Roland Kays
@RolandKays
Scientist, Author & Critter Chaser for NCSU & NC Museum Natural Sciences. Presenter for Science Channel, Smithsonian, Nat Geo.
Anticipated Job Opening - Biodiversity Lab Manager @NaturalSciences Come join our group using technology to monitor biodiversity #AI #Cameratrap #Animaltracking #GPS docs.google.com/document/d/1UV…
This #WorldOceanDay, we’re proud to share Blue Corridors - a game-changing @WWF platform mapping 1,437 whales’ journeys from 31 years of data 🌊 Associate Professor Ryan Reisinger and PhD student Josh Wilson played a key role in its creation. 🔗 BlueCorridors.org
We're hiring! Remote work on red wolf behavior 🐺 jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id=1…
The Endangered Species Act changed the game for American wildlife. Boone and Crockett stands by ethical hunting and real conservation—because every hunter should care about the future of the land. boone-crockett.org/node/358216
wallace 2: a shiny app for modeling species niches and distributions redesigned to facilitate expansion via module contributions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ec… #ENM #SDM #rstats #Shiny #software
The state of Montana passed two pieces of legislation this spring that will fund new wildlife crossings across the state. The Center's Kylie Paul praised the bills and the role they will play in reconnecting fragmented landscapes. mountainjournal.org/montana-passes…
Come join us – Six new research positions open in macroecology and related fields I’m very happy to announce the opening of no less than six research positions at the Villum Center for Global Mountain Biodiversity, a research center of excellence housed within Center for…
Very cool paper! It is shocking how few forest areas in Europe are not managed sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
The Berryman Institute brings you the second edition of The Human-Wildlife Report - heyzine.com/flip-book/edc9…. Sign up for these at: usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6s…
do private golf courses need all this land? i hate golf and we should seize it all to build housing instead
Does the federal government really need all this land? I like beavers and elk, but how much space do they need?
📖Published📖 Authors present the adm R package, developed to support the construction of abundance-based species distribution models , including data preparation, model fitting, prediction and model exploration. Read the article here 👇 buff.ly/sXjdv8o
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Hey @BasedMikeLee, THIS is the conservative legacy of conservation. Not trying to secretly sell-off 3 million acres of some of America’s most beautiful land (without debate). #StopTheSale
Once written off, gray wolves and grizzly bears now stand as a testament to what boots-on-the-ground conservation and responsible hunting can accomplish. Populations are stable or growing—proof that balance works for wild places. boone-crockett.org/node/402831
If you haven't gotten into birding yet and think that it's all about peacefully connecting with nature you should know that there's a leaderboard and that the competition is fierce
Cool talk today 🦇
Today 10th of June at 4 PM Panama time, I'll be giving a Tupper talk @stri_panama on self-medication in bats. Curious? Join me online and discover what bats are up to when they are immune-challenged!
We're hiring! iNaturalist is searching for a Senior Staff Mobile Engineer team to lead the continued development of our cross-platform applications. Learn more: inaturalist.org/pages/jobs
I wrote this, so you should definitely read it (or at the very least like and subscribe …)
Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species buff.ly/MfRdVg3