Spatial and Population Ecology of Carnivores (SPEC) Lab at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife βResearch Institute & Texas A&M University Kingsville
Joined June 2024
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May 22
The SPEC Lab is looking for a Research Technician to join our South Texas Lion Project team! See the link below for more details: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/β¦
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11 Dec 2025
A GPS-collared female bobcat is moving one of her three kittens to a new den site. Bobcat mothers will regularly move her dens to evade predation.
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A new article that was featured in Texas Wildlife Extra magazine titled "Could Use of Rat Poisons Be Affecting Non-target Wildlife in South Texas?" is now available online. To check it out visit ckwri.tamuk.edu/publications.
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CKWRI had a strong presence at the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society's (TCTWS) annual meeting in Galveston, TX. Institute faculty and students received multiple awards in presentations, photos, and achievements. Congratulations to all the award recipients for a job well done!
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May 20
The SPEC Lab is looking for a Research Technician to join our South Texas Ocelot Research team! Click here for more details: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/β¦
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I have TWO graduate openings (one M.S. and one Ph.D.) in @The_SPEC_Lab , both within our mountain lion program. π¦ Deadline to apply is June 7:
MS position in noninvasive monitoring strategies: tinyurl.com/3xc7we3d
PhD position in density estimation:
tinyurl.com/54vzhj39
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5 Nov 2025
Weβve got another one, folks! @The_SPEC_Lab has another outstanding student who successfully defended her Masters degree. Alexandria was co-advised by disease ecologist Dr. Alynn Martin. Congratulations, Alexandria!! π¦ π
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4 Nov 2025
Congrats to @biologist_tori of @The_SPEC_Lab, who successfully defended her M.S. today! Additional thanks to @DrJulieKYoung for her A committee membership. π
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25 Aug 2025
Oh what a night! Our team @The_SPEC_Lab successfully collared another bobcat kitten as part of Tori Lockeβs ongoing research into bobcat and ocelot reproduction
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8 Aug 2025
Oh my, @The_SPEC_Lab just had its first graduate student fly the coop. π₯Ί Congrats Tyler!
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9 Jul 2025
Tyler Bostwick is the first graduate student from @The_SPEC_Lab to defend her thesis!!! π§¬π She did AWESOME!!! Yay!!! ππΎππ―
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16 Jun 2025
We at @The_SPEC_Lab successfully made it to #ICCB2025 in Brisbane, Australia π¦πΊ & taught our Geospatial Analysis in R Workshop. Next up: four oral presentations and three posters! π€
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27 May 2025
πΊπΊπΊ NEW PAPER! πΊπΊπΊ
Recovering wolves in WA tolerate threats except high harvest, high lethal removals, and lack of immigration
With @conversesj, Beth Gardner, & Ben Maletzke
zslpublications.onlinelibrarβ¦
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5 Jun 2025
Congratulations to Tori Locke, @The_SPEC_Lab MS student, who successfully collared her first bobcat kitten as part of her research into reproduction of bobcats and ocelots. This work will help inform population modeling for both felid species in South Texas. ππ€
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7 May 2025
π₯³Happy Birthday to our fearless leader @LisannePetracca!! Thank you for all the work you do for us! πππ
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6 May 2025
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The SPEC Lab is looking for a Research Technician to join our South Texas Ocelot Research team! Apply here tinyurl.com/3d5rt7we π
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2 May 2025
ππ Aaaaand we have another M.S. position available!! This position represents an opportunity to study ocelot genomics in the context of an active reintroduction effort. Deadline is June 1 for an August start ππ
Position posting is here: shorturl.at/o4dTA
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30 Apr 2025
ππ TWO M.S. POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN MY LAB!! Focus will be bobcat and coyote dynamics in an ocelot pre-reintroduction landscape. Come join the fun. Deadline is June 1 for an August start ππ
Position posting is here: tinyurl.com/5y3uhbf3
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10 Apr 2025
Members of the SPEC Lab had an awesome time competing in the Ag Olympics here at TAMUK! Our team, the Feline Avian Alliance, came in 3rd for the obstacle course and secured 6th place overall!π
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9 Apr 2025
Are you going to #ICCB2025 in Brisbane? Come take the Geospatial Analysis in R all-day workshop on Saturday, June 14. This workshop was developed by me and @AECheeseman in the COVID era, and now has some brand-new updates from @The_SPEC_Lab! Join us! πΊοΈπ€π¦
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