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
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.
#The_SPEC_Lab
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.
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!
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
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!! 🦠 🐆
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
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! 🤓
🐺🐺🐺 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
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. 🐆🤠
🐆🐆 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
🐆🐆 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
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!🏅🏃♀️🤸♂️💪
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! 🗺️🤓🦘