Jason V. Lombardi,^1,*,**,*** Michael T. Mengak,^1,**** Steven B. Castleberry,^1,***** Vanessa K. Terrell<sup>1,******

1</sup>1Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602

^*Corresponding author: Lombardijv@gmail.com; 201-396-0451
^** Current address: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University — Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363
^***Jason V. Lombardi currently is a Coates Fellow in Habitat Research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University — Kingsville where he is conducting his doctoral research to examine habitat factors that influence occupancy and conservation of ocelots in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. His research interests include carnivore ecology and management, urban wildlife ecology, wildlife—habitat relationships, spatial ecology, and population dynamics.
^****Michael T. Mengak is professor and extension wildlife specialist at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. He has studied Allegheny woodrats in Virginia and West Virginia since 1990. His other research interests include wildlife damage management, small mammal ecology, white-tailed deer repellents, armadillo ecology, and wild pig damage assessment surveys.
^*****Steven B. Castleberry is a professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Georgia. He earned his BS and MS degrees in wildlife biology from the University of Georgia and his PhD in wildlife sciences from West Virginia University. His research interests relate primarily to conservation and management of small mammals, bats, and herpetofauna in managed forest systems.
^******Vanessa Kinney Terrell is a research professional at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. She is interested in the natural history and population biology of wildlife, particularly species of conservation concern.