Wildlife Conservation Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1984

• Pricilla McQuade, Physiognomy and Density of Lakes as Factors Affecting the Breeding Distribution of Common Loons (Gavia immer) in Vermont, New Hampshire and the Adirondack Mountains

1985

• Dina A. Clark, How Many People Will It Take to Kill the Tiger?
• Holly Cook, Some Ethical Considerations of Radio-Telemetry in Wild Animal Research
• Gina L. Giusti, N. American Wildlife: Causes of Endangerment/Extinction, Legislative Action, Public Participation, and a Social Survey on the Importance of Education in the Preservation Movement

1986

• Sharman Beucher, Evaluation of the Green Mountain National Forest and the White Rocks Natural Recreation Area in the Arthur Allen and Arthur F. Ritter Habitat Suitability Index Models for Marten

1988

• Lisa Chism, The Role of Predation of Northern Pike on Yellow Perch Populations in Fairfield Pond
• Julie Harvey, Size Distribution of the Queen Conch, Strombus Gigas, in Greater Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI
• * Lisa Peskin, An Ecological Assessment of Two Rare Species of Tiger Beetles Cicindela Hirticollis and Cicindela Ancocisonensis in Vermont
• Emily D. Porath, Population Dynamics of an Expanding Loon Population in New Hampshire 1977 - 1988
• Richard D. Ringenwald Jr., A Guide to Whale Watching in the New England Coastal Waters
• * Alma Ripps, Suitability of Potential Release Sites for Translocated Ocelots in South Texas
• Tasney Tyler, Age and Growth of the Yellow Perch in the Inland Sea, Lake Champlain
• Polly Warner, The Effects of Sublethal Concentrations of (3-trifluoromethyll-4nitrophenol) on the Behavior of Rainbow Trout (Salmos gairdneri)

1989

• Nathalie E. Ames, A Comparative Analysis of Three Peregrine Falcon Release Sites in the Chicago, Northern Illinois Area
• Michael J. Cross, Contemporary and Future Effects of Acid Deposition on the Eastern Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) of Vermont and Remedial Actions to be Taken to Counteract the Problem

1991

• Julie Everman, Policy Analysis of the Reintroduction of Wolves Into the Greater Yellowstone Area Using Clawson's Criteria of Social/Cultural Acceptability
• Caroline Harmon, The Social and Political Aspects of Wolf Recovery in Northwest Montana
• Stephanie Nichols, The Use of Captive Breeding and Reintroduction as Methods of Conservation by Zoos in the United States

1992

• Ronald W. Peterson, Speculations on the Humpback Whale Song
• Kim Roop, Attitudes and Practices of University of Vermont Students Regarding Wildlife
• John W. Tinker, Habitat Preferences of Black Bear (Ursus americanus): During Summer and Fall in the Stratton Mountain Region of Vermont

1993

• Matthew R. Dowdell, An Assessment of Yellowstone National Park's Grizzly Bear Population in 1991
• Laura Diane Megyesi, Owl's of Vermont: A Case Study of The Vermont Institute of Natural Science Environmental Learning for the Future Program
• Daniel A. Robinson, A Wolf's Cry for Yellowstone A Case Study of the Issues Surrounding the Reintroduction of the Gray Wolf in Yellowstone National Park

1994

• Thomas W. Richardson Jr., Habitat Suitability and Population Density of Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus minimus bicknell) on Mt. Mansfield, VT

1995

• Whitney B. Potter, The Potential for the Restoration of the Eastern Timber Wolf in to the Northeastern United Stares: A Case Study

1996

• * Ted E. Dunham, An Anthology of Ideas: Some Ethical Considerations of Wildlife Rehabilitation at the Vermont Raptor Center, Woodstock
• George Ellington Richards, Literature Review on Bottlenosed Dolphins and their Relationship with Humans; Followed by a Six Week Internship at the Dolphin Research Center

1997

• Chad Borofsky, Behavioral Observations of a New Zealand Sea Lion Mother and Pup Pair at Victory Beach, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
• Nicholas C. DuLong, Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Mark Merkelbach, Shelburne Bay Winter Creel Survey
• Geoffrey Brooks Seymour Jr., Assessment of the Social Acceptability of Eastern Timber Wolf Reintroduction into the Adirondack Park

1998

• * Matthew Kiedaisch, Black Bear Habitat of the Hogback Mountains in Central Vermont

