Ethan Doney

Excited to share our new paper on habituation! It was such a privilege to work with such a brilliant team of collaorators on this work.

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Transactions by Valerio Donfrancesco & Chris Sandbrook (2025) entitled 'From biopower to affirmative biopolitics: A (bio)political ecology of becoming with wolves' with a red banner at the top.

#OpenAccess paper in TIBG:

'From biopower to affirmative biopolitics: A (bio)political ecology of becoming with wolves' by @vdonfrancesco.bsky.social & @csandbrook.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/tran... #geo #geosky

A big congratulations to the 2025 Class of Smith Fellows!

Among so much more, this paper shares three key takeaways:

⭐Conflict and coexistence are deeply contextual and interconnected

⭐Coexistence requires collaborative, inclusive processes

⭐Practical tools can help turn coexistence theory to into action - we propose a framework for doing just this!

Broadening the spectrum of conflict and coexistence: A case study example of human-wolf interactions in British Columbia, Canada Coexistence has seen an explosive rise within conservation social science scholarship. While this represents an exciting shift in the field, many academics are still skeptical. Some scholars have expr...

Excited to share our new open-access paper @plosone.org

We explore human-wolf interactions on Vancouver Island, tackling critiques of "coexistence" and proposing a more contextual and applied approach to coexistence research and practice

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Interested in team science and ecological stewardship!? Come join the HD Lab @oregonstate.edu

Habituation is a too often overlooked ethical consideration. When wildlife photographers say they had to “earn the trust” of a wild being in order to “get the story”, this often means they altered that being’s natural wariness of humans. I’m dedicated to setting new standards for our ‘industry’. 1/2

Funding for caribou recovery research at University of British Columbia Okanagan Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Biodiversity Pathways have established an exciting four-year contribution agreement. This agreement provides seed funding through ECCC's Canada Nature ...

A celebration of a new way to build partnerships for wildlife research in Canada - featuring @talavgar.bsky.social and with a shoutout from Minister @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social !

@ubcokanagan.bsky.social @biodivpathways.bsky.social
biodiversitypathways.ca/eccc-funding...

Only a week left to apply! If you're passionate about communications, human dimensions, and human-wildlife interactions -- come work with us!

Are you interested in the social dimensions of human-wolf interactions? Come work with me at Oregon State University!

I am recruiting two funded graduate students (1 MS, 1 PhD) to join the lab and the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences program at Oregon State University!

If you are into population ecology and a combination of fieldwork and modeling - then check this out!

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We're recruiting a MS Research/Teaching Assistant to study Human Dimensions & Communication on Wolves in Oregon at Oregon State University.

📍View posting here: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
🗓️ Apply by end of day January 27, 2025.

#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions

The Doney Lab is recruiting a PhD Research/Teaching Assistant to study Human Dimensions of Wolves and Wolf Management in Oregon at Oregon State University.

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🗓️ Apply by end of day February 3, 2025.

#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions

The Doney Lab is recruiting a PhD Research/Teaching Assistant to study Human Dimensions of Wolves and Wolf Management in Oregon at Oregon State University.

📍View posting here: tinyurl.com/ye5zmzre
🗓️ Apply by end of day February 3, 2025.

#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions

We're recruiting a MS Research/Teaching Assistant to study Human Dimensions & Communication on Wolves in Oregon at Oregon State University.

📍View posting here: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
🗓️ Apply by end of day January 27, 2025.

#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions

Department Head The Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences is seeking a Department Head. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. The Department of Fisheries, Wil...

Our department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University is hiring a new Department Head. Any full profs out there wanting to lead us?!

jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/162...

This looks awesome!