{"id":188,"date":"2016-02-09T19:52:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2016-06-27T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T16:59:37","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_191\" class=\"thumbnail alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-191 \" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/01\/P8240056.jpg\" alt=\"Holding animal\" width=\"256\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/01\/P8240056.jpg 206w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/01\/P8240056-184x245.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Conducting Canada goose research in Greensboro, North Carolina.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Population ecology and management of big game species and predators, habitat use and selection of big game species and predators, interactions of predators and prey, and sexual segregation and resource partitioning in ungulates, animal damage, reptile and amphibian surveys, reptile and amphibian habitat requirements, wildlife and zoonotic diseases, and wildlife education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style10\">Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/graduate-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">graduate student<\/a> page for project titles of all current research projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recent Media Coverage<\/h2>\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Gould, N., C. Olfenbuttel, and <strong>C. DePerno<\/strong>.\u00a0 In Asheville, locals and black bears learn to get along. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article65689937.html\">http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article65689937.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article65664222.html\">http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article65664222.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technicianonline.com\/news\/article_096e63f2-f49c-11e5-bec8-53d5535598f9.html\">http:\/\/www.technicianonline.com\/news\/article_096e63f2-f49c-11e5-bec8-53d5535598f9.html<\/a><u><br \/>\n<\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/story\/news\/local\/2016\/03\/29\/bears-move-early-wnc\/82214942\/\">http:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/story\/news\/local\/2016\/03\/29\/bears-move-early-wnc\/82214942\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Chitwood, M. C., M. B. Elfelt, C. E. Moorman, and <strong>C. S. DePerno.\u00a0 <\/strong>Top Dog: North Carolina\u2019s tale of the coyote.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinacountry.com\/index.php\/carolina-stories\/stories\/top-dog-north-carolina-s-tale-of-the-coyote\">http:\/\/www.carolinacountry.com\/index.php\/carolina-stories\/stories\/top-dog-north-carolina-s-tale-of-the-coyote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2015<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<span class=\"style11\">Moorman, C. E., and C. S. DePerno.\u00a0 A new top dog in North Carolina.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"style10\"><a href=\"mailto:https%3A\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2015\/03\/coyotes-in-nc\/\">https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2015\/03\/coyotes-in-nc\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2014<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Gould, N., C. Olfenbuttel, and <strong>C. DePerno<\/strong>.\u00a0 Asheville bear study Asheville site of major bear study.\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/story\/news\/local\/2014\/04\/28\/asheville-site-major-bear-study\/8441519\/\">http:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/story\/news\/local\/2014\/04\/28\/asheville-site-major-bear-study\/8441519\/<\/a>)Bears get GPS collars for study.\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wlos.com\/shared\/news\/features\/top-stories\/stories\/wlos_bears-get-gps-collars-study-16024.shtml\">http:\/\/www.wlos.com\/shared\/news\/features\/top-stories\/stories\/wlos_bears-get-gps-collars-study-16024.shtml<\/a>)(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wlos.com\/shared\/news\/features\/top-stories\/stories\/wlos_bears-get-gps-collars-study-16024.shtml\">http:\/\/www.wlos.com\/shared\/news\/features\/top-stories\/stories\/wlos_bears-get-gps-collars-study-16024.shtml<\/a>)Researchers study black bears living in Asheville, western NC (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/story\/25561939\/reseachers-study-black-bears-living-in-asheville\">http:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/story\/25561939\/reseachers-study-black-bears-living-in-asheville<\/a>)Tracking Bears Podcast (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwnc.com\/media\/podcast-changes-Changes\/51714-changes-tracking-bears-24779705\/\">http:\/\/www.wwnc.com\/media\/podcast-changes-Changes\/51714-changes-tracking-bears-24779705\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www4.ncsu.edu\/~csdepern\/tagging_and_tracking_bears_in__0_1400236316.mp3\">Tracking Bears &#8211; MP3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DePerno, C. S.