Chuck Anderson received his BS in Wildlife Biology at
Colorado State University in 1990 and his MS and PhD in Zoology and
Physiology at the University of Wyoming in 1994 and 2003, respectively.
During his masters work, he developed and evaluated helicopter sight
models to estimate moose and elk population parameters. Chuck's
dissertation research involved a number of projects which included: (1)
evaluation of cougar prey selection and predation rates from GPS collar
locations, (2) helicopter probability sampling, (3) monitoring cougar
populations from changes in sex/age structure of harvests, and (4) cougar
population genetics in the central Rocky Mountains. He worked as a
seasonal employee for the Colorado Division of Wildlife from 1988-199.
During this time, his seasonal projects related to vegetation sampling elk
winter range, elk-cattle competition, bighorn sheep reproduction /
survival, and documenting lynx presence in Colorado. He was a Large
Carnivore Biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department from
1994-1997, where he directed research evaluating grizzly bear-cattle
interactions. He also oversaw a utility program for estimating black and
grizzly bear populations using DNA-based mark-recapture methods.
Additionally, he prepared annual management recommendations for cougar and
black bear populations. During 2003 and 2004, Chuck was a Research
Biologist with Arizona Game and Fish Department, where he investigated
pronghorn migration and a disease outbreak in desert bighorn sheep.
Since August 2004 he has worked for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
In this capacity, he has worked on large carnivore management and research
projects, as well as mentoring students as an adjunct professor with the
University of Wyoming. His professional interests focus on large mammal
ecology and management (emphasizing population estimation techniques,
population dynamics, and genetics).