Naturalist Training - Insights from Mammal Field Studies

Описание: Naturalist Training - Insights from Mammal Field Studies

Learn about mountain lion, bobcat, and elk movements and behaviors in Coyote Valley and Henry Coe State Park.

For over 20 years, Mike Hundt has studied mountain lions, bobcats, and elk to gain insight into their movements and behaviors. The data collected has highlighted curious elk on cameras and bobcats who struggle to move between road barriers. This research encompasses Coyote Valley and Henry Coe State Park, utilizing traditional radio collars and cameras to collect data, as well as AI and other tools, to track their movements.

This video is the 11th Naturalist Training. You can view the full series at    • Naturalist Training  

Co-hosts are Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and BioBlitz Club.

Chapters:
Newt Research with Merav Vonshak: 2:45
Mammal Field Studies with Mike Hundt: 13:54
Elk Study: 34:23
Mountain Lion Study: 47:23
Research Tools: 53:49
StudyApplications: 1:09:00
Question Answered: 1:13:24

Recording date: 8/27/25

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RESOURCE LIST
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful:
Website: KeepCoyoteCreekBeautiful.org
Facebook: @CoyoteCreekSJ
Instagram: @CoyoteCreekSJ

BioBlitz.club
Website: bioblitz.club
Facebook: @bioblitz.club
Newt Patrol blog - https://www.bioblitz.club/newts
Join the Newt Patrol: email Merav at [email protected]

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iNATURALIST PROJECTS

Newt Patrol Pacific Road Kill main project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/...

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5665...

South Bay BioBlitz Events: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/...

KCCB and BioBlitz Club BioBlitz events: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/...

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NEWTS

The Chilean Valley Newt Brigade (Sonoma County) - https://www.chilenovalleynewtbrigade....

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LARGE MAMMAL RESEARCH

NEW CDFW - Wildlife Connectivity Website https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/...

Ants to Grizzlies - Habitat Size – predicts number of species    • From Ants to Grizzlies: A General Rule for...  

Felidae Fund - Bay Area Puma Project https://felidaefund.org/projects/rese...

Pathways for Wildlife pathwaysforwildlife.com

"Mammalian resistance to megafire in western U.S. woodland savannas",
Author: Kendall L. Calhoun; - Department of Environmental, Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley.

"Predictors of puma occupancy indicate prey vulnerability is more important than prey availability in a highly fragmented landscape",
Authors: Coon, Courtney A. C., Mahoney, Peter J., Edelblutte, Emilie, McDonald, Zara, and Stoner, David C.
Source: Wildlife Biology, 2020(1)


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MAMMAL PAMPHLETS

California’s Tule Elk pamphlet from San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. www.fws.gov/refuge/san_luis

California’s Mountain Lion pamphlet from Wildfutures Oakland – https://www.wildfutures.us/

A Citizen’s Guide to the Tule Elk of California Copyright © Julie Phillips 2013

Tracks and Scats Resource Website - Kim Cabrera at https://bear-tracker.com/

Copies pamphlets above: email Mike at [email protected]

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AI Tools

Wildlife Insights – Elk research project - www.wildlifeinsights.org/

Megadetector – Felidae “WildePod”– Puma Research - wildepod.org/
First sign up to become a Volunteer

Zamba – Video processing – In “training” for Gray Fox Research Project https://www.zambacloud.com/

Zooniverse – Very popular tools - https://www.zooniverse.org/
Thermal Drones for Nighttime research

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NATURE BOOKS

Wild Life of Elk - by Donna Love

Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California - California Natural History Series

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STUDY APPLICATIONS

Wildlife Linkages: https://openspacetrust.org/wildlife-l...

Coyote Valley Conservation Areas Master Plan: https://www.openspaceauthority.org/co...