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NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE URBAN WILDLIFE PROGRAM Jessica Heitt, Urban Wildlife Coordinator

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Page 1: Nevada Department of Wildlife Urban Wildlife Program · 2018-11-09 · Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

URBAN WILDLIFE PROGRAM

Jessica Heitt, Urban Wildlife Coordinator

Page 2: Nevada Department of Wildlife Urban Wildlife Program · 2018-11-09 · Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media

History of the Program

2 positions created in fall of 2015 Southern Region- Joshua Cerda Western Region- Jessica Heitt

Originally 30 hours per week intended to respond to a large volume of calls

March of 2018 positions became full time positions

Page 3: Nevada Department of Wildlife Urban Wildlife Program · 2018-11-09 · Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media

Current Program Activities

Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education

In school visits & public presentations Media interviews Magazine articles

Field Responses Waterfowl Diseases Coyote Monitoring Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium

Data Collection & Mapping

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Can potentially combine botulism & plague to save time
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Page 5: Nevada Department of Wildlife Urban Wildlife Program · 2018-11-09 · Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media
Page 6: Nevada Department of Wildlife Urban Wildlife Program · 2018-11-09 · Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media

Current Program Activities

Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education

In school visits & public presentations Media interviews Magazine articles

Field Responses Waterfowl Diseases Coyote Monitoring Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium

Data Collection & Mapping

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Can potentially combine botulism & plague to save time
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Page 8: Nevada Department of Wildlife Urban Wildlife Program · 2018-11-09 · Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media

Current Program Activities

Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education

In school visits & public presentations Media interviews Magazine articles

Field Responses Waterfowl Diseases Coyote Monitoring Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium

Data Collection & Mapping

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Can potentially combine botulism & plague to save time
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Program Growth

622

9561022

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Western Region Total Calls Per Year

2016 2017 2018 Jan-Sept

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Add Josh Calls
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ArcGIS Data

203

152129

62 600

50

100

150

200

250

2018 Western Region Top Five Calls

Waterfowl

Raptors

Coyote

Raccoon

Squirrel

19%

62%

15%

3% 1%

2018 Western Region Predator Calls

Mountain Lion

Coyote

Bobcat

Wolf

Fox

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Add Josh Data
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ArcGIS Data

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Call Volume

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ArcGIS Data

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Video campaign
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Education Contacts

529

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WR Targeted Education

2016 2017 2018 YTD

1150

5400

4450

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2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Year

WR General Education & Outreach

2016 2017 2018 YTD

877

594 633

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400

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800

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2016 2017 2018

SR Targeted Education

2016 2017 2018

40004425

5500

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1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

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2016 2017 2018

SR General Education & Outreach

2016 2017 2018

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Future of the Program

Urban Wildlife Website Volunteer Program

Educators Field Responders

Urban Wildlife School Program Aligned to NGSS standards

Continue Targeted Proactive Education

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Thank you!

Questions?