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Wildlife Ecology Institute
The Wildlife Ecology Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the goal of addressing contemporary wildlife conservation and management issues in an increasingly complex and technical field through our research efforts.  We value the development of strong partnerships with local, state, tribal, and federal wildlife and land-management agencies (and other organizations) to cooperatively define project objectives and collaborate throughout the process.  Consequently, the mission of the Institute is modeled to directly address issues commonly faced by agencies.  The value of our work includes an increase in informed and defensible decisions to apply to management, conservation, and policy.
Mission:
Advance wildlife management and conservation through applied research
and educational activities.

​This Institute was formed in response to the substantial and increasing need for quality research that directly addresses real-world management issues.  This need has arisen because wildlife departments at many academic institutions have undergone a paradigm shift away from applied research focused on solving management issues.  This shift has also resulted in an increasing lack of management expertise and understanding in academia necessary to train our future wildlife managers.  Although there certainly are exceptions, collaborative partnerships between many agencies and academic faculty have become strained or dissolved over time because of differing perspectives and backgrounds.  Several agencies have strong in-house research programs, but logistics, staffing, and other constraints exist such that not all research priorities can be addressed as they arise.  We are very supportive of our collaborative partnerships with agency biologists, other non-profit organizations, and academic scientists with a strong desire to pursue applied research that supports our mission.
 
Our team desires to continue to develop long-term professional partnerships and work directly with agencies to meet their needs, a novel approach for a non-profit research organization.  The diverse experience within the Wildlife Ecology Institute, including my experience as a former state agency biologist, makes the Institute well positioned and motivated to effectively meet all of these challenges, both in research and with training our future professionals for the challenges faced by agencies.

Please feel free to contact us about wildlife research and education and to check our potential attendance at any state, national, or international meetings and conferences to meet us in-person. Please click here if you wish to make a charitable donation - we appreciate your support!
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        Tim L. Hiller, Ph.D.
        Certified Wildlife Biologist®
        Executive Director and Founder
        Wildlife Ecology Institute
        P.O. Box 4725
        Helena, MT 59604 USA
        Phone:  971-209-8005
        Email:  [email protected]
        Tim's curriculum vitae

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  • Home
  • About
  • Our Team
  • Research
    • Current Research >
      • Great Lakes Muskrats and Wetlands - Phase II
      • Gray Fox Populations in Indiana
      • Kit Fox Survey and Distribution
    • Completed Research >
      • Recovery of Black-Footed Ferrets
      • Plague Management for Ferrets
      • Status of Elk in the United States
      • Greater Prairie-Chickens and Sharp-tailed Grouse
      • Sierra Nevada red fox ecology in Oregon
      • Multi-State Bobcat Populations
      • Great Lakes Muskrats and Wetlands - Phase I
      • Kit Fox Ecology
      • Best Management Practices for Trapping
      • Muskrat Transmitter Project
  • Education
    • Current >
      • Book: Wild Furbearer Management and Conservation in North America
    • Completed >
      • Black-footed Ferret Information Repository
      • STEMex Workshop
  • Our Publications
  • Contact Us