Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆
@mgbrasher
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Senior Waterfowl Scientist, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Co-host of the DU Podcast. Conserving wetlands & waterfowl for tomorrow's generations. #HailState
Memphis, TN
Joined December 2009
How fitting to celebrate #internationalwomensday with our recent discussion with polar expeditionist and “ornithological badass” Dr. Sarah Gutowsky!! Thanks for all you are doing @halibirdnerd !
Have some fun this #InternationalWomensDay and explore some of the Earth's most remote corners studying birds with DUC postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Sarah Gutowsky, on the latest @DucksUnlimited Podcast episode: https://t.co/NQR0fJG7bJ 🌎🦆 📷: Dr. Sarah Gutowsky / @halibirdnerd
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(1) A Story of Science on Alaska’s Yukon Delta | Chapter 1: The Place The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a vast and remote 32 million-acre coastal plain in southwestern Alaska, is considered by many the 3rd most important region for breeding waterfowl in all of North America, behind
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Can’t wait!! Tons of fun!!
Feits & Donnie are brand new outdoorsmen! Our video drops this Thursday on YT 🙌🏽
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When collaborating with @StoolOutdoors , be prepared for the uncommon discussion!! 🤣🦆
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Can’t wait…gonna be so much fun! 🦆
Starting 2024 off with a bang! Headed to stuttgart with @FeitsBarstool & @DonnieDoesWorld to hunt with our good friends from @DucksUnlimited 🙌🏽
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#DUPodcast | Ep. 539 – Dropping Ducks and Shooting Snipe with Winchester Ammunition Few activities are better for strengthening partnerships and building memories than bird hunts afield. On this episode, @mgbrasher is joined by Jake Wallace of @Winchester, Will Brantley of
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A wonderful night, and honored to share in the excitement. Thank you @TuskegeeUniv Red Tails! 🦆💪
"Dream Big, Dream Often, and Dream in Color." Those were the words of Jerome Ford, @USFWS Assistant Director, Migratory Bird Program (@USFWSBirds), as he addressed, motivated, and inspired the students of the Tuskegee University chapter of Ducks Unlimited. The night marked a
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@lavretskylab is now live with episode 490 on the @MeatEaterTV podcast! All things #waterfowl genetics and duckDNA! Again, big thanks to @stevenrinella and the entire meateater crew!
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Podcast Episode · The MeatEater Podcast · 10/30/2023 · 2h 43m
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It’s happening!!! 🦆 🧬 💪
The first duckDNA kits going out! If you haven’t done so, go sign up at https://t.co/42NFDrJXOq today! @DucksUnlimited @DUConserve @mgbrasher
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More super cool bird genetics science and conservation here. @LavretskyLab can we do the same for mallards with https://t.co/Ma1GNnKJtI? 😁🦆
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Discover the future of waterfowl conservation with the duckDNA program, a groundbreaking collaboration between Ducks Unlimited and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). This innovative initiat...
Led by new PhD Matt DeSaix, our latest paper uses advanced low-coverage whole genome sequencing (lcWGS) to uncover the intricate migratory connectivity patterns of American Redstarts 📷 This helps us craft conservation strategies to preserve both numbers and genetic #Diversity
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Ducks, DNA, Science, and Conservation. Can’t wait to hear this one. @DucksUnlimited 🦆
@LavretskyLab had a blast talking #mallard #conservation with @MeatEaterTV @stevenrinella! sign up at https://t.co/22otgVmeWU and part of waterfowl conservation partnered with @DucksUnlimited @mgbrasher
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MIGRATION ALERT: More than 600 MILLION birds predicted for tonight! Given the tragic mass window collisions in Chicago (see our previous post), it's an important time to dim nonessential outdoor lights at night & make your windows safer for birds: https://t.co/CboDf0WiNr
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Incredibly proud of my good friend, Jim Inglis, for this much deserved recognition! Congrats, Jim!!
Last weekend, longtime Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever employee Jim Inglis was honored by his alma mater, Mississippi State University. Inglis was one of eight former students inducted into the 2023 Alumni Fellows program and was recognized during MSU’s home football game
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We are hiring! Application for our 2024 Conservation Science Assistant(s) is now open. This is 12-month, full-time, paid ($19/hr) position(s) that will work at @DucksUnlimited National HQ in Memphis, TN. Please share widely!! More info here:
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★ Just published a new episode of Ducks Unlimited Podcast: Ep. 499 – Host of Her Wild Outdoors, Amy Hall, Joins the DU Podcast. Listen:
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BREAKING: 2023 Waterfowl Population Survey Results Duck numbers were estimated at 32.3 million, down 7% from 2022. Read the full report at https://t.co/eXs3ozVFoX. Brought to you by @GeneralTire #DucksUnlimitedGT
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Had. A. Blast. recording this episode! Glad we could spread the word about the crucial role of hunters and shooters in fueling on-the-ground conservation!
#DUPodcast: DU’s Dr. @mgbrasher & @HorobetzMark is joined by @thanks4hunting for a very entertaining discussion. Learn about the R3 initiative (Recruitment, Retention, & Reactivation) & the significance of the Pittman-Robertson Act to wildlife management. The group also explores
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Thanks to @USDA_APHIS for the partnership! 🤝 🦆
BREAKING: @USDA_APHIS has issued its 2023 rule regarding the import of game birds from Canada. After close consultation with waterfowl scientists from DU, APHIS has revised last year’s rule to allow skin to remain intact on hunter-harvested carcasses. All previous restrictions
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And one more special guest to be revealed soon! This gon’ be fun!! 🦆
Ducks Unlimited and @ducanada have joined forces to bring you a live analysis of the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey Report. Register now for this exclusive event happening August 21! ➡️ https://t.co/ZBnz6IHItc
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