WA Predator-Prey Project Publications
Cunningham, C. X., R. Windell, L. C. Satterfield, A. J. Wirsing, T. M. Newsome, T. R. Ganz, and L. R. Prugh. 2025. Navigating the risks and rewards of scavenging in multipredator, human‐impacted landscapes. Ecology. 106:e70090.
Bassing, S.B., L. Satterfield, T.R. Ganz, M. DeVivo, B.N. Kertson, T. Roussin, A.J. Wirsing, and B. Gardner. 2024. Predator–prey space use and landscape features influence movement behaviors in a large-mammal community. Ecology. 105: e448.
Malesis, A. N., R. M. Windell, C. M. Vanbianci, and L. Prugh. 2024. Coyotes take advantage of ungulate carrion subsidies as wolves recolonize Washington. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
Bassing, S. B., C. Ho, and B. Gardner. 2024. Anthropogenic activities influence spatiotemporal patterns of predator-prey interactions. Global Ecology and Conservation. 53:e03017.
Ganz, T. R., S. B. Bassing, M. DeVivo, B. Gardner, B. Kertson, L. Satterfield, L. Shipley, B. Y. Turnock, S. L. Walker, D. Abrahamson, A. Wirsing, and L. Prugh. 2024. White-tailed deer population dynamics in a multi-predator landscape shaped by humans. Ecological Applications. e3003.
Ganz, T. R., M. T. DeVivo, A. J. Wirsing, S. B. Bassing, B. N. Kertson, S. L. Walker, and L. R. Prugh. 2024. Cougars, wolves, and humans drive a dynamic landscape of fear for elk. Ecology. e4255. *, **
* Cover of the April 2024 Issue of Ecology
**Accompanied by a photo gallery in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
Prugh, L. R., Cunningham, C. X., Windell, R. M., Kertson, B. N., Ganz, T. R., Walker, S. W., and Wirsing, A. J.. 2023. Fear of large carnivores amplifies human-caused mortality for mesopredators. Science. 380:754-758.
Ganz, T. R., DeVivo, M. T., Reese, E. M., and Prugh, L. R.. 2022. Wildlife whodunnit: forensic identification of predators to inform wildlife management and conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin. e1836.
Bassing, S., DeVivo, M., Ganz, T. R., Kertson, B., Prugh, L., Roussin, T., Satterfield, L., Windell, R., Wirsing, A., and Gardner, B.. 2022. Are we telling the same story? Comparing inferences made from camera trap and telemetry data for wildlife monitoring. Ecological Applications. 33:e2745.
Ganz, T. R., DeVivo, M. T., Kertson, B. N., Roussin, T., Satterfield, L., Wirsing, A. J., and Prugh, L. R.. 2022. Interactive effects of wildfires, season, and predator activity shape mule deer movements. The Journal of Animal Ecology. 91:2273-2288.
Wirsing, A. J., Heithaus, M. R., Brown, J. S., Kotler, B. P., and Schmitz, O. J. 2021. The context dependence of non-consumptive predator effects. Ecology Letters. 24:113-129.
Prugh, L. R. and Sivy, K. J. 2020. Enemies with benefits: integrating positive and negative interactions among terrestrial carnivores. Ecology Letters. 23:902-918.
Prugh. L. R., Sivy K. J., Mahoney, P. J., Ganz, T. R., Ditmer. M. A., van de Kerk, M., Gilbert, S. L., and Montgomery, R. A. 2019. Designing studies of predation risk for improved inference in carnivore-ungulate systems. Biological Conservation. 232:194-207.
We are happy to send you these publications if you are unable to access them. Please email the lead author or [email protected] if you'd like to request a copy.
Bassing, S.B., L. Satterfield, T.R. Ganz, M. DeVivo, B.N. Kertson, T. Roussin, A.J. Wirsing, and B. Gardner. 2024. Predator–prey space use and landscape features influence movement behaviors in a large-mammal community. Ecology. 105: e448.
Malesis, A. N., R. M. Windell, C. M. Vanbianci, and L. Prugh. 2024. Coyotes take advantage of ungulate carrion subsidies as wolves recolonize Washington. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
Bassing, S. B., C. Ho, and B. Gardner. 2024. Anthropogenic activities influence spatiotemporal patterns of predator-prey interactions. Global Ecology and Conservation. 53:e03017.
Ganz, T. R., S. B. Bassing, M. DeVivo, B. Gardner, B. Kertson, L. Satterfield, L. Shipley, B. Y. Turnock, S. L. Walker, D. Abrahamson, A. Wirsing, and L. Prugh. 2024. White-tailed deer population dynamics in a multi-predator landscape shaped by humans. Ecological Applications. e3003.
Ganz, T. R., M. T. DeVivo, A. J. Wirsing, S. B. Bassing, B. N. Kertson, S. L. Walker, and L. R. Prugh. 2024. Cougars, wolves, and humans drive a dynamic landscape of fear for elk. Ecology. e4255. *, **
* Cover of the April 2024 Issue of Ecology
**Accompanied by a photo gallery in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
Prugh, L. R., Cunningham, C. X., Windell, R. M., Kertson, B. N., Ganz, T. R., Walker, S. W., and Wirsing, A. J.. 2023. Fear of large carnivores amplifies human-caused mortality for mesopredators. Science. 380:754-758.
