Joe Guthrie is a research biologist at Archbold Biological Station in Venus, Florida. Guthrie leads Archbold’s predator-prey research program, where he focuses on wildlife movement and conservation for wide-ranging species like the Florida Panther and the Florida Black Bear.
Prior to joining Archbold in 2020, Guthrie and colleagues from the University of Kentucky conducted research on the black bear population of Highlands County from 2004-2012, using GPS collars to follow the bears’ movements. The black bear work inspired the Florida Wildlife Corridor campaign, which Guthrie co-lead with Carlton Ward and Mallory Dimmitt. After moving to Virginia in 2015, Guthrie worked as a biologist for the Smithsonian Institute in Front Royal. Joe is a native of Henry County, Kentucky. He and partner Christine Buckley live in Sebring with their dog and two cats.

Joseph M. Guthrie, M.S.

Predator-Prey Program Director, Research Fellow

E. Hance Ellington, Ph.D.

Co-PI

Fin Ouweleen, B.S.

Research Assistant III

Raoul Boughton, Ph.D  

  Research Affiliate

Angela Gibson, DIT

Data Manager

Vivienne Sclater has been at Archbold since 2015 where she heads up the GIS and Data Management Program.  She has a Master's Degree from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW) in Environmental Studies with a focus on Conservation Policy and GIS. She also received a GIS Certificate and Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Environmental Studies at UNCW.  She is also a Certified Prescribed Burn Manager and enjoys participating in prescribed fires at Archbold.  Her interests include cartography, spatial analysis, and using modern technologies to manage data and answer ecological questions.
Vivienne can be reached at (863) 254-2571 Ext 254.

Vivienne Sclater, M.A.

Director of Data and Technology

The Corridor Observatory project uses camera traps and autonomous recording units (ARUs) to collect data to help us analyze occupancy and activity patterns for many species of wildlife, providing new insight into how our management shapes landscapes and impacts wildlife populations. Our research focuses primarily on large bodied, wide-ranging wildlife such as feral pigs, black bear, and Florida panther.

Deluca Preserve, Archbold Biological Station, Buck Island Ranch, Lake Wales Ridge, Headwaters of the Everglades Watershed, Florida Wildlife Corridor

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Occupancy studies, distribution and abundance for several species of terrestrial and semi-terrestrial birds and mammals 

Corridor Observatory

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