Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Seminars - Spring 2026
Seminar Leads: Eric Hellgren & Ben Baiser
Room 112 Newins-Ziegler Hall & Zoom at 3:30 pm
26 January
Noel Gregoire, PhD, Research Scholar
Insect Pollinators in Disturbed Landscapes: Ecological Patterns and Conservation Solutions
2 February
Eric Hellgren, PhD, Professor, WEC
Black Bears in Big Bend: Rise and Fall of a Satellite
9 February
Evelyn Merrill, Professor Emerita, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Insights on Partial Migration: A Long-term view of the Ya Ha Tinda elk population
16 February
Jackson Barratt Heitman, PhD Candidate, WEC
Analysis of Bird Biodiversity within and among Isolated Wetlands Across Space and Time
23 February
Alejandra Echeverri, PhD, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley
Conserving Wildlife and Human Cultures
2 March
Luke Evans, PhD, Assistant Scientist, WEC
Applied Conservation: From Species to Ecosystems
9 March
Flavia Montano Centellas, PhD, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
16 March
No Class - Spring Break
23 March
Zach Siders, PhD, Assistant Professor, SFFGS
A Deep Dive into Shark Biodiversity
30 March
OPEN
6 April
Kate Richardson, PhD, Stoddard Bird Director and Assistant Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
The Sound of the Red Hills: What can we learn from our local soundscapes?
13 April
Natalia Ocampo Peñuela, PhD, Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Strategies and Tools to Advance Tropical Bird Conservation
20 April
MS Symposium – WEC MS Graduating Students
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