ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology

12:00 Identifying potential wildlife corridors to improve the connectivity between a Mediterranean nature park and its
surroundings, using camera traps
Adiv Gal, 1Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & the Arts,; Amir Arnon, Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park.; Tal Gaiger,
Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & the Arts; Iris Rainer, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & the Arts,;
Liat Hadar, Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park.
12:15 Principles for ensuring healthy and productive freshwater ecosystems that support sustainable fisheries
Nicolas Lapointe, Carleton University; Steven Cooke, Carleton University; Jack Imhof, Trout Unlimited Canada; Daniel
Boisclair, University of Montreal; John Casselman, Queens University; Allen Curry, University of New Brunswick; Otto
Langer, British Columbia Marine Conservation Caucus; Robert McLaughlin, University of Guelph; Charles Minns,
University of Toronto; John Post, University of Calgary; Michael Power, University of Waterloo; Joseph Rasmussen,
University of Lethbridge; John Reynolds, Simon Fraser University; John Richardson, University of British Columbia;
William Tonn, University of Alberta
Thursday
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Alien and Invasive Species 2
Room 307
Thursday, July 25, 10:30 to 12:30
10:30 New initiative for invasive alien raccoon control in Japan
Tohru Ikeda, Hokkaido University; Mariko Nakai, Hokkaido University; Ken-ichiro Shimada, Hokkaido University;
Takaaki Suzuki, Hokkaido Universty; Jincao Zhang, Hokkaido Universty
10:45 DNA shedding rates of Asian carps, for use in understanding field collections of eDNA
Katy Klymus, University of Missouri; Cathy Richter, U.S. Geological Survey; Duane Chapman, U.S. Geological Survey;
Craig Paukert, University of Missouri
11:00 Know thy enemy: Research towards understanding an invasive carnivore population and mitigating its impacts on
threatened island endemics
Andrew Bridges, Institute for Wildlife Studies; Daniel Biteman, Institute for Wildlife Studies; David Garcelon, Institute for
Wildlife Studies; Melissa Booker, United States Navy; Jessica Sanchez, Institute for Wildlife Studies
11:15 Fishing derbies for invasive lionfish: A tool for building awareness and affecting population control
Stephanie Green, Oregon State University; John Akins, Reef Environmental Education Foundation
11:30 Feral cat population control: more effective when reproductive hormones remain intact
J. Michael Reed, Tufts University; Robert McCarthy, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University; Stephen
levine, Tufts University
11:45 It just makes scents - manipulating predator foraging tactics to protect prey
Catherine Price, University of Sydney; Peter Banks, University of Sydney
12:00 Mixing with Mallards: The integrity of the Australian Pacific Black Duck at risk due to hybridisation with
Mallards
Alice Taysom, Victoria University
12:15 Open discussion
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Conservation Politics and Policy
Room 308
Thursday, July 25, 10:30 to 12:30
10:30 Conservation of big cats in a politically isolated country, Iran
Shervin Hess; Amir Hossein Khaleghi
10:45 Moving Climate Science into Policy: Connecting Land and Water for Fish, Farms and Families in Washington
State
Cynthia Wilkerson, The Wilderness Society
11:00 What is a Conservation Corridor Good For
Andrew Gregory, Northern Arizona University; Paul Beier, Nortehrn Arizona University
11:15 IUCN Knowledge Products or how to link science to policy
Diego Juffe-Bignoli, International Union for Conservation of Nature; Thomas Brooks, International Union for conservation
of nature
11:30 Exploring a new protected area mechanism under China’s new forest tenure reform policy: case study of the first
private land-trust nature reserve
Dajun Wang, Peking University; Peng Zhao, The Nature Conservancy, China; Tong Jin, TNC China; Sheng Li, University
of Wisconsin-Madison; Shuang Zhang, TNC China
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