1999

• Gary W.T. Hedman, Inventory Study of Reptiles and Amphibians: South Hero, Vermont
• David H. Schmidt, Habitat Fragmentation in Adirondack Parks
• Jill Smith, Assessing the Feasibility of a Possible Eastern Timber Wolf Canis Lupis Lycaon Reintroduction into the Northeastern United States
• Melissa L. Tinker, Determining Use Patterns and Quality of Black Bear Habitat At Smugglers Notch Ski Area, in response to Potential Development

2001

• Robin Fogg, The Historical Symbolization of the Wolf as Portrayed through the Reintroduction Policies of both The Yellowstone National Parklands and the Northeastern Regions of the United States

2003

• Donald Ewick, An Analysis of Attitudes on Trapping in Massachusetts: Looking for Common Ground Between Rural and Suburban Populations
• Carrie Loffler Giaquinto, Using Placed Based Education as the Foundation to Create a Vermont Mammals Field Guide for Use at the Shelburne Farms Education Center
• Amanda Holmgren, The Territorial Responses of Six Songbirds to Ski Trails at Smugglers Notch Resort and Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont
• * Kristine Mazur, Western Canada Wilderness Committee: Grassroots Efforts to Protect Ancient Wilderness and Biodiversity in British Columbia

2004

• Julia Dreher, Analysis of the Potential for a Wildlife Corridor across the Narrows of Lake Champlain, Vermont
  
• * Margaret Jean Kuhn, An Assessment of Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Breeding Success on North District Beaches of Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, 2003
  
• Matthias Scheidler, A Musical Nature

2006

• Mallory Graves, How to Effectively Protect Natural Areas: An Assessment of Centennial Woods to Determine Appropriate Boundaries
• Gwendolyn W. Lyons, Vermont Wildlife: Management and Conservation in the Green Mountain State: A Curriculum for Middlebury Union High School
• Benjamin Tupper,  From Reverence to Resource: A History of the Human-Bear Relationship
  

  2007

• Katie Parrish, Survey of Bobcat Prey Abundance in Vermont
  

  2008

• Mary Carter,  Black Bears and Okemo Mountain: Using Environmental Education to Increase Community Awareness
  
• Ashley M. Chapman, Learning Through Letters: Migratory Songbird Curriculum Development and Evaluation and Pen Pal Partnership Establishment as an Environmental Education Technique
  
• Tristam Coffin, Defending an American Icon: The Buffalo Field Campaign: A Look into the Evolution of an Environmental Advocacy Organization
  
• Amy M. Hammesfahr,  The Cormorant Controversy: Assessing Lethal and Non-Lethal Management Strategies on Lake Champlain
  
• Deng Tong Kenjok,  The Jonglei Canal Project and the Alternatives
  
• Jason Riggio, Correlative Habitat Characteristics Associated with Sites Known to Support Two of Vermont’s Most Elusive Native Snakes: Pantherophis alleghaniensis and Thamnophis sauritus
  

  2009

• Ariel K. Burgess, Amphibians in a Changing World: One Place Where Art and Science Interact
  

  2010

• Kizette Ortiz-Vanger  –  Providing Recommendations to the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Based on Research in Nature-Deficiency and Biophilia
  
• Brittain D. Shorter  –  Missisquoi Bay Causeway Removal Stakeholder Stances in Relation to Spiny Softshell Turtle Endurance in Lake Champlain
  

  2011

• Kim Hackett  – Kim's Kritters: An Educational Video Advertising the Disparity in Resources and Attention Given for the Conservation of Endangered Uncharismatic and Charismatic "Flagship" Species
  
• Brianna K. Lane  –  A Summer of Plovers, Waders and Beach Exploration: My Senior Internship Capstone with Three Bays Preservation
  
• Alexander B. McManus  –  One Golf Course, With One Outcome: Becoming More Ecological
  

  2012

• Shannon Burke – Lost in the Light: A Children's Book About the Effects of Light Pollution on Fireflies
• Sean Donovan – Field Technician Intern 2011 with Northwest Connections, Swan Valley, Montana
• Alyssa Frediani  –  The Nesting Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins (Malacleemys terrapin) in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
• Joseph Grossman – A Synthesis of Conservation Management for Habitat Restoration in the Dos Palmos Wildlife Reserve: A Restoration Internship with the Bureau of Land Management
• Robin McAloon – Countryside Ranger Internship, Assynt, Scotland
• Janet Ruttenberg – Natural Spaces and Off-Leash Dog Use Management at Newton's Cold Spring Park
• Sam Schlepphorst –The Green Mountain Wildway: Reconnecting the Habitat of the Northern Green Mountains
  
• Alexandra VanBaars  –  The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
  

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