SPEC Lab

Spatial and Population Ecology of Carnivores (SPEC) Lab at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife ​Research Institute & Texas A&M University Kingsville

[SPEC Lab @The_SPEC_Lab]

The SPEC Lab is looking for a Research Technician to join our South Texas Lion Project team! See the link below for more details: https://t.co/koyLqcOmXe

[Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute @CKWRI]

A GPS-collared female bobcat is moving one of her three kittens to a new den site. Bobcat mothers will regularly move her dens to evade predation.

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[Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute @CKWRI]

A new article that was featured in Texas Wildlife Extra magazine titled "Could Use of Rat Poisons Be Affecting Non-target Wildlife in South Texas?" is now available online. To check it out visit https://t.co/fdhCsDI0mh.

[Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute @CKWRI]

CKWRI had a strong presence at the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society's (TCTWS) annual meeting in Galveston, TX. Institute faculty and students received multiple awards in presentations, photos, and achievements. Congratulations to all the award recipients for a job well done!

[SPEC Lab @The_SPEC_Lab]

The SPEC Lab is looking for a Research Technician to join our South Texas Ocelot Research team! Click here for more details: https://t.co/ImK1kFfaTi

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

I have TWO graduate openings (one M.S. and one Ph.D.) in @The_SPEC_Lab , both within our mountain lion program. 🦁 Deadline to apply is June 7:

MS position in noninvasive monitoring strategies: https://t.co/vZH1e0YTIO

PhD position in density estimation:
https://t.co/l0DBywtkID

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

We’ve got another one, folks! @The_SPEC_Lab has another outstanding student who successfully defended her Masters degree. Alexandria was co-advised by disease ecologist Dr. Alynn Martin. Congratulations, Alexandria!! 🦠 🐆

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

Congrats to @biologist_tori of @The_SPEC_Lab, who successfully defended her M.S. today! Additional thanks to @DrJulieKYoung for her A+ committee membership. 🐆

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

Oh what a night! Our team @The_SPEC_Lab successfully collared another bobcat kitten as part of Tori Locke’s ongoing research into bobcat and ocelot reproduction

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

Oh my, @The_SPEC_Lab just had its first graduate student fly the coop. 🥺 Congrats Tyler!

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

Tyler Bostwick is the first graduate student from @The_SPEC_Lab to defend her thesis!!! 🧬🐆 She did AWESOME!!! Yay!!! 🎉🍾🎊👯

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

We at @The_SPEC_Lab successfully made it to #ICCB2025 in Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 & taught our Geospatial Analysis in R Workshop. Next up: four oral presentations and three posters! 🤓

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

🐺🐺🐺 NEW PAPER! 🐺🐺🐺

Recovering wolves in WA tolerate threats except high harvest, high lethal removals, and lack of immigration

With @conversesj, Beth Gardner, & Ben Maletzke

https://t.co/yqqVXdOY7c

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

Congratulations to Tori Locke, @The_SPEC_Lab MS student, who successfully collared her first bobcat kitten as part of her research into reproduction of bobcats and ocelots. This work will help inform population modeling for both felid species in South Texas. 🐆🤠

[SPEC Lab @The_SPEC_Lab]

🥳Happy Birthday to our fearless leader @LisannePetracca!! Thank you for all the work you do for us! 🎂🎉🎊

[SPEC Lab @The_SPEC_Lab]

🐅The SPEC Lab is looking for a Research Technician to join our South Texas Ocelot Research team! Apply here https://t.co/1XXA5eH3uQ 🐅

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

🐆🐆 Aaaaand we have another M.S. position available!! This position represents an opportunity to study ocelot genomics in the context of an active reintroduction effort. Deadline is June 1 for an August start 🐆🐆

Position posting is here: https://t.co/RZ9loooprF

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

🐆🐆 TWO M.S. POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN MY LAB!! Focus will be bobcat and coyote dynamics in an ocelot pre-reintroduction landscape. Come join the fun. Deadline is June 1 for an August start 🐆🐆

Position posting is here: https://t.co/SO1gEJl8wz

[SPEC Lab @The_SPEC_Lab]

Members of the SPEC Lab had an awesome time competing in the Ag Olympics here at TAMUK! Our team, the Feline Avian Alliance, came in 3rd for the obstacle course and secured 6th place overall!🏅🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️💪

[Lisanne Petracca @LisannePetracca]

Are you going to #ICCB2025 in Brisbane? Come take the Geospatial Analysis in R all-day workshop on Saturday, June 14. This workshop was developed by me and @AECheeseman in the COVID era, and now has some brand-new updates from @The_SPEC_Lab! Join us! 🗺️🤓🦘