Ellie Bolas

PhD Candidate in wildlife ecology @UCDavis
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[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

New open-access paper! Mtns lions in/around LA @SantaMonicaMtns shift diel activity in response to human recreation. Lions in areas with higher amounts of rec shift from crepuscular activity to nocturnality and rest more during the day. 1/5

https://t.co/42WvT4ExvP

[California Department of Fish and Wildlife @CaliforniaDFW]

CDFW is proud to release the Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan for California, which incorporates the latest scientific tools and methods to conserve, manage and monitor black bear populations and reflects input from more than 5,000 individuals and groups.

[The Wildlife Society @wildlifesociety]

Weasels are hard to detect, so researchers don’t know much about how their populations are doing. Researchers recently found that red meat is a good bait to lure the small mammals to camera traps. 
https://t.co/x8qcE1H7vD

[Michel Laforge @MamlSpatialEcol]

I'm looking to hire a graduate student to examine plasticity and individual differences in movement and habitat selection of caribou to disturbance. Please see the attached ad and share!

[Beth Pratt @bethpratt]

This is unconscionable.

[Beth Pratt @bethpratt]

Continuing to share these stories. Anyone calling these people “parasites” or cheering on these layoffs should be ashamed. This isn’t eliminating waste. It’s targeting people who get paid very little yet who are some of our most dedicated public servants protecting our National Parks and other public lands. And these cuts are putting those same public lands at risk.

[Beth Pratt @bethpratt]

These stories are heartbreaking. And also make me furious. Putting people and our wild heritage at risk.

[Whitney Hansen, PhD @WhitHansen1317]

🚨PhD Alert🚨
The Cherry Lab at Texas A&M-Kingsville is seeking a PhD student to study mammal ecology in South Texas!
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[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

Really excellent and important research, check it out!

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

@amy_christina @SPBombaci @city_scientist @ana_verahrami Amy this is a fantastic paper! Really important research that can help improve our field!

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

Thank you @wildlifesociety for the nice article about our research!

[The Wildlife Society @wildlifesociety]

WILDLIFE NEWS: In the greater LA area, mountain lions and recreationists use the same areas. Researchers found that while mountain lions can’t really move out of the area, they are adjusting their active periods to avoid people.

Read more here: https://t.co/cH41SOx4bl

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

Thank you so much to @NPRKelly and @npratc for the opportunity to discuss our research on how mountain lions in LA respond to recreation!

https://t.co/Cxnr3Pi2rx

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

Thank you @LAist for coverage of our study of how mountain lions in @SantaMonicaMtns shift diel activity in response to recreation!

https://t.co/ubpNcCtkrs

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

@MelanieDickie Thanks Mel!

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

Thank you @ucdavis for the nice article about our new paper on how mountain lions respond to human recreation!

https://t.co/nMXwFb0JDZ

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

This coauthor team was awesome and featured a high school student and undergraduate! Most folks aren’t on social media but I appreciate them so much!!!! 5/5 @justinesmith

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

New open-access paper! Mtns lions in/around LA @SantaMonicaMtns shift diel activity in response to human recreation. Lions in areas with higher amounts of rec shift from crepuscular activity to nocturnality and rest more during the day. 1/5

https://t.co/42WvT4ExvP

[Ellie Bolas @ecbolas]

Mtn lions in LA deal w/ roads, habitat fragmentation, wildfires, & rodenticides- even small changes to activity may add stress to an already stressed pop. But their flexibility in diel activity likely helps support coexistence between lions and recreating people. 4/5