Clemson University

Even though Clemson does not have a fully endowed program, some notable achievements and research are worth reviewing. The program received funding from a variety of sources in 2024, including the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Defense, the Town of Kiawah, the Kiawah Conservancy, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Smithsonian Institution. The program’s total research expenditures in 2024 were $386,183. No Boone and Crockett funds were expended during this period, as the program leveraged additional funding from these diverse sources.

Research, Publications, and Outreach

The program’s research efforts resulted in 15 peer-reviewed publications in 2024. Notable publication topics included:

• Studies on mapping human-carnivore coexistence
• A global review of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores
• Assessment of the science-practice gap in endangered species conservation
• Survey of attitudes towards multi-species restoration
• The unintended consequences of wildlife feeders.

Additionally, the program produced one popular science article on the issue of rat poison moving up food chains and threatening carnivores.

The Program Leader, Dr. David Jachowski, taught two courses in 2024: Quantitative Ecology and the Montana Summer Program. Dr. Jachowski also served in several professional capacities, including as a species expert for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, an advisory committee member for the Southeastern Bat Hub, the founder and chair of the North American Weasel Working Group, a faculty advisor for the Clemson University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, and a member of the Centre for Functional Biodiversity at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.