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

Staff Member


Braiden Quinlan

Master's
Email: braidenq@vt.edu

Research Publications Publication Date
Quinlan, B.A., J.P. Rosenberger, D.M. Kalb, H.N. Abernathy, E.D. Thornes, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2022. Drivers of habitat quality for a reintroduced elk herd. Scientific Reports Using home range composition and size as a proxy of habitat quality for female elk. Scientific Reports (2022) 12:20960 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25058-9IP-142951. December 2022
Quinlan, B.A., J.P. Rosenberger, D.M. Kalb, E.D. Thorne, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2022. Estimating elk abundance in Buchanan County, Virginia using Lincoln-Petersen Indices. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 10:135–141. March 2023
Project Completion Date
Estimating Elk Abundance and Herd Demographics June 2023
Presentations Presentation Date
Quinlan, B.A., H.N. Abernathy, J.P. Rosenberger, D.M. Kalb, E.D. Thorne, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2024. Exploratory ecology of reintroduced elk. 34th Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals of the Southeast. February 2024
Quinlan, B.A., B.R. Jesmer, J.P. Rosenberger, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2023. Resource selection during the calf-rearing season for restored elk in southwestern Virginia. 30th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Louisville, KY. November 4-9. November 2023
Quinlan, B., H. Abernathy, D. Kalb, E.D. Thorne, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2020. Elk in the Old Dominion: preliminary assessment of habitat assessment. 27th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Sept 28-Oct 1. September 2020
Quinlan, B., B. Jesmer, J. Rosenberger, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2023. <b>Resource selection during the calf-rearing season for restored elk in southwestern Virginia. Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Corpus Christi, TX. October 18. </b> October 2023
Abernathy, H.N., D.M. Kalb, B. Quinland, E.D. Thorne, W.M. Ford and M.J. Cherry. 2020. Spatial ecology of reintroduced elk in Virginia. 27th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Sept. 28-Oct 1. September 2020