Ep 74: Urban Conservation and GPS Tracking Research

02/03/2021 48 min Temporada 4 Episodio 74

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Episode Synopsis

In today's episode, Jason talks with Spatial Researcher, Michel Kohl. Michel is an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Management & Wildlife Extension Specialist for the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at UGA. After receiving his B.S. and M.S in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana, he examined the behavioral response of elk to wolf and cougar predation in Yellowstone as part of his Ph. D. in Ecology at Utah State.
Jason and Michel talk about his research which includes urban wildlife in the Atlanta metro area, GPS tracking of wildlife, and a new study that focuses on GPS tracking of black bears, hounds, and people during hound-black bear hunting season in northern Georgia.