Chad Bishop - Previous Section Leader | Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Education

Quantifying mule deer body condition using ultrasonography as part of a study evaluating mitigation strategies for mule deer in response to energy development in Piceance Basin. Photo by Chad Bishop, CPW.

PhD Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 2007, Dissertation, ‘Effect of enhanced nutrition during winter on the Uncompahgre Plateau Mule Deer Population’; MSc Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, 1998, Thesis, ‘Mule deer fawn mortality and habitat use, and the nutritional quality of bitterbrush and cheatgrass in southwest Idaho’; BSc Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University, 1995.

Current or Recent Positions

Mammals Research Leader, 2009 to 2013, Colorado Parks and Wildlife; Wildlife Researcher, 1999 to 2009, Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Current or Recent Research Projects

Inserting a vaginal implant transmitter (VIT) as part of research to modify VIT design and evaluate retention probability. Photo by Chad Bishop, CPW.

Evaluating the effect of enhanced winter nutrition of mule deer on fecundity, survival, and population rate of change, southwest Colorado, 2000-2007; Evaluating sibling dependence in mule deer, 2005-2007; Development and evaluation of a modified vaginal implant transmitter designed to maximize retention, 2007-present. Development and evaluation of an automated collaring device for mule deer, 2008-present.

Areas of Interest, Expertise

Ungulate population and habitat ecology with emphasis on mule deer.

Awards and Professional Activities

The Wildlife Professional, member of the Editorial Advisory Board, 2008 - present.

Colorado’s Habitat Partnership Program, State Council Technical Representative, 2008 - present.

The Wildlife Society’s Professional Development Certification, 2010.

The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Professional Achievement in Wildlife Research Award, 2007.

The Wildlife Society accreditation as a Certified Wildlife Biologist, 2005; Re-Certified, 2010.

The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Richard Denny Best Speaker Award, 2004 and 2007.

The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Chapter Service Award, 2001.

The Gordon Eastman Wildlife Conservation Award, Idaho, 1998.

Served The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society as President and Executive Board Member, 2001 - 2006.

Jim McDonough Award Committee Member, The Wildlife Society, 2001.

Member of The Wildlife Society at all levels since 1996.

O. C. Wallmo Award Committee (WAFWA): Chair, 2003 - 2005; Member, 2000 - 2001.

Reviewer for numerous scientific journals, 2005 to present.

Selected Publications

Newborn fawn that was captured and collared as part of research on the Uncompahgre Plateau to evaluate nutrition/habitat quality as a limiting factor for mule deer. Photo by Chad Bishop, CPW.

DULBERGER, J., N. T. HOBBS, H. M. SWANSON, C. J. BISHOP, AND M. W. MILLER. 2010. Estimating chronic wasting disease effects on mule deer recruitment and population growth. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46:1086-1095.

BISHOP, C. J., G. C. WHITE, D. J. FREDDY, B. E. WATKINS, AND T. R. STEPHENSON. 2009. Effect of enhanced nutrition on mule deer population rate of change. Wildlife Monographs 172:1-28.

BISHOP, C. J., B. E. WATKINS, L. L. WOLFE, D. J. FREDDY, AND G. C. WHITE. 2009. Evaluating mule deer body condition using serum thyroid hormone concentrations. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:462-467.

BISHOP, C. J., G. C. WHITE, AND P. M. LUKACS. 2008. Evaluating dependence among mule deer siblings in fetal and neonatal survival analyses. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:in press.

WATKINS, B. E., C. J. BISHOP, E. J. BERGMAN, A. BRONSON, B. HALE, B. F. WAKELING, L. H. CARPENTER, AND D. W. LUTZ. 2007. Habitat guidelines for mule deer: Colorado Plateau shrubland and forest ecoregion. Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

SCHULTHEISS, P.C., H. VAN CAMPEN, T. R. SPRAKER, C. J. BISHOP, L. L. WOLFE, AND B. PODELL. 2007. Malignant catarrhal fever associated with ovine herpesvirus-2 in free-ranging mule deer in Colorado. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43:533-537.

BISHOP, C. J., D. J. FREDDY, G. C. WHITE, B. E. WATKINS, T. R. STEPHENSON, AND L. L. WOLFE. 2007. Using vaginal implant transmitters to aid in capture of mule deer neonates. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:945-954.

BISHOP, C. J., G. C. WHITE, D. J. FREDDY, AND B. E. WATKINS. 2005. Effect of limited antlered harvest on mule deer sex and age ratios. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:662-668.

BISHOP, C. J., J. W. UNSWORTH, AND E. O. GARTON. 2005. Mule deer survival among adjacent populations in southwest Idaho. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:311-321.