Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Dr. Elizabeth Orning

PhD
Email: eorning@usgs.gov

Education

  • MS Utah State University 2014
  • BS Iowa State University 2002
Research Publications Publication Date
Orning, EK, KM Dugger, and DG Clark. 2021. Gray wolf (Canis lupus) predation patterns following recent recolonization in a multi-predator, multi-prey system. Canadian Journal of Zoology 99: 902–911. doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2021-0027 . July 2021
Project Completion Date
Intra-guild predator dynamics: the effects of recolonizing gray wolf populations on cougars in northeast Oregon. June 2019
Presentations Presentation Date
Orning, EK, KM Dugger, and DA Clark. 2023. Spatial and dietary consequences of apex carnivore competition following gray wolf recolonization in the Pacific Northwest. 2023 Wolves Across Borders, May 8-11, Stockholm, Sweden. May 2023
Orning, EK, KM Dugger, and DA Clark. 2022. Spatial consequences in cougar diel activity and habitat selection following wolf recolonization in Oregon. 2022 International Wolf Symposium, October 13-16, 2022, Minneapolis, MN October 2022
Orning, EK, KM Dugger, and DA Clark. 2022. Spatial and dietary implications of apex carnivore competition following wolf recolonization in Oregon. The Wildlife Society's 29th Annual Conference, November 6-10, 2022, Spokane, WA November 2022
Orning, E.K., K.M. Dugger, and D.A. Clark. 2018. Spatial patterns of kill site distribution for wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. Joint annual meeting of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, the Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society, the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Ecology, and the Northwestern Partners in Amphibians and Reptile Conservation. Portland, OR, Feb 13-16, 2018. February 2018
Orning, E.K., K.M. Dugger, and D.A. Clark. 2017. Preliminary predation patterns of wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. Research Advances in Fisheries Wildlife and Ecology Symposium (RAFWE) 2017, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR April 2017
Orning, E.K., K.M. Dugger, and D.A. Clark. 2017. Preliminary predation patterns of wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2017 Annual Meeting, Pendleton, OR, Feb 8-10, 2017. February 2017
Orning, E.K., K.M. Dugger, and D.A. Clark. 2017. Preliminary predation patterns of wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. 24th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 23-27, 2017 September 2017
Orning, E.K., K.M. Dugger, and D.A. Clark. 2017. Preliminary predation patterns of wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. 12th Mt. Lion Workshop, Estes Park, CO, May 15-18, 2017. May 2017
Orning, E.K., K.M. Dugger, and D. A. Clark. 2019. Dogs chasing cats: diel activity for wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2019 Annual Meeting, Feb. 27 - March 1, Bend, OR. February 2019
Orning, E., K.M. Dugger, and D.A. Clark. 2018 Apex carnivore competition: predation patterns of wolves and cougars in an area of sympatry. International Wolf Symposium 2018, Minneapolis, MN, 11-14 October, 2018. October 2018
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
The Wildlife Society - Member, North America & Oregon Chapter Orning January 2011 Present
Society for Conservation Biology - Member Orning January 2014 Present
Other - Oregon Student Representative Orning January 2014 Present
Other - Member Orning January 2002 Present