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

Staff Member

Elias Rosenblatt

Elias with one of his camera traps used to survey wildlife in and around South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. In the absence of adequate trees and shade near the target animal track, lashing a quadrapod out of coarse woody debris and shading with a chunk of elephant dung will do the trick.
PhD
Email: Elias.Rosenblatt@uvm.edu

Biography

Elias received his B.Sc. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Environmental Science from the University of Vermont in 2010. Upon graduating, Elias began working as a carnivore ecologist in Zambia, where he began to focus on better understanding human impacts on carnivore populations. He received his M.Sc. in 2016 from Montana State University, with his research focused on assessing the status and future of key Zambian lion and leopard populations. Elias is now working on his Ph.D. to develop an Ecosystem Scorecard for the Northeast Region using hunter-harvested wildlife as indicators of change in ecosystem health and services.

Research Publications Publication Date
Rosenblatt, E., R. Mickey, S. Creel, K. Gieder, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. 2023. Advances in wildlife abundance estimation using pedigree reconstruction. Ecology and Evolution 13(10):e10650. | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website October 2023
Rosenblatt, E., K. Gieder, T. Donovan, J. Murdoch, T. Smith, M. Heaton, T. Kalbfleisch, B. Murdoch, S. Bhattarai, E. Pacht, E. Verbist, V. Basnayake, and S. McKay. 2023. Genetic diversity and connectivity of moose (Alces alces americana) in eastern North America. Conservation Genetics 24:235-248. | Download | Publisher Website January 2023
Rosenblatt, E., J. DeBow, J. Blouin, T. Donovan, J. Murdoch, S. Creel, W. Rogers, K. Gieder, N. Forti, and C. Alexander. Juvenile moose (Alces alces) stress and nutrition dynamics relate to landscape characteristics, climate-mediated factors, and survival. Conservation Physiology 9:coab048. | Abstract | Download July 2021
DeBow, J., J. Blouin, E. Rosenblatt, K. Gieder, W. Cottrell, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. 2021. Effects of winter ticks and internal parasites on moose survival in Vermont, USA. Journal of Wildlife Management. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22101 | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website August 2021
DeBow, J., J. Blouin, E. Rosenblatt, K. Gieder, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. 2023. Birth Rates and Calf Survival in a Parasite Rich Moose Herd in Vermont, USA. Alces 58: 51–73. | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website February 2023
Blouin, J., J. DeBow, E. Rosenblatt, J. Hines, C. Alexander, K. Gieder, N. Fortin, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. 2021. Moose habitat selection and fitness consequences during two critical winter tick life stages in Vermont, USA. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:642276. | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website May 2021
Blouin, J., J. DeBow, E. Rosenblatt, C. Alexander, K. Gieder, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. Modeling moose habitat use by age, sex, and season in Vermont, USA using high-resolution lidar and National Land Cover data. Alces 57:71-98. | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website September 2021
Project Completion Date
Population Ecology of Moose in Vermont June 2024
Presentations Presentation Date
Rosenblatt, E., T. M. Donovan, and J. Murdoch. Novel wildlife population estimates using pedigree reconstruction: exploring applications with moose (Alces alces). April 15-17, 2018. 74th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. April 15-17, 2018. Burlington Vermont April 2018
Rosenblatt, E., J. D. Murdoch, J. Debow, J. Blouin, and T. Donovan. Moose stress dynamics related to landscape characteristics and climate-mediated factors. April 19-21, 2020. 76th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Long Branch, New Jersey. April 2020
Rosenblatt, E., J. D. Murdoch, J. Debow, J. Blouin, and T. Donovan. Moose stress and nutrition dynamics related to landscape characteristics and climate-mediated factors. Sept 28 - Oct 2, 2020. The 27<sup>th</sup>annual conference of The Wildlife Society (virtual conference). September 2020
DeBow, J., J. Blouin, E. Rosenblatt, J. D. Murdoch, K. Gieder, C. Alexander, and T. Donovan. Effects of winter ticks and other parasites on moose survival in Vermont, USA. April 19-21, 2020. 76th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Long Branch, New Jersey. April 2020
DeBow, J., E. Rosenblatt, J. Blouin, C. Alexander, T. Donovan, and J. Murdoch. Parasite induced moose decline in northeastern Vermont: Year three update. June 10-14, 2019. 53rd Annual North American Moose Conference. Carrabassett Valley, Maine. June 2019
Blouin, J., J. Debow, E. Rosenblatt, J. Murdoch, C. Alexander, and T. Donovan. Assessing moose habitat suitability in Vermont using GPS radio-collar data and lidar. April 19-21, 2020. 76th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Long Branch, New Jersey. April 2020
Blouin, J., J. DeBow, E. Rosenblatt, J. Hines, C. Alexander, K. Gieder, N. Fortin, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. Moose habitat selection and fitness consequences during two critical winter tick (<i>Dermacentor albipictus</i>) life stages in Vermont, USA. Dec 17 - 19, 2020. 2020 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference. (Virtual conference). December 2020
Blouin, J., J. DeBow, E. Rosenblatt, J. Hines, C. Alexander, K. Gieder, N. Fortin, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. Choices Matter: Fitness Consequences of Habitat Selection by Moose During Two Critical Winter Tick Life Stages in Vermont, USA. April 26 - 28, 2021. 76th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Association (Virtual conference). April 2021
Blouin, J., J. DeBow, E. Rosenblatt, C. Alexander, K. Gieder, N. Fortin, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. Modeling moose habitat suitability by age, sex, and season in Vermont, USA based on GPS radio-collar data and lidar imagery. Dec 17 - 19, 2020. 2020 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference. (Virtual conference). December 2020
Blouin, J., J. DeBow, E. Rosenblatt, C. Alexander, K. Gieder, N. Fortin, J. Murdoch, and T. Donovan. Assessing Habitat Suitability by Age, Sex, and Season for Moose in Vermont, USA . April 26 - 28, 2021. 76th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Association (Virtual conference). April 2021
Blouin, J. DeBow, J., E. Rosenblatt, T. Donovan, J. Murdoch, and C. Alexander. Assessing moose habitat suitability in Vermont using GPS radio-collar data and LIDAR imagery. June 10-14, 2019. 53d Annual North American Moose Conference. Carrabassett Valley, Maine. June 2019
Type Citation Publication Date
Data Release Rosenblatt, E., Cook, J.D., DiRenzo, G.V., Grant, E.H.C., Runge, M.C., Mosher, B.A. Code for fomites could determine severity of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in low-density white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. 2023
Data Release McKay, S.D., Rosenblatt, E., Donovan, T.M., Gieder, K., Murdoch, J., Smith, T.P.L., Heaton, M.P., Kalbfleisch, T.S., Murdoch, B.M., Bhattarai, S., Pacht, E., Verbist, E., and Basnayake, V., 2023, Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Eastern North American Moose: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B30K2L. February 2023