Dr. Linda Rutledge

Assistant Professor, Trent University

wolf conservation, endangered species, environmental DNA, coyote, ecology, evolution, wildlife genetics

Media

Competition Bureau drops inquiry into false advertising claim against Canada Goose

Rare Wolf or Common Coyote? It Shouldn’t Matter, But It Does

DNA Study Reveals the One and Only Wolf Species in North America

Biography

Linda Rutledge is an Assistant Professor in the Biology department and an Adjunct Professor in the Environmental & Life Sciences (ENLS) Graduate Program at Trent University. She partners with academic, government and non-profit organizations to conduct research focused on wildlife conservation. She has spent over a decade researching, writing and educating about the ecology, evolution and conservation of eastern wolves in North America, and she has been invited to sit on several expert panels on wolf conservation in Canada and the United States. Her research has been featured in film, radio, and print, including The New York Times, New Scientist, Cottage Life, Canadian Wildlife and Science News.

Expertise

  • wolf conservation
  • endangered species
  • environmental DNA
  • coyote
  • ecology
  • evolution
  • wildlife genetics