Ben Goodheart
Degrees Held
B.S., Wildlife Biology, University of Montana, 2012
M.S., Fish & Wildlife Management, Montana State University, 2021
Degree Sought
Ph.D., Fish & Wildlife Biology, Montana State University
Advisor
Dr. Scott Creel
Current Research
I am interested in understanding factors that limit density and demography of African wild dogs in an ecosystem that suffers from prey depletion. In addition to providing baseline data on demography for a critical population, I will examine how these increasing human pressures act in combination with natural limitations from dominant competitors to impact distribution, movements, and hunting success of wild dogs on the landscape.