Staff Member
Zack Farley
Master's
Email: zfarley@nmsu.edu
Biography
Originally from Chicago, I received my B.S. in Natural Resources from The University of Vermont. Since graduating, I have worked as a technician on multiple research projects primarily interested in carnivore ecology, predator-prey interactions and conservation. I am currently a M.S. student working in the Gila National Forest looking at the costs of reproduction for elk in relation to predator density. Outside of wildlife work, I enjoy rock climbing, mountaineering, hunting and traveling.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Farley, Z.J., C.J. Thompson, S.T. Boyle, N.M. Tatman, and J.W. Cain III. 2024. Behavioral trade-offs and multitasking by elk in relation to predation risk from Mexican gray wolves. Ecology and Evolution 14:e11383. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11383 | Download | May 2024 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Elk demography, movements and habitat selection in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Area in Arizona and New Mexico | June 2025 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Farley, Z., J.W. Cain III, N.M. Tatman, S.G. Liley, J.C deVos, and J. Avey. 2022. Influence of predation risk from the recovering Mexican wolf population on elk behavior. 101st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Tucson, Arizona, USA . | June 2022 |
| Farley, Z., J.W. Cain III, N.M. Tatman, S.G. Liley, J.C deVos, and J. Avey. 2021.Assessing the impacts of the recovering Mexican wolf population on elk behavior. 54th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Virtual Online. | February 2021 |
| Farley, Z., J.W. Cain III, N.M. Tatman, S.G. Liley, J.C deVos, and J. Avey. 2021. Assessing the impacts of the recovering Mexican wolf population on elk behavior.<b> </b>14th Biennial Deer and Elk Workshop. Online Virtual. | August 2021 |
| Farley, Z., J.W. Cain III, N.M. Tatman, S.G. Liley, J.C deVos, and J. Avey. 2020. Assessing the impacts of a recovering predator population on prey behavior. 53rd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Prescott, Arizona, USA. | February 2020 |
| Farley, Z., J.W. Cain III, N.M. Tatman, S.G. Liley, J.C deVos, and J. Avey. 2020. Assessing the impacts of a recovering predator on prey vigilance. 8th Natural History of the Gila Symposium, Silver City, New Mexico, USA. | February 2020 |
| Cain, J.W. III, C.J. Thompson, and Z. Farley. 2022. Predation risk from recovering Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) populations influences resource selection and behavior of elk (Cervus canadensis) in the southwestern United States. 10th International Deer Biology Congress. Osijek, Croatia. | September 2022 |
| Cain, J.W. III, C.J. Thompson, N.M. Tatman, and Z. Farley. 2023. Predation risk from recovering Mexican gray wolf populations influences resource selection and behavior of elk in the southwestern United States. 15th Biennial Deer and Elk Workshop, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. | May 2023 |