USGS scientists supported by the Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Program (Wildlife Program) conduct research on diverse natural resource topics involving migratory wildlife, marine mammals, threatened and endangered species, wildlife disease, terrestrial plants, and amphibians.

These activities focus primarily on the information needs of Department of the Interior partners, although we also collaborate with State governments, tribes, and nongovernmental organizations. The Wildlife Program supports the development of new information and tools for the management of wildlife on Federally managed lands such as National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and Bureau of Land Management areas.

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Research Highlights

Viral Tracking of Wildlife Corridors across the Rocky Mountains Researchers at the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) and their collaborators at Penn State University are using viral genetics to estimate contact patterns of mule deer and elk across several states in the Rocky Mountain region. By linking their sampling efforts with chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveys in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Colorado they are looking at wildlife connectivity at an unprecedented scale. Download the fact sheet (PDF, 374 KB)

(Photo: Elk in Yellowstone National Park. Photo courtesy of Kim Keating, USGS)