Speakers:
Troy Wellicome – Senior Species at Risk Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service, ECCC
Stefano Liccioli – Senior Species at Risk Biologist, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Graham Dixon-MacCallum – Conservation Research Population Ecologist, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
About this Webinar:
• Brief intro on BUOW biology/status and threats, challenges of monitoring species at large scale
• Previous research and development of habitat suitability model
• Development/trial of new monitoring program
• The head-starting program
• Future directions, next steps and collaborations (+ synergies) re. pop monitoring and head-starting
About the Speakers:
Stefano Liccioli holds a BSc/MSc degree in Natural Sciences, a MSc in wildlife Eco-pathology, and a PhD in Ecology. Currently, he develops, leads and implements- in collaboration with other staff, partner agencies and research institutions - monitoring and active management programs for the conservation and recovery of Species at Risk in the prairie region of Alberta. His main interests include conservation of endangered species, transmission dynamics and impact of wildlife diseases, conservation genetics and mitigation of wildlife-human conflict.
Graham Dixon-MacCallum holds a BSc in Biology from Acadia University and an MSc in Biology from the University of Victoria. Graham has been working for the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo for 7 years, and has lead the organization’s burrowing owl project since 2017.
Hosted by: Caitlin Mroz-Sailer, Stewardship Coordinator, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan.
PCAP’s Native Prairie Speaker Series is a monthly webinar about prairie conservation or species at risk.
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