UW Researchers Investigate Impact of Squirrels on Ecosystems, Conservation Strategies

UW squirrels research

University of Wyoming dean John Koprowski and his lab group are studying how squirrels affect their ecosystems and how that work can inform conservation strategies.

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  1. University of Wyoming dean John Koprowski and his lab group are studying how squirrels affect their ecosystems and how that work can inform conservation strategies.
  2. Two UW graduate students lead projects: Lindsey Mitchell examines how many squirrel species coexist in Borneo's forest fragments as indicators of rainforest health, and Lauren Wetterau found red squirrel middens boost biodiversity in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem.
  3. Koprowski says squirrels are an accessible way to communicate science and to spot habitat change before humans can see it.
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Albany County, WY

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