Just look at @WildlifeBioGal’s #Periscope #scicomm outreach from #NAOC2016 - #ornithology is an engaged community cf to #TWS2016
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We’ve seen at #TWS2016 and #NAOC2016 conference apps can decrease #socialmedia engagement and overall #scicomm outreach @wildlifesociety
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Use #socialmedia tags/handles on badges, posters, slides to increase #scicomm engagement at the event itself #TWS2016 @wildlifesociety
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#socialmedia and #scicomm should be simple at conferences. Its a captive audience both there and following online #TWS2016 @wildlifesociety
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#TWS2016 lacked a #socialmedia policy which limited #scicomm at both the event and overall outreach @wildlifesociety
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Grt #TWS2016 #Storify by brilliant @WildlifeBioGal inc missed opportunity w/ #scicomm #socialmedia https://storify.com/WildlifeBioGal/tws2016 @wildlifesociety
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Ok in preparation for submitting reimbursement forms for #TWS2016 I need tea and cute cheetah pictures
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Other mammals including carnivores not avoiding otter latrines
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They canoed/kayaked down rivers looking for otter latrines and fresh scat
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Otters making a comeback in Indiana, how is that impacting other carnivores that had filled niche while they were gone?
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Next up, Rebekah Lumkes talking about river otter latrines and carnivore species richness and activity
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Traps took 64-87 nights before catching an otter. Takes a lot of trapping effort to catch otters
Rutter
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River otters can't wear collars so they surgically implant transmitters
Rutter
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Otters don't come to bait, so have to set foot hold traps on their latrines or travel routes
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Otters are 15-20 pound badass mustelids, vehicles and trapping are main causes of unnatural mortality
Andrew Rutter
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Andrew Rutter- River otters are apex predators in fresh water systems and can have top down effects
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Chamberlin suggests may have to protect all canids in red wolf areas so hunters don't shoot them accidentally thinking are coyotes #TWS2016
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Chamberlin -If red wolf breeders are being killed how can the population grow?
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Chamberlin- Red wolf mortality occurs in breeding season, breaks up breeding pairs-disrupts pack dynamics
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Chamberlin- 73% of known red wolf deaths are from humans-mostly gunshots
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Michael Chamberlin- 68% of red wolves killed by age 5
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Brzeski -Inbreeding and disease do not appear to be a short term threat to Red wolves, at least not as compared to gunshot death
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Yet not seeing inbreeding depression in red wolves -smaller litters or physical abnormalities
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Brzeski- Red wolves are really inbred, inbreeding coefficient (f) of .15.
f of .25 is equal to full sibling matings
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Kristin Brzeski giving a dynamic talk on inbreeding in red wolves #tws2016
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The @whapavt crew will be at the @vt_fishwild social tonight, I believe it starts at 7. #tws2016
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Conference fatigue setting in, but good stuff from @tmorrison80 on fidelity in ungulates. Also lovely to see Serengeti peeps in US
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Feel like some morning gore? Come along to my talk on cheetah feeding behavior 10:30 room 302A
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#conferencebingo square from yesterday
Slide of massive table in blue with yellow text.
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