SPEC Lab
@The_SPEC_Lab
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Spatial and Population Ecology of Carnivores (SPEC) Lab at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute & Texas A&M University Kingsville
Kingsville, TX
Joined June 2024
Trapping season has been going great! 🐾 This week, we successfully captured and released a bobcat and an ocelot as part of our research. Check out these incredible photos from the field! 📸 #WildlifeResearch #OcelotConservation #BobcatEncounters
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🐾Meet Barley & Scottie, our incredible scat detection dogs from K9 Conservationists, & their skilled handler, Heather Nootbaar!🐶🔍Together, they’re helping us track carnivore populations—all through the power of scent. We’re lucky to have them on the team!🐕🌿#WildlifeResearch
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We’re still buzzing with excitement over the capture of this incredible mountain lion, P04! 🐾✨ To celebrate, here are some more photos of this stunning cat. What an unforgettable moment for our team! #WildlifeResearch #MountainLion #conservation #SPEClab
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RT @LisannePetracca: I am stoked about our capture of P04 yesterday, an 80-lb, ~3yo female mountain lion captured and GPS-collared as part…
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RT @LisannePetracca: So proud of the @The_SPEC_Lab team, led by @biologist_tori, working up its fourth bobcat of the season. Tori is studyi…
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Catch up with the SPEC lab and see the amazing work we did this last year by clicking the link below! 2024: A Year in Review - RESEARCH LAB OF LISANNE PETRACCA PH.D.
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We’re thrilled to share that two of our lab members showcased their research at the 3-Minute Thesis competition at TAMUK! 🎉 A special shoutout to Tyler Bostwick for earning an impressive 2nd place! 🏆👏 Amazing work, team! 🌟 #ResearchExcellence #TAMUK #3MinuteThesis #3MT
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@LisannePetracca attended the groundbreaking for the @CKWRI Ocelot Conservation Facility! We are so excited to see this amazing facility be built during 2025! #Ocelot #OcelotConservation #WildlifeRestoration #CKWRI #EndangeredSpecies #CarnivoreConservation #TAMUK
CKWRI made history as we celebrated the groundbreaking of the CKWRI Ocelot Conservation Facility. The nearly 30,000 sq ft research facility will be located at the Tio and Janell Wildlife Park on the TAMUK campus and is anticipated to be completed at the end of 2025.
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RT @LisannePetracca: PhD student @JamesHelferich of @The_SPEC_Lab @CKWRI absolutely rocked the house at the Welder Fellows Symposium today!…
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What the milk sees when I open the fridge in the middle of the night 📷👀🥛 #MidnightSnack #Busted #OwlBeWatching #HootingAround #LateNightCravings #NocturnalLife #SPEClab🦉🤣
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Tori is a master's student studying ocelot and bobcat kitten survival and den site selection. She's also investigating the presence of anti-coagulant rodenticide in mesocarnivores. #WildlifeConservation #Ocelots #Bobcats #ResearchInAction
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RT @LisannePetracca: I got 84 applicants for a single Ph.D. position. 84!!! I’m sure there are PIs out there who get way more interest, but…
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@LisannePetracca @alynn_martin Outside of school she loves to hike, play board games, & travel. (2/2)
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will be used to inform the captive breeding and reintroduction effort of ocelots in South Texas. (2/2)
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RT @LisannePetracca: 🐆 🐆 Ph.D. announcement is here! Come join our fun & talented team. Deadline for full consideration is Sep 29. Full…
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Chloe Nouzille is a Ph.D. student who uses live capture and camera traps to understand mountain lion distribution, foraging behavior, and movement in the context of the international US-MX border barrier in South Texas. 📷:Jeff Sikich
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RT @LisannePetracca: Searching for a Ph.D. position and interested in carnivore community dynamics in the context of ocelot 🐆 reintroductio…
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RT @LisannePetracca: Those of us at @CKWRI and @The_SPEC_Lab were STOKED to welcome Drs. Rogelio Carrera-Treviño and Anthony Giordano to ta…
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