John Veon

PhD Student, UC Davis | University of Arkansas, MSc Biology | Hendrix College, BA | Waterfowl and Wetland Scientist 🦆🌾🔬

[John Veon @JohnVeon16]

Want to learn how waterbirds respond to anthropogenic road noise? Check out our new study published in the Journal of Wildlife Management! @NatureWithMojo @wildlifesociety @hendrixcollege #wildlife #management #waterbirds #ducks #disturbance #wetlands

https://t.co/sWSiM8yb5T

[California Waterfowl @CalWaterfowl]

Ever wonder what driving a bus down an icy road and waterfowl hunting regulations have in common? Tune into next week’s episode of Save it for the Blind podcast to find out! We speak with Dan Yparraguirre, Retired Deputy Director, Wildlife and Fisheries Division, from California Department of Fish and Wildlife about waterfowl regulations including the importance of understanding hunting pressure and how it effects the quality of hunting opportunities in California.

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

We know how important women have been to every aspect of our culture and society. This is doubly true for conservation.

If we are to survive as a culture that loves the outdoors, treasures our waterfowling heritage, and strives to keep our wild places wild, we need to embrace the fact that the women in our lives drive our value system far more than the men do. From coast to coast, the gender gap within the duck-hunting fraternity and the entire realm of conservation is slowly being bridged.

This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women who are ensuring a future for conservation and leaving a legacy of nature for generations yet to be born. Here’s to the trailblazers, keepers of the flames, and those working toward inspiring and igniting passions.

Photos:
1. Ann Lee, Gail Camp, and Maggie Williams; Mossy Oak/DUTV
2. Betsy Newbill, Jordan Keller, Nicola Swenson, and Alyssa Godwin; Mossy Oak/DUTV
3. Evangeline Von Boeckman and Dr. Sara McMillan; Campus Waterfowl/Ducks Unlimited
4. Casey Setash, Ashley Tunstall, and Lindsay Abernathy; Campus Waterfowl/Ducks Unlimited

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Elizabeth Beard Losey was a @USFWS trailblazer.

Hired in 1947 to work at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, she became the first female field research biologist. Her assignment was to chronicle the importance of beavers in waterfowl management within the refuge.

📸: USFWS

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

A Champion for the Central Valley's Wetlands and Water: Ducks Unlimited At-Large Board Member and Major Sponsor Ellen Wehr is dedicated to securing and protecting water supplies for wetlands across California’s Central Valley.
https://t.co/cmjtoIfOZz

[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission @ARGameandFish]

Opinions, comments wanted: AGFC’s new regulations survey ends March 15 💬
Arkansas waterfowlers have until Friday, March 15, to have their voices heard on a number of proposed regulations for the 2024-25 season as well as other items on which the ...https://t.co/rctDnZQtFW

[Gabby Yang 🇺🇦 (she/her) @gabby_lin_]

No one understands how excited I am to hear duck calls

[🐟 UC Davis EGSA 🐟 @davis_egsa]

TOMORROW!!!! I heard someone (*cough* @JohnVeon16 *cough*) might be doing some DUCK CALLS!!! 😳😳😳🦆

[Erik van Zwet @ErikVanZwet]

Don't like p-values? We're presenting a completely new interpretation in the context of clinical trials. With Andrew Gelman, Sander Greenland, @guido_imbens Simon Schwab and Steve Goodman. @Lester_Domes @goodmanmetrics @NEJMEvidence
https://t.co/iIu46aY3mZ

[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission @ARGameandFish]

Ed Gordon waterfowlers benefit from longtime efforts by AGFC 🦆
BLACKWELL — What had to have stood out to anyone taking note of the habitat conditions and water levels in public hunting areas of Arkansas the first two weekends of the waterfowl season …https://t.co/SDnrGOrfzI

[UArkansas Research @UArkResearch]

Biologists at the @UArkansas discovered a new virus that belongs to a family of viruses that transfers from rodents to humans, some of which cause a fatal cardiopulmonary disease. @uarkfulbright #uark @CDCgov https://t.co/rNhtmQZCvv

[DuRantLab @durant_lab]

New paper out today! Male pathology can drive transmission without sex-based differences in behavior. Congrats @SauerScientist ! @AnimalEcology @UArkResearch

https://t.co/4PNb11nn8M

[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission @ARGameandFish]

Duck hunters can help slow the spread of invasive species 🦆
LITTLE ROCK – Most public duck hunting areas throughout Arkansas are still exhibiting drier than normal conditions from the effects of a summerlong drought, making duck hunters scramble to ...https://t.co/DEWwjlNxkk

[John Veon @JohnVeon16]

A new podcast I got to do with The Standard Sportsman just dropped! We talk all things waterfowl research, food resources in Arkansas, and how hunters can get more involved in science. Hope you can give it a listen!
https://t.co/8m3qiuW1gO

[Josh Cureton @jtcureton]

'I do not hunt for the joy of killing but for the joy of living, and for the inexpressible pleasure of mingling my life, however briefly, with that of a wild creature I respect, admire, and value.' James Madson

Happy Duck-Eve to all those who celebrate!! 🦆🦆🦆

[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission @ARGameandFish]

First waterfowl report for the 2023-24 season available online 🦆
Nov. 15, 2023
LITTLE ROCK – Opening day of Arkansas’s 2023-24 duck season is Saturday, and the first report for habitat conditions on AGFC wildlife management areas is available to ...https://t.co/Nn5yH38WQo

[Mason Fidino, PhD @masonfidino]

If you are iteratively running simulations or model fits in #rstats, one thing you want to get comfortable with is error handling. Take this loop as an example where a linear model is being fitted to a bunch of simulated datasets. 1/6 🧵

[John Veon @JohnVeon16]

Very well said @EcoWilliamHK !!

[Will Kirkpatrick 🌄 @EcoWilliamHK]

This is something I’ve dealt with since my undergraduate education. Only recently have I grasped some statistical concepts that are largely viewed as “simple” by some. That not a knock on anybody, just remind yourself continually that we all live in a bubble of our own

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

#DUConserve: Arkansas Greentree Reservoirs

Saving Arkansas's storied GTRs is crucial not only to ducks, but also to the state's hunting heritage and economy. Learn more about how DU is working to conserve the Natural State's flooded timber legacy.

🎥: https://t.co/fR4GaULZdA

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

This November, Ducks Unlimited and its members are celebrating National Wild Game Meat Donation Month to encourage all hunters to donate extra venison or other game meat to help provide meals for those in need.

Giving and sharing are always in season. Now is the perfect time to do your part by donating to organizations that distribute to the less fortunate in your area.

[John Veon @JohnVeon16]

Excited to share that the second and final chapter of master’s has been published! Check out this post and link to learn more about how mallard body mass and condition are related to landscape variables! #mallards #waterfowl #research #fitness

[The Wildlife Society @wildlifesociety]

Body mass can be an important fitness measure for waterfowl. @JohnVeon16 et al. found that mass increases in non-breeding mallards with higher proportions of woody wetlands and water cover but decreases with higher proportions of herbaceous wetlands and disturbance in Arkansas.