REMINDER: ENVS Research Talk: Mon May 16 NOON WSQ 111: Dr. Yiwei Wang: The Secret Lives of Mountain Lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Emily Moffitt
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The Department of Environmental Studies at San José State University is pleased to present a public research presentation
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM WASHINGTON SQUARE HALL 111 |
Yiwei Wang, Ph.D.
Executive Director
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
The Secret Lives of Mountain Lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains |
As human developments continue to permeate previously open spaces, large carnivores are often the first species to feel the impact of these changes. As a biologist with the Santa Cruz Puma Project, I examined the behavioral responses of an apex predator, the mountain lion, to an increasingly human dominated landscape. I will discuss our use of accelerometer technology and GPS collars as a new way to gain deeper insights into mountain lion behavior, movement and physiology. I will also present recent findings on mountain lion behavioral adaptations to living close to humans, and conservation outcomes that have resulted from our work.
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED. ALL ARE WELCOME. |
