The Wildlife Society recently wrote up a story on our research into the changing demography of bobcats harvested in Wisconsin.
TWS post on our bobcat research
2018 TWS national conference
Just getting back from the 2018 TWS national conference where I had a great time with my lab. Morgan, Lucas, and I each presented a poster, and David Drake presented on our research with the UW Urban Canid Project.
Morgan presented on her undergraduate research, where she studied the effects of exotic eucalyptus and human recreation on coyotes in the Bay Area. Our paper that comes out of that research is currently in review.
Lucas presented on his second thesis chapter, examining how the ecology of fear from wolves affects habitat selection by white-tailed deer in Wisconsin. Lucas’s first chapter is in review, and he’s getting ready to defend his thesis next semester.
New Manuscript on Bobcat Demography
Our new manuscript on the changing demography of bobcats harvested in Wisconsin has been published in Royal Society Open Science. Changes in hunter demography and motivation appears to have led to the harvest of older and larger male bobcats. This essentially shows the shift of the harvest from a traditional harvest for fur to a harvest for trophy animals.