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Efficacy of motion-activated sprinklers as a humane deterrent for urban coyotes

Efficacy of motion-activated sprinklers as a humane deterrent for urban coyotes

Brynn McLellan, 2019 AABI graduate (recipient of Medal in Applied Biology), recently published her research from her undergraduate thesis project. The manuscript “Efficacy of motion-activated sprinklers as a humane deterrent for urban coyotes” is now available online in the journal Human Dimensions of Wildlife. Brynn’s work was a collaborative effort with the Stanley Park Ecology […]

Grad students Bailey Eagan, Erin A. Ryan, Nadia Xenakis

Partnership with BC SPCA experts supporting the next generation of leaders in animal welfare

The BC SPCA was a founding partner in the creation of the University of British Columbia Animal Welfare Program in 1997. Since then, the BC SPCA has used AWP research findings to improve the lives of animals in our care as well as those we advocate for, and hired numerous graduates as staff experts and […]

UBC Animal Welfare Judging Team Places 4th at Intercollegiate Competition

UBC Animal Welfare Judging Team Places 4th at Intercollegiate Competition

Congratulations to the Animal Welfare Judging team: (pictured from left to right) Laura Rounding, Eugenia Kwok, Katie Mills, Elena Pakalnis and Tanjot Gill, on their 4th place finish (of 11 teams in the undergraduate division) at the 14th Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Competition at Michigan State University on Nov 22-23, 2014. This was […]

Thesis from MSc student Meghann Cant on rehabilitation of black bears

Abstract: Throughout the year, black bear (Ursus americanus) cubs are orphaned, abandoned, or permanently separated from their mothers due to natural or human causes. Although cubs have been the focus of limited rehabilitation efforts in North America for more than 30 years, information on bear rehabilitation remains sparse. Furthermore, a lack of agreement exists regarding the […]

New paper published on human-wildlife conflict features BC ‘pot’ bears

The story of the BC ‘pot’ bears became international news in summer 2010 – now PhD student Sara Dubois has recently published her 2011 community survey of Christina Lake residents in an article in the journal Animals. The two-phase phone survey of local attitudes documented varying beliefs about wildlife feeding and management actions for problem […]

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