<\/strong>\u00a0 Feral pig concerns grow as fast as the population.\u00a0 United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Communications, Washington, D.C.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/audioarchives.oc.usda.gov\/radnewsfeaturedetail.asp?ID=2339\">http:\/\/audioarchives.oc.usda.gov\/radnewsfeaturedetail.asp?ID=2339<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Revolution Podcast (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoortrailsnetwork.com\/\">http:\/\/www.outdoortrailsnetwork.com\/<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-tel.net\/%7Ejim\/files\/DR%20-%20CHRIS%20DEPERNO%20-%20TR.mp3\">http:\/\/www.st-tel.net\/~jim\/files\/DR%20-%20CHRIS%20DEPERNO%20-%20TR.mp3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www4.ncsu.edu\/~csdepern\/USDARadioFeralPigs.mp3\">USDA Radio Feral Pigs &#8211; MPEG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www4.ncsu.edu\/~csdepern\/USDARadioFeralPigs.ram\">USDA Radio Feral Pigs &#8211; REALPLAYER<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www4.ncsu.edu\/~csdepern\/USDARadioFeralPigs.wma\">USDA Radio Feral Pigs &#8211; WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DePerno, C. S.<\/strong>\u00a0 Corollo, North Carolina horses.\u00a0 Highlighted in The New York Times Science (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/08\/science\/wild-horses-fate-in-outer-banks-lies-in-preservation-clash.html?_r=1&amp;ref=science\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/08\/science\/wild-horses-fate-in-outer-banks-lies-in-preservation-clash.html?_r=1&amp;ref=science<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandfoss, M. R., <strong>C. S. DePerno<\/strong>, C. W. Betsill, M. Baron Palamar, G. Erickson, and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf. \u00a02012. \u00a0A serosurvey for <em>Brucella suis<\/em>, classical swine fever virus, porcine circovirus type 2, and pseudorabies virus in feral swine (<em>Sus scrofa<\/em>) of eastern North Carolina<em>.\u00a0 Journal of Wildlife Diseases<\/em> 48:462-466.\n<ul>\n<li>1) North Carolina State University Newsroom, 10 April 2012 (<a href=\"http:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/releases\/mk-feral-pig-bacteria\/\">http:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/releases\/mk-feral-pig-bacteria\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>2) College of Natural Resources News Central (<a href=\"http:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/blogs\/news\/2012\/04\/10\/study-shows-first-n-c-case-of-feral-pig-exposure-to-nasty-bacteria\/\">http:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/blogs\/news\/2012\/04\/10\/study-shows-first-n-c-case-of-feral-pig-exposure-to-nasty-bacteria\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>3) Pork Network (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.porknetwork.com\/pork-news\/Brucellosis-raises-red-flag-in-NC-feral-swine--147337305.html\">http:\/\/www.porknetwork.com\/pork-news\/Brucellosis-raises-red-flag-in-NC-feral-swine&#8211;147337305.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>4) Pork Network Editorial (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.porknetwork.com\/pork-news\/latest\/Brucellosis-raises-red-flag-in-NC-feral-swine--147337305.html\">http:\/\/www.porknetwork.com\/pork-news\/latest\/Brucellosis-raises-red-flag-in-NC-feral-swine&#8211;147337305.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>5) Science Newsline (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencenewsline.com\/medicine\/2012041023160014.html\">http:\/\/www.sciencenewsline.com\/medicine\/2012041023160014.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>6)Phys.org (<a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2012-04-feral-pigs-exposed-nasty-bacteria.html\">http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2012-04-feral-pigs-exposed-nasty-bacteria.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>7) e! Science News (<a href=\"http:\/\/esciencenews.com\/sources\/physorg\/2012\/04\/10\/feral.pigs.exposed.nasty.bacteria\">http:\/\/esciencenews.com\/sources\/physorg\/2012\/04\/10\/feral.pigs.exposed.nasty.bacteria<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>8) JSOnline (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/blogs\/news\/147002795.html\">http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/blogs\/news\/147002795.html<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>9) Science Daily (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/04\/120411131913.htm\">http:\/\/www.