Connor Kurz

I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology at the University of Montana. My research interests include large carnivore behavioral & physiological ecology. I am particularly interested in the mating strategies, denning ecology, and reproductive biology of black bears as well as how they respond to stress in human-dominated landscapes. Currently, I am evaluating the influence of forest roads on the stress response of black bears and grizzly bears in the Lower Blackfoot Watershed, MT using scat-detection dogs. I am using sex hormones, thyroid hormones, and cortisol as integrative measures of reproductive, nutritional, and physiological stress, respectively.

August 2018