David Drake
Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist
Russell Labs
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-890-0445
E-mail: ddrake2@wisc.edu
Expertise
Wildlife
Education/Experience
Education
| Degree | Institution | Major Field | Granted |
| Ph.D. | North Carolina State Univ. | Forestry | 2000 |
| M.S. | Texas A&M Univ. | Wildlife & Fish. Sciences | 1994 |
| B.A. | Macalester College | Biology | 1987 |
Professional Experience
| Institution | Title | Specialization | Years |
| Univ. of Wisconsin | Extension Spec./Assoc. Prof. | Wildlife | 2009 – Present |
| Univ. of Wisconsin | Extension Spec./Asst. Prof. | Wildlife | 2005 – 2009 |
| Rutgers Univ. | Extension Spec./Asst. Prof. | Wildlife | 2000 – 2005 |
Society/Professional Memberships
The Wildlife Society
Research
Current research
- Wisconsin elk project
- UW urban canid project
- Whooping cranes
- Mitigating wildlife hazards to Wisconsin’s general aviation airports
- Environmental cues for migration in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Great Lakes region
- Microsite Management for White-tailed Deer: Social and Ecological Consideration for Using Small Scale Management to Reach Landscape-level Goals
- Wildlife conservation in China
- Deer migration in the Great Lakes Region
- Large Mammal Distributions Relative to Human Settlements Bordering an Important Protected Area in Borneo
- Habitat and population connectivity of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Nepal’s Community Forests
- Age structure effects and population control in urban/suburban white-tailed deer
- Wildlife occupancy dynamics on the Apostle Islands
Completed projects
- Spatiotemporal activity patterns of the carnivore community of Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands
- Wolf survival and population dynamics in the Great Lakes region
- Adult deer survival patterns in contrasting Wisconsin landscapes
- Deer fawn survival in Wisconsin
- Cougar predation habits in Wyoming
- Apostle Island Deer Populations in Wisconsin
- Flying squirrel nesting ecology
- Wolf damage deterrents in Wisconsin
- Black bear population dynamics in Wisconsin
- Wolf feeding habits in the Great Lakes region
- Coyote and fox ecology in Illinois
- Deer ecology and management in Illinois
- Sandhill crane population dynamics in central Wisconsin
- Hunter recruitment in Wisconsin
- Deer fawn dispersal patterns in contrasting Wisconsin landscapes
- Furbearer population status in northern Wisconsin
- Wolf ecology and monitoring in Wisconsin
Courses Taught
FWE 404 Wildlife Damage Management – Theory and application of wildlife damage management from a species-specific and situational perspective. Introduction to career options in wildlife damage management.
Publications
Publications - Dr. Drake
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Peer reviewed or peer edited, * = Graduate student research
+2019
- Mueller, M., Drake, D., and M. Allen. 2019. Using citizen science to inform urban canid management. Landscape and Urban Planning 189:362-371: doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.04.023.
+2018
- Mueller, M., Drake, D., and M. Allen. 2018. Coexistence of coyotes (Canis latrans) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in an urban landscape. PLoS ONE 13: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190971.
+2017
- Virzi, T., Lockwood, J.L., Lathrop, R.G., Grodsky, S.M., and D. Drake. 2017. Predicting American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Breeding Distribution in an Urbanized Coastal Ecosystem Using Maximum Entropy Modeling. Waterbirds 40: 104-122: doi.org/10.1675/063.040.sp112.
+2016
- Virzi, T., Lockwood, J.L., Drake, D., Grodsky, S.M., and T. Pover. 2016. Conservation implications of reproductive success of American Oystercatchers in an urbanized barrier Island complex. doi.org/10.18194/ws.00049.
+2015
- Drake, D., Jennelle, C., Liu, J., Grodsky, S.M., Schumacher, S., and M. Sponsler. 2015. Regional Analysis of Wind Turbine-Caused Bat Mortality. Acta Chiropterologica 17: doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2015.17.1.015.
+2014
- Hygnstrom, S., Drake, D., T.R. Van Deelen., and S.M. Vantassel. 2014. Managing Overabundant White-Tailed Deer: Is it Time to Consider Regulated Commercial Harvest? Outlooks on Pest Management 25: doi.org/10.1564/v25_feb_04.
+2012
- Grodsky, S.M., Jennelle, C., and D. Drake. 2012. Bird Mortality at a Wind-Energy Facility near a Wetland of International Importance (Mortalidad de Aves en un Complejo de Energía Eólica cerca de un Humedal de Importancia Internacional). The Condor 115: 700-711: doi.org/10.1525/cond.2013.120167.