Ganz, T. R., DeVivo, M. T., Reese, E. M., and Prugh, L. R.. 2022. Wildlife whodunnit: forensic identification of predators to inform wildlife management and conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin. e1836.
Bassing, S., DeVivo, M., Ganz, T. R., Kertson, B., Prugh, L., Roussin, T., Satterfield, L., Windell, R., Wirsing, A., and Gardner, B.. 2022. Are we telling the same story? Comparing inferences made from camera trap and telemetry data for wildlife monitoring. Ecological Applications. 33:e2745.
Ganz, T. R., DeVivo, M. T., Kertson, B. N., Roussin, T., Satterfield, L., Wirsing, A. J., and Prugh, L. R.. 2022. Interactive effects of wildfires, season, and predator activity shape mule deer movements. The Journal of Animal Ecology. 91:2273-2288.
Wirsing, A. J., Heithaus, M. R., Brown, J. S., Kotler, B. P., and Schmitz, O. J. 2021. The context dependence of non-consumptive predator effects. Ecology Letters. 24:113-129.
Prugh, L. R. and Sivy, K. J. 2020. Enemies with benefits: integrating positive and negative interactions among terrestrial carnivores. Ecology Letters. 23:902-918.
Prugh. L. R., Sivy K. J., Mahoney, P. J., Ganz, T. R., Ditmer. M. A., van de Kerk, M., Gilbert, S. L., and Montgomery, R. A. 2019. Designing studies of predation risk for improved inference in carnivore-ungulate systems. Biological Conservation. 232:194-207.
We are happy to send you these publications if you are unable to access them. Please email the lead author or [email protected] if you'd like to request a copy.
Associated Publications
Sullender, B. K., T. R. Ganz, R. Mower, J. D. Lundquist, B. N. Kertson, T. M. Newsome, A. J. Wirsing, & L. R. Prugh. 2025. Apex predators exploit advantageous snow conditions across hunting modes. Journal of Animal Ecology.
Sanderfoot, O. V., M. W. Tingley, S. B. Bassing, J. K. Vaughan, N. A. June, and B. Gardner. 2024. Wildfire smoke alters soundscapes in dry forests of central and eastern Washington. Global Ecology and Conservation. 54:e03044. *
*Special Issue: Through smoke and haze: the indirect impacts of wildfires on wildlife and ecosystems
Ayars, J., R. L. Emmet, S. B. Bassing, O. Sanderfoot, S. Raby, A. Karambelas, E. P. James, R. Ahmadov, and B. Gardner. 2023. Camera traps link population-level activity patterns with wildfire smoke events for mammals in eastern Washington State. Fire Ecology. 19:49.
Sanderfoot, O. V., M. W. Tingley, S. B. Bassing, J. K. Vaughan, N. A. June, and B. Gardner. 2024. Wildfire smoke alters soundscapes in dry forests of central and eastern Washington. Global Ecology and Conservation. 54:e03044. *
*Special Issue: Through smoke and haze: the indirect impacts of wildfires on wildlife and ecosystems
Ayars, J., R. L. Emmet, S. B. Bassing, O. Sanderfoot, S. Raby, A. Karambelas, E. P. James, R. Ahmadov, and B. Gardner. 2023. Camera traps link population-level activity patterns with wildfire smoke events for mammals in eastern Washington State. Fire Ecology. 19:49.
Graduate Theses & Dissertations
Taylor Ganz. 2022. "Ungulate responses to carnivores in complex landscapes of northern Washington." Ph. D. Dissertation, The University of Washington. Committee: Laura Prugh (committee chair), Melia DeVivo, Tim Essington, Beth Gardner, Aaron Wirsing.
Sarah Bassing. 2022. "Spatial and temporal patterns of predator-prey interactions in a large mammal community in eastern Washington." Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Washington. Committee: Beth Gardner (committee chair), Julian Olden, Dan Thornton, Matt VanderHaegen, Aaron Wirsing.
Sarah Bassing. 2022. "Spatial and temporal patterns of predator-prey interactions in a large mammal community in eastern Washington." Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Washington. Committee: Beth Gardner (committee chair), Julian Olden, Dan Thornton, Matt VanderHaegen, Aaron Wirsing.
Undergraduate Projects
Celine Boillat. 2022. “The annual and seasonal impact of disturbance on wildlife diversity.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Olivia Cavalluzzi. 2022. “Avian scavenging dynamics in Washington state.” Senior Honor's Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Angela Chappa Larrea. 2022. “Black bear (Ursus americanus) habitat occupancy is not affected by livestock presence.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Donovan Murphy. 2022. “The effect of seasonal changes in resource dispersion on cougar home range overlap.” Senior Thesis. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Sophia Kara Romero. 2022. “Effects of hunting on deer productivity using buck:doe and fawn:doe ratios”. Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Tam Ta. 2022. "Using camera traps to understand impacts of human disturbance on cougar (Puma concolor) feeding duration". Independent Project, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Sarah Converse. Postdoctoral scholar mentor: Lisanne Petracca. Graduate student mentor: Lauren Satterfield. Poster presented at The Wildlife Society 2022 Annual Conference, Spokane WA.
Hunter R. Whitten. 2022. “Driving factors of deer populations in north-eastern Washington: The impact of the hunting season on male and female deer.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Alex MacInturff. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Clara Hoffman. 2020. "Assessing the body condition and seasonal variation in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) via two methods". Senior Thesis, Whitman College. Faculty mentor: Tim Parker. Graduate student mentor: Taylor Ganz.
Alyssa Ryser. 2021. “Spatial and temporal overlap between mesocarnivore species in eastern Washington.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Ben Crawford. 2020. "Carnivore community use of bobcat latrines in Northeastern Washington State". NSF REU student, Independent study, Colorado State University. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Drew Harmon. 2020. “White-tailed deer responses to human predation risk during hunting season.” Senior Project, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Kate McVay. 2020. “Using home range characteristics to explore drivers of spatial distributions in cougar populations.” Senior thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Iona Rohan. 2020. “Estimating coyote population density following wolf recolonization in eastern Washington.” Senior Honor's Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Jake Harvey. 2019. "A how-to guide for placing a coyote traps". NSF REU student, Independent Project, Paul Smiths College. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Jana Malene. 2019. "Characteristics of successful trap sites". NSF REU student, Independent Project, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Anna Malesis. 2019. “Investigating the impact of increasing numbers of wolf packs on coyote diet in Northeast Washington.” Senior Honor's Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Lars Christian Nelson. 2019. “Temporal responses of coyotes to human presence. Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Kristina Vogt Randrup. 2019. “Black bear occurrence patterns in Washington State”. Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Olivia Cavalluzzi. 2022. “Avian scavenging dynamics in Washington state.” Senior Honor's Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Angela Chappa Larrea. 2022. “Black bear (Ursus americanus) habitat occupancy is not affected by livestock presence.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Donovan Murphy. 2022. “The effect of seasonal changes in resource dispersion on cougar home range overlap.” Senior Thesis. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Sophia Kara Romero. 2022. “Effects of hunting on deer productivity using buck:doe and fawn:doe ratios”. Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentors: Sarah Bassing, Sierra Gillman, Olivia Sanderfoot.
Tam Ta. 2022. "Using camera traps to understand impacts of human disturbance on cougar (Puma concolor) feeding duration". Independent Project, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Sarah Converse. Postdoctoral scholar mentor: Lisanne Petracca. Graduate student mentor: Lauren Satterfield. Poster presented at The Wildlife Society 2022 Annual Conference, Spokane WA.
Hunter R. Whitten. 2022. “Driving factors of deer populations in north-eastern Washington: The impact of the hunting season on male and female deer.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Alex MacInturff. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Clara Hoffman. 2020. "Assessing the body condition and seasonal variation in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) via two methods". Senior Thesis, Whitman College. Faculty mentor: Tim Parker. Graduate student mentor: Taylor Ganz.
Alyssa Ryser. 2021. “Spatial and temporal overlap between mesocarnivore species in eastern Washington.” Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Ben Crawford. 2020. "Carnivore community use of bobcat latrines in Northeastern Washington State". NSF REU student, Independent study, Colorado State University. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Drew Harmon. 2020. “White-tailed deer responses to human predation risk during hunting season.” Senior Project, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Kate McVay. 2020. “Using home range characteristics to explore drivers of spatial distributions in cougar populations.” Senior thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Iona Rohan. 2020. “Estimating coyote population density following wolf recolonization in eastern Washington.” Senior Honor's Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Jake Harvey. 2019. "A how-to guide for placing a coyote traps". NSF REU student, Independent Project, Paul Smiths College. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Jana Malene. 2019. "Characteristics of successful trap sites". NSF REU student, Independent Project, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Anna Malesis. 2019. “Investigating the impact of increasing numbers of wolf packs on coyote diet in Northeast Washington.” Senior Honor's Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Laura Prugh.
Lars Christian Nelson. 2019. “Temporal responses of coyotes to human presence. Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Kristina Vogt Randrup. 2019. “Black bear occurrence patterns in Washington State”. Senior Thesis, The University of Washington. Faculty mentor: Beth Gardner. Graduate student mentor: Sarah Bassing.
Reports
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2022 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2021 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2020 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2019 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2018 Annual Report
WDFW - Large Carnivore Ecology and Population Status Report, 2018
WDFW - Large Carnivore Ecology and Population Status Report, 2017
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2017 Annual Report
WDFW - Wildlife Program 2015 - 2017 Ungulate Assessment
WDFW - Washington State Wolf Conservation and Management Plan
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2021 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2020 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2019 Annual Report
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2018 Annual Report
WDFW - Large Carnivore Ecology and Population Status Report, 2018
WDFW - Large Carnivore Ecology and Population Status Report, 2017
WDFW - Wolf Conservation and Management 2017 Annual Report
WDFW - Wildlife Program 2015 - 2017 Ungulate Assessment
WDFW - Washington State Wolf Conservation and Management Plan
