Ian Smith
@SmittyInNature
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Wolf Predation and Research Technician with @VoyaWolfProject / Macalester 2022
Joined July 2023
Super excited to announce my 1st published paper as a co-author coming out of my capstone @macalester!!!š„³. Working with #CabLab @StotraChakraba2, BumpLab @UMNFWCB, & @WRTIKenya, we explored predator dynamics at mega-carcassesšš¦šš. Hugešto all collaborators and supporters!.
šNew paper alertš This one is special as its the 1st one from #CabLab featuring @Macalester graduate @SmittyInNature in collaboration with BumpLab @UMNFWCB & @WRTIKenya . We examined carnivore interactions at mega-carcasses in Tsavo š·ššš¦.a š§µā¬ļø.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: STICKER ALERT! Anyone who donates to our fundraising effort by the end of the day, gets this exclusive VWP winter 2025ā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: We know social media loves a good mysterious canine storyā¦so check out this animal we got on camera last winter. So,ā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: We have some great news! For the first time in about two decades (per the rancherās recollection), the large cattle raā¦.
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RT @UMNresearch: With support from the @IASatUofM, animal ecologist Joseph Bump uses graphic design and print-making to communicate and impā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: Nice footage of the Mithrandir Pack from this past summer and fall (along with some other neat wildlife). The pack getā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: Wolf Y1T is the breeding male of the Blood Moon Pack and is one of the most distinctive-looking wolves in the Greaterā¦.
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RT @IntlWolfCenter: Deep snow can make it harder for animals to find food, but it can be easier for wolves. Deer, moose, and other ungulatā¦.
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Some of my favorite footage I got to go through this season!.
Some neat footage from this summer of Half-Moon pups trying to get adult pack members to regurgitate food for them. Pups commonly mob the adults in hope of getting a meal once adults return to the pups at dens or rendezvousĀ sites. The pups were not successful in this instance!
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: This is an *amazingly rare* and fascinating video of a wolf bounding into beaver pond and catching a beaver swimming uā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: Beaver dams are natureās bridges and many animals such as wolves, bears, deer, and the like use them to cross wetlandsā¦.
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RT @HarshiniJhala: š¢ Publicationā¼ļø.Restoring wild water š to India's Kanha National Park may revive grasslands & save the species. Dedicateā¦.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Reintroducing megafauna to their historic range is an effective strategy to halt their extinctions and restore ecosystems. Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is an endangered megaherbivore that is...
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RT @IntlWolfCenter: Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers..
westernslopenow.com
GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (AP) ā Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Coloradoās Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short.ā¦
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RT @IsabelleLaumer: We are hiring!. Research assistant (small stipend provided) for collecting behavioral data on sanctuary-housed orangutaā¦.
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RT @NYTScience: This is what happens when an apex predator collides with an ecosystem engineer.
nytimes.com
This is what happens when an apex predator collides with an ecosystem engineer.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: We just published a new study that found that every major way humans have altered the landscapeālogging, road and traiā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: Some neat footage of Northwoods wildlife including a bobcat and her kittens (something we rarely get on camera) and seā¦.
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RT @VoyaWolfProject: Great look at what wolf pups can look like at this time of year. This pup is only 6.5 months old but is already startiā¦.
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RT @stayfknwild: Grizzly bear #793 shows up for the first time since June 2022 with her 2 new cubs of the year! #grizzlybear #grandtetonnatā¦.
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RT @MexicanWolves: Colorado to receive 10 wolves from Oregon for reintroduction:
kdvr.com
Coloradoās plan to reintroduce gray wolves in the Western Slope is moving forward now that the state has found a source for 10 wolves.
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RT @danirosefreund: Very fortunate and excited to capture this video. Special thanks to Olivia Jensen and Sage Patchet working on the projeā¦.
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