Wildlife Monitoring & Management

EAS offers a wide range of services supporting wildlife research, management, and monitoring efforts. These activities involve studying the life history characteristics of mammals, passerine birds, raptors, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks and other macro-invertebrates, fish, and waterfowl in relation to their habitats.

Our work includes:

  • designing wildlife studies
  • capturing, tagging, and tracking wildlife
  • interpreting, reporting, and presenting results and recommendations

Examples of Research Experience

Tiller, B.L. 2008. A Mollusk Assessment Along the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, Washington. Platform Presentation, presented at The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, March 19-21, 2008. Spokane, WA

R.P. Mueller, G.K. Turner, B.L. Tiller, I.D. Welch, and M.D. Bleich. 2011. Assessment of the Species Composition, Densities, and Distribution of Native Freshwater Mussels Along the Benton County Shoreline of the Hanford Reach, Columbia River, 2004. PNNL-19933, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

Simmons, M.A, T.M. Poston, B. L. Tiller, A. Stegen, K.D. Hand, J.M. Brandenberger. 2010. Canada Geese at the Hanford Site - Trends in Reproductive Success, Migration Patterns, and Contaminant Concentrations. PNNL-19212, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

Larson K.B., T.M. Poston, and B.L. Tiller. 2008. Evaluation of Using Caged Clams to Monitor Contaminated Groundwater Exposure in the Near-Shore Environment of the Hanford Site 300 Area. PNNL-17270, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

Tiller B.L., J. D. Marco, and W.H. Rickard. 2004. Metal Concentrations, Foraging Distances, and Fledging Success of Great Blue Herons Nesting Along the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Winter Volume 2004.

Tiller, B.L. 2001. Fish and Wildlife Surveillance (Section 4.5); Ecosystem Monitoring (co-authored with L.L. Cadwell, J.L. Downs, R.P. Mueller, M.R. Sackschewsky, M.A. Simmons, and K.A. Gano – section 8.2). In Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 2000. PNNL-13487, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

Tiller, B.L., G.E. Dagle, and L.L. Cadwell. 1997. Testicular Atrophy Patterns in a Wild Mule Deer Population. J. of Wildlife Disease. 33(3): 420-429.

Eberhardt, L.E., L.L. Eberhardt, B.L. Tiller, L.L. Cadwell. 1996. Growth of an Isolated Elk Population. J. Wildlife Management. 60(2):369-373.