Stefanie Bergh - Masters Candidate
(Wildlife Ecology and Management)
 Attaching a transmitter to a male woodcock. |
About Me
I grew up in Minnesota and recently returned to start my master's degree in Wildlife Ecology and Management. I received my BA in Biology and Environmental Studies from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. During my junior year I studied abroad for a semester in Kenya with the School for Field Studies-Center for Wildlife Management. After graduating I worked on various wildlife research projects in California, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, and Wyoming.
Current Research
For my master's project I will be researching detection probability of the American woodcock (Scolopax minor) on the Singing-ground survey. I will investigate factors that affect detection including the relative abundance and behavior of subdominant and dominant woodcock, behavior of peenting woodcock, habitat type, and attributes of observers. I will also estimate the effective distance surveyed at a Singing-ground survey point and how that varies as a function of habitat. This research assists ongoing efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage and conserve American woodcock.
 Releasing a male woodcock at its singing-ground. |
Research Interests
My interest is in applied wildlife ecology and sustainable game management. I am also interested in human-wildlife conflict and the influence of human activities on wildlife behavior.
Contact Me
Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
University of Minnesota
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
1980 Folwell Avenue, 138 Hodson Hall
St. Paul, MN 55108
phone: 612-624-3421
fax: 612-625-5299
coopunit@tc.umn.edu