Coyotes in Chicago

Dr. Stanley D. Gehrt is the Principal Investigator of the Cook County Coyote Project, having initiated the study in 2000. As Chair of the Center for Wildlife Research at the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, he directs a variety of research projects both at the Foundation and around the country. Dr. Gehrt continues to supervise many daily aspects of the project while working full-time as a Professor and Extension specialist at The Ohio State University. He is regarded as an international expert of urban wildlife and his research has been featured in numerous print, radio, and television outlets. Dr. Gehrt is the senior editor of the volume ‘Urban Carnivores’ published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Research interests focus on various aspects of mammalian ecology, especially in urban systems, and dynamics of wildlife disease.As an expert on human–coyote conflicts, Gehrt has consulted with cities across the US and Canada. His research has been featured in numerous print, radio, and television outlets, including ABC, PBS, and the History and National Geographic channels. He is senior editor of the book Urban Carnivores, published in 2010 by Johns Hopkins University Press. He earned his PhD at the University of Missouri studying the social organization of raccoons in south Texas. He joined the OSU faculty in 2003.