Mountain Lions and Bears in the Texas Borderlands

Mountain Lions and Bears - Large Carnivores in the Texas Borderlands

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Amanda Veals Dutt is the Carnivore Specialist and post-doctoral Research Scientist at Borderlands Research Institute (BRI). Her research and presentation focus on the spatial ecology and interspecific interactions between mammalian predators, such as black bears and mountain lions, and their prey. Her research in the Trans-Pecos aims to inform management decisions and habitat conservation.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Before coming to BRI, Amanda graduated in 2014 with a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from University of Arizona. During her undergraduate career, Amanda assisted on several carnivore research projects and worked in Namibia on caracals (African lynx), where her passion for carnivore conservation and management began. Amanda completed her PhD in Wildlife Sciences from Texas A&M University-Kingsville with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute in 2021. Her dissertation focused on the endangered ocelot in an effort to reduce road mortalities.

𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟴, 𝗮𝘁 𝟱:𝟭𝟱 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗗𝗧. 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮@𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗖𝗮𝘁𝘀.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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