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Predator Ecology Lab at Meet the Mammals 

11/30/2014

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By Carolyn Shores

Have you ever heard about a Pangolin?  What about a Colugo, a flying lemur that soars through the air on folds of skin?  

These two incredible but little-known mammals were both at the Burke Museum's "Meet the Mammals" event last weekend.  Last Saturday the Burke Museum opened up its doors to the public to showcase its diverse mammal collection of skulls, skins and skeletons. There were lots of cool mammals to show off with over 5,400 known mammal species in the world.

Collection of animal skins and skulls in a natural history museum
The Predator Ecology lab was invited to share our wolf ecology research at the Conservation table at Meet the Mammals.  Below are photos of graduate students Carolyn Shores and Shannon Kachel with wolf, coyote, and mule deer fawn specimens, along with our radio tracking equipment.

We had a lot of questions and interest about wolves and their return to Washington.
Volunteers sharing animal skins and skulls with the public
And quite a few budding field biologists eager to try their hand at radio tracking with our antennas!
Volunteers sharing animal skins and skulls with the public
Volunteers sharing animal skins and skulls with the public
From walruses to wombats, it was a day filled with mammals and lots of interested visitors, both young and old. The Predator Ecology Lab will be back at Meet the Mammals next year with graduate student Shannon Kachel showcasing his research on snow leopards, don't miss it!
Volunteers moving walrus model in natural history museum
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We're in the news!

11/26/2014

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By Aaron Wirsing

Recently, our wolf project has been profiled in the University of Washington's Daily, the Mercer island Reporter, and in American Hunter magazine. Outreach is a major component of our wolf study, so we are excited to have these opportunities to connect with the public.
Trail camera photo of two wolves walking through forest at night
Two wolves photographed by a game camera in our study area.
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We are crowdfunding for wolf research!

11/3/2014

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By Aaron Wirsing

As a means to both raise much needed funds and share our research on Washington's wolves with the public, we are in the midst of a month-long crowdfunding campaign (Oct 15 - Nov 14) using the USEED platform. The process has been a lot of fun and a great lesson in communications. If you are interested in learning more about this effort, please visit our crowdfunding site at https://uw.useed.net/projects/129/home. Thanks!

Group of researchers standing outdoors among evergreen trees
The crowdfunding team (from left to right): Apryle Craig, Dr. Tom Newsome, Justin Dellinger, Dr. Aaron Wirsing, Carolyn Shores
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