Trade-offs Between Urban Biodiversity and Sustainable Water Policy
This HWC discussion group was led UBC MSc student Brandon Wiegand. Brandon’s research seeks to understand how wildlife can persist and thrive within rapidly changing cities, aiming to identify both ecological thresholds and policy barriers that limit wildlife integration in urban environments. His work examines how urban landscapes reshape food web dynamics that support threatened […]
Human-bear conflict in BC campgrounds
This HWC discussion group was led by UBC PhD student Sima Khanal, Dr. David Hardisty, Dr. Sumeet Gulati, where they dicsussed their local project led by multiple members of the HWC group, which had a more social science perspective. The p Learn more about the human-bear conflict in BC campgrounds project here. Attendees included Henri […]
Raincoast: chinook salmon and killer whales
This HWC discussion group was led by Misty Macduffee, who discussed conservation conflicts with killer whale and chinook salmon. Attendees included Nathan Lewis; Kaitlyn Gaynor; Jag Athwal; Hannah Bates; David Hardisty; Caroline Dingle; Nicole Schroeter; Ali Dimitriou; Katie Grabowski; Nicholas Wright; Zoe Konanz; Kwasi Wrensford; Lindsay Watson; Tristen Brush; Jeron Leong; Jenny Green; Cole Burton; […]
Mount Robson Human-Bear Coexistence
In this HWC discussion group, MSc student Ali Dimitriou shared her camera trap project looking at recreation and bear activity. Attendees included Nathan Lewis; Kaitlyn Gaynor; Jag Athwal; Hannah Bates; David Hardisty; Caroline Dingle; Nicole Schroeter; Ali Dimitriou; Katie Grabowski; Nicholas Wright; Zoe Konanz; Kwasi Wrensford; Lindsay Watson; Tristen Brush; Jeron Leong; Jenny Green; Cole […]
Research flash talks
In the first HWC discussion group of the new school year, Jenny Green, Nathan Lewis, Hannah Griebling, Katie Grabowski, Sunny Tseng, and Jeron Leong led the discussion by talking about their current research topics. Attendees included Nathan Lewis; David Hardisty; Caroline Dingle; Nicole Schroeter; Katie Grabowski; Nicholas Wright; Kwasi Wrensford; Pinglan Yang; Jeron Leong; Claire […]
Fire effects on wildlife & project brainstorming for his upcoming lab at UBC
This HWC discussion group was led by Dr. Kendall Calhoun of UCLA/ UC Davis. Dr. Calhoun is currently a postdoctoral researcher at UC Davis (Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology) and UCLA (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology). His research examines how ecological disturbances influence wildlife community assemblages and resilience. Building ecosystem resilience is […]
Career path in carnivore ecology and conservation
This HWC discussion group was led by Dr. Meredith Palmer of Yale University. Dr. Palmer is a wildlife ecologist and conservation technologist with over a decade of applied experience across academic, governmental, private, and NGO sectors. Her scientific focus lies in leveraging biodiversity sensors to develop data-driven strategies for protecting and restoring ecological systems. Moreover, […]
Indigenous data sovereignty
This HWC discussion group was led by UBC PhD student Erin Tattersall, who discussed her research in the Northwest Territories and set up discussion questions for attendees all to better consider data justice in their work. Attendees included Nathan Lewis; Hannah Bates; Felix L Yuan; Emma Lam; Nick; Katie Grabowski; Katie Tjaden-McClement; Hannah Griebling; Kwasi […]
Yellowstone to Yukon initiatives in BC
This HWC discussion group was led by Dr. Jodi Hilty, who is the president and chief scientist of Y2Y. Trained as a conservation biologist specializing in ecological corridor and large landscape research, she has more than 30 years of experience managing large landscape conservation efforts. This work focuses on applying best available information to address […]
Vancouver urban carnivores with Hannah Griebling and Nathan Lewis
This HWC group discussion focused on a UBC project led by UBC PhD students Hannah Griebling and Nathan Lewis. The group learned more about local projects on conflict and gave feedback to them. Attendees included Lindsay Watson; Hannah Griebling; Katie Grabowski; Nick; Emma Lam; Felix L Yuan; Hannah Bates; SIMA KHANAL; Kaitlyn Gaynor; Nathan Lewis; […]
Causal inference in human-wildlife coexistence research
This HWC discussion group was held by IBioS member Dr. Sumeet Gulati, where he shared his research in causal inference. Attendees included Nick Wright, Kaitlyn Gaynor, Nathan Lewis, Felix Landry Yuan, Kwasi Wrensford, Sunny Tseng, Hannah Griebling, Conny Scheffler, Ali Dimitriou, Katie Tjaden-McClement, Sima khanal, Robin Glover, Gopal Khanal, Zoe Konanz, Jordan Seider, Tatiana Chamorro, […]
Research Speed Talks
The third HWC discussion group was a research blitz where current UBC graduate students presented their current research. Presenters included Ali Dimitriou, Robin Glover, Zoe Konanz, Nicholas Wright, Kwasi Wrensford, Sima Khanal. This allowed the group to know each other better, including their research goals, themes, and interests! 24 people attended this session, including Hannah […]
Wildlife Trade with Dr. Caroline Dingle
The second HWC discussion group was led by Dr. Caroline Dingle from Capilano University, where she discussed research of wildlife poaching in Asia and Canada. 23 people attended, including Hannah Bates; Nick Wright; Kaitlyn Gaynor; Nathan Lewis; Felix Landry Yuan; Kwasi Wrensford; Sunny Tseng; Emma Lam; Hannah Griebling; Conny Scheffler; Aaron Skinner; Ali Dimitriou; Daniel […]
HWC Discussion Group 1
The first Human Wildlife Coexistence Discussion group was held on December 11th 2024. It consisted of a mixer lunch where the attendees got to know each other, their research lab, and their vision for the group. People wrote topics and speakers they’d like to see down on sticky notes. In total, 35 people attended, including […]
Welcome Back Party
Welcome back to the new school year! Join us on Thursday, September 17th as we reconnect with colleagues and friends, and meet some new IBioS members. Appetisers and drinks will be provided!