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ORGANIZER;CN=John Benson:MAILTO:jbenson22@unl.edu
SUMMARY:School of Natural Resources Seminar Series
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Justin Dellinger\, Carnivore Biologist \, UC Davis
  School of Veterinary Medicine | Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center.\n
 \nIncreasing human populations and expanding development across the globe 
 necessitate progress in monitoring populations and understanding factors l
 imiting population persistence. California has the largest human populatio
 n of any state and yet half of the state is considered suitable mountain l
 ion habitat. The juxtaposition or intertwining of a large human population
 \, with extensive development\, and areas that support large carnivores cr
 eates many unique conservation and management challenges. Ensuring viable 
 mountain lion populations exist in such a situation requires an in-depth u
 nderstanding of multiple aspects of mountain lion ecology as well as mount
 ain lion-human interactions. Aspects of mountain lion genetics\, demograph
 ics\, habitat use and connectivity\, and conflict and coexistence will be 
 discussed as well as how these issues relate with one another. This overvi
 ew will help provide material for thoughtful consideration of topics such 
 as what metrics are sufficient for determining the conservation status of 
 a wildlife population. \n\nBio Sketch\nI’m originally from western North
  Carolina and grew up in the Appalachian Mountains. I’ve done research o
 n red wolf ecology and gray wolf-prey interactions as part of MS and PhD. 
 I have also worked as a biologist for different tribes doing large carnivo
 re work. More recently\, I worked for CDFW for 6 years\, where I was the l
 arge carnivore researcher for the state. Now\, I work for UC Davis as a la
 rge carnivore biologist. On a personal side\, my wife Nikki and I have bee
 n married 14 years and we have 3 pretty cool kids (Jude – 11\; Sadie –
  8\; and Adah – 5). We’re all still adjusting to California!
LOCATION:Hardin Hall Room 107 South (Auditorium)
URL://events.unl.edu/ianr/2022/09/07/166762/
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