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I am an Associate Professor of Wildlife Disease, in a shared position between the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Susan Wilde’s research and teaching is focused on impaired aquatic systems and challenges with invasive plants/animals, nutrient pollution, harmful algal blooms, emerging contaminants and their implications for fish, wildlife, and even humans depending on these valuable water resources. She discovered a new species of cyanobacteria growing on invasive aquatic plants producing the neurotoxin responsible for killing bald eagles and other…
Outreach My outreach focus is on nuisance wildlife management and human-wildlife conflict resolution.  I work with county extension agents and various landowners and clients to solve urban nuisance wildlife issue.  I also work with county extension agents to resolve wildlife damage issues related to wild pigs, white-tailed deer, and common urban wildlife. 
Dr. John Maerz is Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor and Professor of Vertebrate Ecology in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Adjunct Professor in the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.  He is an affiliated faculty with the Center for Integrative Conservation’s ICON Program and the Animal Behavior Integrative Life Sciences Group. Dr. Maerz joined the…
Career: USGS, Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2011-present USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 2001-2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1994-1997 National Biological Service, 1992-1994 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 1986-1992
Professional Experience: Wildlife habitat and population responses to forest management practices Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management, D. B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 1996-2000. Associate Research Scientist. D. B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia. 1995-1996. Assistant Research Scientist, D. B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources…

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