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I study ecological and evolutionary processes - natural and human-caused - that maintain or imperil biological diversity.  Recognizing that measures to conserve biodiversity consistently relate to human behaviour, I am increasingly interested in natural and social science questions relating to how humans interact with the natural world.  

My interests reside in three research domains: 

NEWS

**** Our new paper in PLoS Biology aims to increase benefits to both grizzly bears and salmon fisheries. Find out how here *****

*** I am now RECRUITING HIGHLY MOTIVATED GRAD STUDENTS for our new lab at the University of Victoria - more soon ***

** Our new publication on ethics and the grizzly bear trophy hunt here in a fantastic new Visual Petition book by Andrew S Wright **

My other passion: surfing and new film by Raincoast, Patagonia, and Woodshed Films. Link to trailer here Also see my feature article in the May issue of SURFER magazine

Our new Huffington Post Op Ed re "Wolves, Caribou, Tar Sands, and Canada's oily ethics"

Feature article and slideshow on our work with bears in Heiltsuk Territory by Scientific American.

Link to our new popular book, "Following the Last Wild Wolves"

Link to 'What's at Stake; the cost of oil on British Columbia's priceless coast' - a report released on the 21st anniversary of the Exxon Valdez catastrophe.