Virtual Owl Expert Speaker Series
Whoo gets hurt by rat poisons?, with Sofi Hindmarch (British Columbia, Canada)
Fraser Valley Conservancy project coordinator
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 1:00 PM Central Time (rescheduled from 30 January)
Anticoagulant rodenticides are increasingly showing up in non-target predators across the globe. Many threatened and endangered species are now impacted by rodenticide exposure such as Red Kites (Milvus milvus), Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Fishers (Martes pennanti) and possibly Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina). This presentation will examine the ecological and landscape factors which determine rodenticide exposure in non-target predators, with a focus on owl species. We will also discuss what we can do to reduce rodenticide exposure in our local wildlife.
Sofi is the project coordinator for the Fraser Valley Conservancy and an independent wildlife biologist currently working on various research projects for the government, municipalities and NGO’s. Her primary research focuses on understanding how habitat loss and rodenticide exposure are affecting our resident owl species such as barn owls and western screech-owls. She also works with farmers encouraging the use of barn owls and other raptors as biological rodent control. Her two latest research projects, amongst many, is working with farmers to test a self-resetting non-poisonous trap to be used to control rodents in agricultural landscapes and using audio recording units to detect the threatened western screech-owl and their potential interactions with other owls.
Click here to register for this free program and you will automatically receive the link to join via Zoom. Zoom attendees will be able to submit questions, although we may not have time to answer all questions. You may also watch the presentation live on the Owl Center's YouTube channel but Zoom questions will be given priority. We will allow up to two hours for the presentation and Q&A period.
Fraser Valley Conservancy project coordinator
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 1:00 PM Central Time (rescheduled from 30 January)
Anticoagulant rodenticides are increasingly showing up in non-target predators across the globe. Many threatened and endangered species are now impacted by rodenticide exposure such as Red Kites (Milvus milvus), Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Fishers (Martes pennanti) and possibly Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina). This presentation will examine the ecological and landscape factors which determine rodenticide exposure in non-target predators, with a focus on owl species. We will also discuss what we can do to reduce rodenticide exposure in our local wildlife.
Sofi is the project coordinator for the Fraser Valley Conservancy and an independent wildlife biologist currently working on various research projects for the government, municipalities and NGO’s. Her primary research focuses on understanding how habitat loss and rodenticide exposure are affecting our resident owl species such as barn owls and western screech-owls. She also works with farmers encouraging the use of barn owls and other raptors as biological rodent control. Her two latest research projects, amongst many, is working with farmers to test a self-resetting non-poisonous trap to be used to control rodents in agricultural landscapes and using audio recording units to detect the threatened western screech-owl and their potential interactions with other owls.
Click here to register for this free program and you will automatically receive the link to join via Zoom. Zoom attendees will be able to submit questions, although we may not have time to answer all questions. You may also watch the presentation live on the Owl Center's YouTube channel but Zoom questions will be given priority. We will allow up to two hours for the presentation and Q&A period.
Upcoming presentations:
February 20, 2022: The Northern Spotted Owl: Conservation Saga of an Old Forest Icon with Dr. David Wiens (USA)
February 27, 2022: Arnold van den Burg & Kas Koenraads (The Netherlands)
February 20, 2022: The Northern Spotted Owl: Conservation Saga of an Old Forest Icon with Dr. David Wiens (USA)
February 27, 2022: Arnold van den Burg & Kas Koenraads (The Netherlands)
Saved presentations may be viewed on our YouTube channel:
Hedwig: the Snowy Owl that lived, with Dr. Roar Solheim from Norway
Owls in Myth and Culture: a Global Perspective, with David H. Johnson from Virginia, USA
Barred Owls Come to Town: A Nocturnal Predator Thrives in Suburban Habitats, with Rob Bierregaard from Pennsylvania, USA
Owls and Education: Changing owl perceptions in southern Africa, with Jonathan Haw, South Africa
Colours of Grey, with Roar Solheim from Norway
Following Forest Owls: Community science-driven studies of small owl communities in western North American forests, with Dave Oleyar from Idaho, USA
Interspecific competition between owls, raptors and mammalian predators, with Fred and Henk-Jan Koning from The Netherlands
Owl We Need is Love, with Milan Ružić from Serbia
Haunting Hoots of Indian Owls: ELA Foundation Story, with Prof. Dr. Satish A. Pande from India
Neotropical Frequent Flyers: Tracking the long-distance migration and stopover ecology of Flammulated Owls, with Dr. Brian D. Linkhart from Colorado, USA
Owls for Peace, with Alexandre Roulin from Switzerland
The Irruptive Nature of Owls, with J.F. Therrien from USA/Canada
Tracking Burrowing Owls to Determine Conservation Needs in Prairie Canada, with Dr. Geoff Holroyd (Alberta, Canada)
Hedwig: the Snowy Owl that lived, with Dr. Roar Solheim from Norway
Owls in Myth and Culture: a Global Perspective, with David H. Johnson from Virginia, USA
Barred Owls Come to Town: A Nocturnal Predator Thrives in Suburban Habitats, with Rob Bierregaard from Pennsylvania, USA
Owls and Education: Changing owl perceptions in southern Africa, with Jonathan Haw, South Africa
Colours of Grey, with Roar Solheim from Norway
Following Forest Owls: Community science-driven studies of small owl communities in western North American forests, with Dave Oleyar from Idaho, USA
Interspecific competition between owls, raptors and mammalian predators, with Fred and Henk-Jan Koning from The Netherlands
Owl We Need is Love, with Milan Ružić from Serbia
Haunting Hoots of Indian Owls: ELA Foundation Story, with Prof. Dr. Satish A. Pande from India
Neotropical Frequent Flyers: Tracking the long-distance migration and stopover ecology of Flammulated Owls, with Dr. Brian D. Linkhart from Colorado, USA
Owls for Peace, with Alexandre Roulin from Switzerland
The Irruptive Nature of Owls, with J.F. Therrien from USA/Canada
Tracking Burrowing Owls to Determine Conservation Needs in Prairie Canada, with Dr. Geoff Holroyd (Alberta, Canada)
