Nathaniel "Nate" Wehr (he/him)
Originally from southeast Ohio, I attended Barnesville High School and spent much of my free time outside. After high school, I completed my undergraduate at Oberlin College where I played for the varsity baseball team. During my undergraduate education, I conducted research in the medical and ecological fields before graduating with my B.A. in Biology in 2016. Immediately following graduation, I accepted a position studying feral pigs in the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in Honolulu where I received my M.S. in 2018. After exploring career options for a year, I began working on my Ph.D. at SUNY ESF in Syracuse, NY studying large mammal community ecology with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. I ultimately transferred to Michigan State University to finish my doctorate. After earning my Ph.D., I continued my research as a visiting scholar at SUNY ESF. In my free time, I enjoy hunting, sports, and home maintenance. To view my complete CV, please click here.
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Current Students
Melody Espinoza (she/her) is originally from Brooklyn, New York. She is a junior studying Conservation Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Melody's previous research experience includes studying diurnal migration of zooplankton at Cranberry Lake, New York. She is currently working with me on the Snapshot USA 2023 project and developing her own research examining black bears' diel response to hunting. Her future interests and goals include research with mammals, birds and reptiles including data collection and analysis and working with zoos.
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Alumni
Julianna Anglada (she/her) worked with me as an undergraduate research assistant on the Snapshot USA 2023 project at SUNY ESF. After obtaining her B.S. in Environmental Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 2023, Julianna received a position as a paraprofessional with the New York Department of Education.
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Nanea Babila (she/her) worked as an undergraduate field and lab technician under me in the Ecosystem Ecology Lab at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa assisting with feral pig and soil community ecology research. After obtaining her B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Nanea received a position researching soils with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Hawai‘i.
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Kimber Troumbley (she/her) worked alongside myself and other members of the Wildlife Ecology Lab at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa as an undergraduate field technician assisting with our research on endangered Hawaiian stilts. After completing her B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Kimber was hired to continue working with endangered species as a member of the Endangered Tree Snail Recovery Team in Hawai‘i.
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Samuel Wehr (he/him) worked under me as a field and research technician through the Camp Fire Conservation Program at SUNY ESF. Sam's efforts included contributions to research projects examining ungulate predation, Great Lakes mammal diversity, camera trapping for biodiversity, and feral pig population estimates. After completing his B.A. in Biology at Oberlin College, Sam began his M.Ed. in Life Sciences at Ohio University.
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