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Wisconsin Center For Wildlife 2023 Seminar Series

2023 CNR Spring Seminar Series

The Science and Culture of Black Bears: Human Perspectives on a Large Carnivore

The Wisconsin Center for Wildlife’s 2023 Spring Seminar Series featured six speakers from around Wisconsin and around the country! The seminars in this series focus on the cultural, scientific, or ecologic importance of Wisconsin’s largest carnivore, the American Black Bear.

​All Seminars were live-streamed via the College of Natural Resources YouTube Channel.

Find the links to the recordings below!

Presented by:

Laura Conlee

​​February 9, 2023

Science Branch Chief
Missouri Department of Conservation

Presented by:

Randy Johnson
and
Brad Koele

February 16, 2023

​​Large Carnivore Specialist,
Wildlife Damage Specialist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources​​​

Presented by:

Jennifer Price-Tack

March 2, 2023

Large Carnivore and Elk Research Scientist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Presented by:

Dave Telesco

March 9, 2023

Bear Management Program Coordinator
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Presented by:

Cady Sartini

March 16, 2023

​Associate Wildlife Professor
College of Natural Resources
UW-Stevens Point​​​

Presented by:

Waabishkaa Binesikwe (White Thunderbird Woman)

March 30, 2023

Carnivore Biologist/Graduate Student in Psychology
Ojibwe Tribal Member of Keweenaw Bay Indian Community