margay at camera trap

Margay. © BRIT-WWF

 

bobcat

Bobcat. © J Beecham

 

Jaguar in Peru
Jaguar. © S Carrillo-Percastegui

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WEB Site Development

The WFA Web Site is in the development phase. In addition to the newsletter, we want the web site to be a useful tool for those involved in felid research, management, and conservation. We need information on:

- grants/opportunities
- conferences/workshops/events
- other useful web links (e.g., where to find specific research and management tools)

We are also considering some new web pages, including pages that:

- will allow Q & A (possibly a listserv or blog?)

- provide a repository for specific databases (e.g., large felid attack data; large felid responses to aversive conditioning such as pepper spray)

- provide lists and reviews of new publications

- highlight a different research project or management question each month

If you have information you would like posted or are interested in assisting with the WFA web site, including helping develop/work on a listserv or databases, please contact
Linda Sweanor.

Having access to Adobe Dreamweaver is also helpful.

 


The WFA is soliciting articles / information / ideas for the
Wild Felid Monitor!

 

The Winter 2010 issue is out!
Submission Deadline for next issue is April 15!
Submit to: wildfelidmonitor@gmail.com

  • Feature articles (~750 words on research, techniques, management actions, conservation efforts, etc)
  • Research or Management updates (typically <350 words)
  • Tools of the Trade (articles on the use of specific research or management tools- benefits, problems, etc)
  • Recent publications
  • Upcoming events
  • Grant opportunities
  • Letters, Opinions

If you want to share information with colleagues or obtain feedback, now is your chance! This is your forum!!

Some areas where we are looking for contributions include (but are not limited to):

Technology / Tools -

Genetics
GPS (companies, collar configurations, acquisition success/ease, problems/failure rate, etc)
GIS
Videography
Animal capture and handling (What's the best equipment and where to get it)
Research Labs (who to contact for fecal and DNA analyses, tooth sectioning/ageing, etc)

Research -

Population estimation : Use of Camera Traps, Scent Stations, Genotyping from mark-recapture, etc
Population parameters: survival, age specific mortality
Physiology
Disease
Ageing
Felid-Prey interactions
Large Felid - Human Interactions

Management -

Adaptive Management Approaches / Management Experiments
Harvest Management
Depredation Control Management
Predation on Species of Concern
Livestock Husbandry
Education / Outreach
Human Safety (use of repellants, exclosures, changes in human behavior...)
Translocations
Wildlife Corridors, Crossings
Species Status

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