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The Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is the third oldest of the approximately 40 cooperative research units across the nation. Under a 1960 federal law, the Secretary of the Interior could enter into cooperative agreements with universities, state fish and wildlife agencies, and non-profit organizations to establish cooperative fish and wildlife research units. Current cooperators of the Maine Unit are the U.S. Geological Survey, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Maine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.

The nationwide Cooperative Unit Research Program was established by the federal government in 1935. Initially, Units focused on meeting the growing need for trained wildlife professionals and providing better technical information to managers. Over the decades, as land grant universities have developed their own fish and wildlife programs, emphasis has shifted from training to research, especially on issues involving both state and federal interests. As mentioned, Maine has one of the oldest such units in the country with the wildlife component established in 1935 and fisheries in 1962.  In 1985, the fisheries and wildlife components were combined to form the present-day Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.

Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and
Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine
2012 Report to Cooperators

Current USGS Scientists:

• Cynthia Loftin, Unit Leader
• Shawn McKinney, Assistant Unit Leader – Wildlife
• Joseph Zydlewski, Assistant Unit Leader – Fisheries

Current USGS Post-docs:

• Margaret Guyette, Ph.D. 2012, University of Maine
• Daniel Linden, Ph.D. 20112, Michigan State University
• Allison Moody, Ph.D. 2012,

Graduate USGS Graduate Students:

• Shannon Chapin, M.S. Student
• Sarah Drahovzal, M.S. Student
• Luke Groff, Ph.D. Student
• Ann Grote, M.S. Student
• Brianne Looze, Ph.D. Student
• Andrew O’Malley, M.S. Student
• Silas Ratten, M.S. Student
• Brian Rolek, Ph.D. Student
• Daniel Stitch, Ph.D. Student

Current Graduate or Postdoctoral Positions Available – updated 2/1/2013

To find out more about the USGS-Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and our activities at the University of Maine and the Wildlife Ecology Department, visit our website at: www.coopunits.org/maine