Research Area(s)
- Invasive wild pigs in Canada
- Land and resource management
- Caribou and Wolves along the Hudson Bay coast
- Wildlife-livestock interface, bovine tuberculosis, African Swine Fever
Brief Biography
Dr. Ryan Brook is a Professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. He was raised on a farm east of Winnipeg.
Department
Animal and Poultry Science
Research Interests
His research is applied in nature and community-engaged. He and his team are focused on invasive wild pigs across Canada and beyond, wolves and caribou along the Hudson Bay coast, urban wildlife in Saskatoon, and wildlife-human conflicts around the planet.
Education
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, October 2007- January 2010
Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2008, Environment and Geography (thesis defence Sept. 7, 2007)
Masters of Natural Resources Management, University of Manitoba, 2001, Resource Management
B.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1996, Zoology (with distinction)
Selected Recent Publications
Harris, K.E., and Brook, R.K. 2025. Spatial and temporal occurrences of prairie moose across an urban to rural gradient in Saskatoon, Canada. Alces60:45-57.
Lochansky, C., Boudreau, M.R., Turner, R., Kliewer, M. Webb, M., Clark, D.A. and Brook, R.K. 2024. Temperature drives summer group size dynamics of Eastern Migratory caribou in the Hudson Bay lowlands of Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 103:1-8.
Kramer, C.J., Boudreau, M.R., Powers, R., VerCauteren, K.C., Miller, R.S., and Brook, R.K. 2024. Potential landscape connectivity for invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) across the northern prairies of North America. Biological Invasions 26(8):2525-2538.
Palencia, P., Blome, S., Brook, R.K., Ferroglio, E., Yeong-Seok, J., Annick, L., Montoro, V., Penrith, M.L., Plhal, R., Vicente, J., Viltrop, A., Gortazar, C. 2023. Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review. European Journal of Wildlife Research 69(4):69.
Carswell, B.M., Boyle, S.P., Brook, R.K., van Beest, F.M., Vander Wal, E. 2023. Variation in spatiotemporal activity may reduce competitive interactions between invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) and native mammal species. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 102(4):410-418.
Kolla, R., Lokugalappatti, L.G.S., Clark, D.A. & Brook, R.K. 2022. Enhancing inter-organizational collaboration for wildlife disease surveillance in Sri Lanka. Zoonoses and Public Health 69(7):792-805.
Kramer, C.J., Boudreau, M.R., Miller, R.S., Powers, R., VerCauteren, K.C. & Brook, R.K. 2022. Invasive wild pig use, selection, and movement in agricultural crops and native habitats during the diel period and throughout the summer growing season. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100(6):
Clark, D., Barnas, A.F., Brook, R.K., Ellis-Felege, S.N., Fishback, L., Higdon, J.W., Manning, K., Rivet, D., Roth, J.D., Trim, T., Webb, M. & Rockwell, R.F. 2022. The State of knowledge about Grizzly Bears (Kakenokuskwe osow Muskwa (Cree), Ursus arctos) in Northern Manitoba. Arctic, 75(1):106-120.
Clark, D., Brook, R.K. & Doney, E. 2022. Recommendations for improving peer review of qualitative research in conservation journals. Conservation Biology 26(1): e13823.
Villeneuve, K., Proulx, G., and Brook, R.K. 2022. Re-thinking carnivore management in north-central Alberta to control an invasive wild pig (Sus scrufa) invasion. Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management, 11(1): 17-25.
Funding Sources
United States Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Environment Canada Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward II
Courses
Animal Bioscience 110 Introductory animal bioscience
Animal Science 375 - Animal Agriculture and the Environment
Animal Bioscience 475 Field Studies in Arctic Ecosystems and Aboriginal Peoples
ASKI 201 Resource Management Project Assessment (Capstone)