<span class=\"style11\">sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/04\/120411131913.htm<\/span><\/a><span class=\"style11\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style11\">\u00a010) North Carolina Health News (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northcarolinahealthnews.org\/2012\/04\/23\/discovery-of-bacteria-in-wild-pigs-prompts-alert-to-farmers-hunters\/\">http:\/\/www.northcarolinahealthnews.org\/2012\/04\/23\/discovery-of-bacteria-in-wild-pigs-prompts-alert-to-farmers-hunters\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style11\"><span class=\"style12\">11) News and Observer (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2012\/05\/06\/2047423\/a-farmers.html#storylink=misearch\">http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2012\/05\/06\/2047423\/a-farmers.html#storylink=misearch<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayers, C. R., <strong>C. S. DePerno,<\/strong> C. E. Moorman, and F. H. Yelverton. \u00a02010. \u00a0Canada goose weed dispersal and nutrient loading in turfgrass systems.\u00a0 Online.\u00a0 Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094\/ATS-2010-0212-02-RS.\u00a0 Highlighted in May 2011 issue of Golf Course Management \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalgcm.gcsaa.org\/DigitalAnywhere\/viewer.aspx?id=23&amp;pageId=42&amp;refid=560135&amp;s=share\">http:\/\/digitalgcm.gcsaa.org\/DigitalAnywhere\/viewer.aspx?id=23&amp;pageId=42&amp;refid=560135&amp;s=share<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Beard, A. W., R. G. Maggi, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf, N. A. Cherry, M. R. Sandfoss, <strong>C. S. DePerno<\/strong>, and E. B. Breitschwerdt. \u00a02011. \u00a0<em>Bartonella<\/em> spp. in feral pigs, southeastern United States.\u00a0<em>Emerging Infectious Diseases <\/em>17:893-895.\u00a0 Highlighted in Natural Unseen Hazards Blog (<a href=\"http:\/\/naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com\/<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandfoss, M., <strong>C. DePerno<\/strong>, S. Patton, J. Flower, and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. \u00a02011. \u00a0Prevalence of antibody to <em>Toxoplasma gondii<\/em> and <em>Trichinella<\/em> spp. in feral pigs (<em>Sus scrofa<\/em>) of eastern North Carolina.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Wildlife Diseases<\/em> 47:338-343.\n<ul>\n<li>1) North Carolina State University Newsroom, 25 April 2011<span class=\"style14\">(<\/span><span class=\"style14\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/releases\/cbferalpigs\/\">http:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/releases\/cbferalpigs\/<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2) Triangle Business Journal (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/triangle\/blog\/2011\/04\/nc-state-issues-feral-pig-warning.html\">http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/triangle\/blog\/2011\/04\/nc-state-issues-feral-pig-warning.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>3) National Geographic Daily News (<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2011\/05\/110502-wild-pigs-parasites-animals-pork-science-health-nation\/\">http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2011\/05\/110502-wild-pigs-parasites-animals-pork-science-health-nation\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>4) Natural Unseen Hazards Blog (<a href=\"http:\/\/naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>5) Animal Health Smart Brief (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartbrief.com\/servlet\/wireless?issueid=331896B8-D3D7-40FD-A4DA-9C241C908653&amp;sid=f54e1dc3-3565-46c5-afbc-6c4c0cf0783e\">http:\/\/www.smartbrief.com\/servlet\/wireless?issueid=331896B8-D3D7-40FD-A4DA-9C241C908653&amp;sid=f54e1dc3-3565-46c5-afbc-6c4c0cf0783e<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>6) College of Natural Resources News Central (<a href=\"http:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/blogs\/news\/2011\/05\/04\/wild-hogs-researchers-examine-impact-of-feral-pigs-in-eastern-n-c\/\">http:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/blogs\/news\/2011\/05\/04\/wild-hogs-researchers-examine-impact-of-feral-pigs-in-eastern-n-c\/<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Webpages of Particular Interest<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbanbearstudy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbanbearstudy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style10\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Population ecology and management of big game species and predators, habitat use and selection of big game species and predators, interactions of predators and prey,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-188","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/christophersdeperno\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}