Staff Member
Kara White
PhD
Email: kara.white@sdstate.edu
Biography
Kara received a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology Research & Management (2017) and a M.S. in Natural Resources (2019) both from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point where she focused her research on the spatial and temporal patterns of canids within a black-footed ferret recovery area in western Kanas. Kara is continuing her interests in mesocarnivore ecology and intraguild predation within the Great Plains region as a PhD student researching plains spotted skunk species distribution, resource selection, and survival in east-central South Dakota with Dr. Josh Stafford and the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University.
Project | Completion Date |
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Distribution, habitat selection, and survival of plains spotted skunks in South Dakota | June 2024 |
Presentations | Presentation Date |
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White, K.M., J. Stafford, A. Cheeseman, and R.C. Lonsinger. 2022. Predicted distribution of plains spotted skunk in eastern South Dakota. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA | November 2022 |
White, K.M., A.E. Cheeseman, J.D. Stafford, and R.C. Lonsinger. 2024. Plains spotted skunks occur independently of a predator and competitor. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. | October 2024 |
White, K.M., A. Cheeseman, J. Stafford, and R.C. Lonsinger. 2024. Habitat associations and distribution modeling of the plains spotted skunk (<i>Spilogale interrupta</i>) in South Dakota. Joint meeting of the South Dakota Chapter and Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society, Rapid City, SD. | March 2024 |
White, K.M., A. Cheeseman, J. Stafford, and R.C. Lonsinger. 2023. Plains spotted skunk home range and third-order resource selection in eastern South Dakota. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY | November 2023 |