@mkburak

Conservationist, Ecologist, Geneticist Fulbright Scholar & Postdoc @Brown_IBES Via @Yale All things wildlife & landscapes Most likely in a thrift store

 Kenya
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Recently published and open access: Spatiotemporal patterns of lion space use. Some strong patterns, despite ~few physical barriers. A follow-up on lion fence ecology is coming soon! @Femke_Broekhuis @AmyDickman4 @LionLandscapes @ChrisWilmers @SchmitzLab besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Spatiotemporal patterns of lion (Panthera leo) space use in a human–wildlife system

We used path-selection function analysis to determine that lion movement in Laikipia is impacted at a 50-km spatial scale, which is conducive to the broad scale at which land management is often...

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We published a short article on The Conversation, connected to our giraffe study which came out earlier this year. The article deals with species concepts, giraffes, and why all of this is a bit of a mess. theconversation.com/how-many…

How many giraffe species are there? Understanding this is key to their protection

Giraffes show remarkable genetic differences between populations.

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📢Applications are still open for these graduate positions on large mammal monitoring in Montana!
Mahdieh Tourani@TouraniMa22 Mar 2024
🥁Graduate opportunity🥁 I am recruiting 2 graduate students in applied quantitative ecology (1 PhD, 1 MSc) to evaluate large mammal monitoring tools in Montana jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/… jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/… .@umontana .@FCFCMontana .@MontanaFWP 📢Repost is much appreciated!
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How can conservationists rewild the carbon cycle? 📣🌳🔄 This paper provides considerations to design and monitor such programs, and to weigh social-ecological trade-offs. @mkburak @kristyferraro @kagglerock @diego_ellissoto @nathaliersommer @SchmitzLab doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10609
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I'm excited to share this new publication - and it's open access for all to read! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Context matters when rewilding for climate change

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Excited about the potential of rewilding? We are, too! Bringing animals into ecosystems saves species *and* mitigates climate change by capturing and storing carbon. But it's not a one-size-fits-all solution. We dive into the complex contextual dependencies.
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Ultimately, we call for ecologically accurate, socially responsible, and ethical climate mitigation projects. Want to make your project comprehensive, but overwhelmed at where to start? We wrote this with the intent to provide scientists and practitioners with things to consider!
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Hey, that's me! Very excited to have my first first-author paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution! This paper is based on my MS thesis work on spatial drivers of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in Northeastern forest carnivores at @sunyesf @JacquiFrair
Frontiers - Ecology & Evolution@FrontEcolEvol8 Feb 2024
New Research: Drivers of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in fishers (Pekania pennanti) across the northeastern United States: Studies in parts of Europe, New Zealand, and North America indicate uptake of anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) by… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #Ecology
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The @wildlifeevoeco lab is looking to recruit a cohort of up to four students at either the PhD or MSc level… Come work with us @MemorialU!!! Pls RT! weel.gitlab.io/static/docs/W…
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It's been a while... New profile, who dis?
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And more thank you's to my generous funders: @NSF @InsideNatGeo @PEOSisterhood @YaleBiosphere @greenvillezoo
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Up next: I'll be a Fulbright Scholar and postdoc w/ @Brown_IBES @tyler_kartzinel working w/ NGOs, Uni. Nairobi, National Museums of Kenya, and Mpala to address data needs for large carnivore and herbivore conservation in Kenya. 💩 sampling and 🧬 continue!!! I am SO excited🤗
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Starting TODAY, I'm recruiting undergrads, grads, and post-docs to my 🎉 new 🎉 lab at @UFBiology!! Interested in how microbiomes influence animal or environmental functioning and how they affect one another and biogeochemical cycles? Reach out! I'll have paid postings soon. 🙏 – at Gainesville, FL
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New preprint out today! We comment on the importance of considering ecological and social contexts when rewilding for C storage. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vi… @mkburak @KaggleRock @NathalieRSommer @Diego_EllisSoto @SchmitzLab
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As someone who is utterly un-creative when it comes to thinking about journals to submit to, is there just… one giant spreadsheet for ecological journals somewhere? 😬
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This picture is a testament to the rigour and interest on the problem of human-wildlife conflict and co-existence. It has been a warm confluence of cultures, identities, perspectives from all over the globe, that was able to build incredible consensus so quickly. #HWCC2023
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Somehow pulled myself up and out of the deep dissertation-writing-rock that I've been living under this semester -- looking forward to connecting with those attending!
IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence SG@hwctf6 Mar 2023
The International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence is fast approaching. We have a few last-minute tickets remaining and you can register for them here: tinyurl.com/23nz6yd4 #HWCC2023 hwcconference.org
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Northern Kenya: grandparents queue for food at schools, many people are now eating just twice a week, millions of herders have lost their livestock Nairobi: – at Senegal
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