Kendall Calhoun
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Kendall Calhoun
@kendallcalhoun.bsky.social
Incoming Asst. Prof @ UBC Zoology (Fall 2026)! Currently a Postdoc @ UCLA + UC Davis. Studying impacts wildfires 🔥 and climate change 🌎 on wildlife 🐻 and conservation ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈
This project couldn't have been completed without a large collaboration of some truly stellar co-authors at CDFW and the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social (UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley). Also featuring some incredible art by: terradawsonart.com/about
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Overall conflict incident reports, as well as reports for 4 carnivore species, tend to increase during periods of lower precipitation. We theorize this is due to 1) decreases in resource availability during drought and 2) changes in poeple's perceptions of wildlife/nature during drought.
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Our new study just came out taking a look at how drought influences human-wildlife conflict reports in California! Check it out here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM