the movements and habitat use of animals across the landscape and using this knowledge to advance the conservation of wildlife species. My work has encompassed the study of multiple species, including black-footed ferrets, coyotes, bobcats, swift foxes, California condors, golden eagles, turkey vultures, riparian songbirds, loons, sage-grouse, trumpeter swans, Mohave ground squirrels, and desert kit foxes. More recently, my research efforts have been directed towards the deserts of southern California, examining ecological questions pertaining to species of conservation concern. I am also interested in urban wildlife ecology and the use of non-lethal methods to resolve wildlife-human conflicts. professional_experience: - '2015 - Present: Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Boise, ID' - '2010 - 2015: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT' - '2009 - 2010: Research Associate, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO' - '2007 - 2009: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO' title: Wildlife Biologist