Bobcat Ecology in RI with Chris Hickling

Join us for an engaging look at bobcats and human land use in Rhode Island at SKLT’s Lecture & Potluck with URI PhD student Christopher Hickling. Bobcats are important predators in eastern forests, and their numbers appear to be increasing locally according to recent camera trap data. The Rhode Island Bobcat Project uses GPS collars, camera traps, and citizen science to better understand how bobcats use highly fragmented, densely populated landscapes. This talk will focus on the project’s methods and objectives and present research completed to date. Chris is a PhD student in the Quest Lab at the University of Rhode Island. His research focuses on understanding how human disturbance influences the movement and behavior of terrestrial mammalian carnivores. Please bring a dish to share and see you there!