Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.

In this excerpt, Dr. Alexander discusses:
-how she became interested in Coyotes
-Coyote and animal play
-animal intelligence and consciousness
-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history
-Native American beliefs about Coyotes
-the nature of Coyotes
-Coyote diet
-Citizen science

Enjoy!

About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe.

Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:
1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander
2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/

Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.org


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