Wayne Linklater

Ecological scientist, wildlife biologist, people and nature, Professor of Environmental Studies at Sac. State. SciBlogger

[Science News @ScienceNews]

Indigenous knowledge and Western science have written a new tale about when horses most recently arrived in North America.
https://t.co/V6NWqGB3Fz

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

A Q & A with the author of Wild Horses of the Last Land. Q1: You spent four years living with the Kaimawana horses on the central North Island’s volcanic plateau. What kept you there for so long? Read more here: https://t.co/b379mYNecB

[Wayne Linklater @lastlandshorses]

An excellent piece, highly relevant to the debate about wild horses, from Robert Lackey at Oregon State, about hidden norms in conservation science: The Emergence of Religious Ecology https://t.co/QPN2o0Ho9E

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

In Europe? You can order my new book from here - https://t.co/Z6QGXHoTiQ

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

There is nothing in conservations fundamental moral intent about ‘nativeness’, originality or purity.

[Return to Freedom @ReturnToFreedom]

"We are at a critical time to prioritize the conservation of our open spaces and natural resources that benefit #wildhorses and all wildlife. Together, we can ensure they remain protected, respected, and free.”
— Ed Harris, actor and advocate

Learn more: https://t.co/0i5mgGz8mk

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Remotely tracking animals in their natural habitats has become a central pillar of wildlife research. But on land, the process often involves fitting a collar around an animal’s neck that contains a GPS tracker and various sensors. This requires capturing the animal, which isn’t just expensive—it’s also stressful and dangerous for everyone involved.

But a biologist sees a better way forward for this field of study, known as wildlife telemetry.

He’s now building and experimenting with devices, described in a recent preprint, that would allow researchers to apply collars on animals without needing to capture them.

Rethinking how we put collars on animals, he argues, could bring many benefits to wildlife research, such as improving animal welfare and the quantity and quality of data collected at the same time.

Learn more: https://t.co/FyW68eZpXU @NewsfromScience

[Federated Farmers @FedFarmers]

What’s the cost of pushing farmers off grazable conservation land? In our latest podcast, Simon Cameron and James Hurst discuss the risks, and why DOC’s grazing licence system urgently needs a reset.

🎧 Ep 92 out now!
On Spotify: https://t.co/HQnZpgMqka
On Apple: https://t.co/9l3dtl824c

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

New Zealand led the world in wild horse management - is it about to go backwards? https://t.co/C41AsbA0xU

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

Excited to see my new book go to print.

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

Our paper on using games to understand illegal hunting behavior is out. Games are useful models for complex socio-ecological systems. https://t.co/PDmbG6tmq3

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

What a neat idea #NACCB2022 that the ecological concept of "landscapes of fear" can be applied to understanding conservationists decision about what and where they study.

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

Fairness (justice) is critical to conservation success #NACCB2022

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

Conservation is a "normative" science (compared to applied or basic science) - David Saltz. Well said. #naccb2022

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

So good to have an Ethics sesson at this year's conference #naccb2022 strongly attended too. I love knarly conundrums.

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

How warmly reassuring to listen to our panel on our resilience #NACCB2022

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

After a long absence its great to be back at a Conservation Biology conference #NACCB2022 . Food is amazing this year - thank you (but wish I'd known ahead of time). Love it when talk in first session and can relax to enjoy the remaining sessions.

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

Take home: emotion and reason, objective and subjective are not separate and different in the brain. They work together. The idea that anything people do, like science, can be only objective is false. https://t.co/sdIY9lSZ9L

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

A conversation with Paul Boyce about Kaimanawa Wild Horses of New Zealand (among other things) on "Talking Feral" with Paul Boyce who currently works with free-ranging horses in Canada: https://t.co/G68ibspadE

[Wayne Linklater @PolitEcol]

Podcast about kaimanawa wild horses, fundamentalism in conservation, predator free 2050, Invasive species denialism.. .https://t.co/G68ibspadE