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Contact a wildlife scientist
- Deer Program
Deer, hunter harvest surveys, and deer disease surveillance.
Deer Program Lead
Joe N. Caudell, Ph.D.
812-822-3300Deer Research Biologist
Vacant - Furbearer and Turkey Program
Muskrats, minks, beavers, opossum, raccoons, skunks, weasels, river otters, coyotes, bobcats, red and gray foxes, turkey, bowhunter survey, and regulated trapping.
Furbearer and Turkey Program Lead
Geriann Albers
812-822-3304Furbearer and Turkey Research Biologist
Andy Byers
812-287-8302 - Waterfowl and Upland Gamebird Program
Ducks, geese, swans, teal, sora, snipe, quail, pheasant, dove, and crow and woodcock hunting regulations.
Waterfowl Biologist & Program Lead
Adam Phelps
812-822-3306Upland Gamebird Biologist
Nicole Alonso-Leach
317-771-6561Waterfowl Health Biologist
Erin Gleason - Herpetology Program (reptiles, amphibians)
Snakes, frogs, turtles, salamanders, lizards, and hellbenders.
Herpetologist
Nate Engbrecht
812-822-3403Assistant Herpetologist
Jason Mirtl
812-822-3404 - Mammalogy Program
Bats, badgers, Allegheny woodrats, weasels, swamp rabbits, Franklin’s ground squirrels, plains pocket gophers, cottontail rabbits, tree squirrels, and bear reports.
Mammalogist
Brad Westrich
812-822-3401Assistant Mammalogist
Tim Shier
812-822-3307 - Nongame Aquatic Program (mussels, endangered fish, etc.)
Freshwater mussels, nongame fish, crayfish, aquatic snails, freshwater jellyfish, and endangered aquatic species.
Nongame Aquatic Biologist
Brant Fisher
812-526-5816Assistant Nongame Aquatic Biologist
Jake Adams
812-526-2051 - Ornithology Program (birds)
Eagles, whooping cranes, songbirds, migratory birds, owls, barn owls, grouse, nest boxes, nesting box cameras, woodcock surveys, and nuisance crows.
Ornithologist
Allisyn Gillet
812-822-3400Assistant Ornithologist
Amy Kearns
812-849-4586 - Supervisor
Theresa Bordenkecher
812-822-3408