This seminar course is an opportunity for biologists to become familiar with wildlife survey methods, discuss large-scale ungulate declines, and see how modern techniques in population surveys can translate into conservation actions.

REGISTRATION

Please sign in to register online.  Your username must be an email address.
or Contact the APB office to register (250-483-4283; [email protected]).

See webpage for more information and details on pricing.

In the CLASSROOM Seminar

November 25 and 26, 2019
Room 2023, Prince George Civic Centre, 808 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC.

• Introduction to survey Techniques: Random Stratified Block, Modified Gasaway (U of Alaska), Distance Sampling;
• Pros and Cons of Various Survey Methods;
• Survey Logistics, Aerial Survey Navigation, Counting, Data Collection;
• Moose Expert, Guest Lecture: The Importance of BC’s Moose Populations;
• GIS, Habitat Suitability, and Predictive Ecosystem Models;
• Introduction to DISTANCE and other software for census detection bias;
• Mapping and Stratification of Management Unit 7-7 for Aerial Surveys.

In FLIGHT & FIELD Training

November 27, 2019
UNBC’s Aleza Lake Research Forest.

Includes transportation by bus and lunch.

• Helicopter safety and flight school training;
• One hour flight training in aerial survey techniques;
• On the ground wildlife tracking methods, including installation of wildlife cameras and detection systems.