Level: Intermediate
Zoe Jewell, President and Co-Founder, WildTrack
Sky Alibhai, Dr, WildTrack
Jody Tucker, Dr, US Forest Service
Juarez Pezutti, Dr, Federal University of Pará | UFPA · Center for Amazonian Studies (NAEA)
Jonah Evans, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Carnivores across the globe are particularly vulnerable to threats from human activity. We humans repurpose their natural habitat, create conflict over resources, hunt and poach them -- and now, even climate change is impacting them. As generally shy and elusive animals, with high mobility, low density, and the need for large home ranges, they are particularly vulnerable to these impacts. More than ever there is a critical need for robust data on the numbers and distribution to help develop and implement conservation strategies.
We share how WildTrack’s unique "from the ground up" approach blends the traditional knowledge of local communities with cutting-edge technology and analytics meshing JMP software and AI.
This talk is co-presented with colleagues working at very different ends of the institutional and geographic spectra. They explain the unique challenges they face in monitoring three iconic carnivore species from the very large to the very small, who range from the north to south and east to west of the Americas: the fisher, jaguar and puma.
We also share how YOU can be involved in this effort and hope you’ll join us!
