Madden Solomon

Madden (Maddy) Solomon is a PhD student in the Carver Lab Group at the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology. She is currently using Sarcoptic mange as a study system to identify primary mechanisms of pathogen transmission amongst mammals existing on an urbanization gradient. She is originally from upstate New York and received her bachelor's degree in conservation biology and public health from St. Lawrence University in 2022. Maddy is also a 2023 graduate of the Master's in Conservation Medicine program at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. When she isn't nose-deep in her research, she can usually be found reading in a hammock with her cat, Felix, or hiking around Athens with her dog, Bodhi.

Troubled waters: A looming threat facing the Okefenokee Swamp

Stretching over 438,000 acres, the Okefenokee Swamp is the largest blackwater wetland ecosystem on the North American continent. It is protected by the largest national wildlife refuge and the third largest wilderness area, respectively, east of the Mississippi River. The swamp is home to over 850 plant species and over 400 vertebrate species, many of

April 18, 2025 No Comments

Who gives a hoot? A wildlife management tale of two owls

If you’ve spent a significant amount of time on the South campus of the University of Georgia, you’ve probably heard talk of the “Warnowl,” and maybe even seen it once or twice. Students have affectionately awarded this name to the barred owl that frequents the trees surrounding the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

December 21, 2024 No Comments

Madden Solomon

Troubled waters: A looming threat facing the Okefenokee Swamp

Who gives a hoot? A wildlife management tale of two owls

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