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
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