{"id":3077,"date":"2026-04-26T15:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/?p=3077"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:47:58","slug":"understanding-the-vole-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/2026\/04\/26\/understanding-the-vole-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Vole picture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many wildlife populations experience change over time. For some, this can be defined as \u201cboom\u201d and \u201cbust\u201d periods \u2013 cycles of change where population numbers rise and fall. Understanding these can be a major challenge for scientists and wildlife managers, particularly for species who have not historically been monitored. One such species with limited data is the gray-tailed vole, a rodent species endemic to the Willamette Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our guest this week is Austin Nash \u2013 a first-year PhD student seeking to better understand and manage the population cycles of gray-tailed voles. His research focuses on how disease and weasel predators may influence vole movement, survival, and reproduction. To do so, Austin is deploying a wide range of methods, including landscape scale genetics, field experiments, establishing a long-term monitoring program, and running population simulation models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To hear more about Austin\u2019s plans to better understand vole populations in Oregon, as well as his unique array of experiences leading him to OSU and making him the ideal person for the task, tune in to KBVR 88.7FM this Sunday (April 26) at 6:30pm. You can listen to the episode anywhere you listen to your podcasts, including on\u00a0KBVR<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Apple<\/a>, or anywhere else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written by Matthew Vaughan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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