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Wildlife Researcher and Conservationist

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Category: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Non-Lethal Effects of Poaching on Wildlife

Non-Lethal Effects of Poaching on Wildlife

Posted on December 25, 2024January 6, 2026 by Sandy Slovikosky
Wildlife species around the world face a variety of threats, including from poaching (illegal hunting). Poaching can be incentivized by a variety of factors, including to obtain trophies, capture bush... Read More
Scaling Carnivore-Human Conflict & Leopard Density

Scaling Carnivore-Human Conflict & Leopard Density

Posted on June 19, 2023August 22, 2025 by Sandy Slovikosky
My thesis research for my Master’s degree entailed two chapters, the two abstracts of which are attached below in addition to the abstract for the entire thesis as a whole prior to publication. ... Read More
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Posted on January 1, 2022December 25, 2024 by Sandy Slovikosky
My first semester of graduate school was marked by many major life changes, not least by a move from Tucson, Arizona to Syracuse, New York. Combined with starting my Master’s program virtually due t... Read More
Assessing Habitat Connectivity for Bobcat

Assessing Habitat Connectivity for Bobcat

Posted on January 3, 2021June 17, 2023 by Sandy Slovikosky
One of my first graduate-level courses was entitled Landscape Ecology (EFB 650). Landscape ecology is the study of the relationship between spatial pattern and ecological process, including causes and... Read More
Small Mammal Movement Response to Burn Severity

Small Mammal Movement Response to Burn Severity

Posted on June 20, 2020June 17, 2023 by Sandy Slovikosky
When I discovered I had been accepted into the University of Arizona’s Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) for the summer of 2019, I was very excited. UBRP is a program in which undergradu... Read More
GIS Habitat Suitability Model

GIS Habitat Suitability Model

Posted on December 30, 2018June 17, 2023 by Sandy Slovikosky
I heard it all the time in my classes: “You need to take a GIS course; it is extremely important within our field!” Thus, in fall 2018 I chose to take that to heart and took an introductory GIS co... Read More

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  • Non-Lethal Effects of Poaching on Wildlife
  • SUNY ESF Wildlife Society Graduate Advisor
  • Scaling Carnivore-Human Conflict & Leopard Density
  • Senior Research Aide
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