Petros Chrysafis
@pchrysafis.bsky.social
Human-Wildlife conflict specialist and camera trapper. Located Central California, he/him.
Hey so my daughter wants to be Rumi from Kpop demonhunters for Halloween this year (surprise surprise). My question is does anyone know of a wood Mira wig that will fit a large adult head well? I really dont want to spend money online to realize it doesnt fit.
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hey so my daughter wants to be Rumi from Kpop demonhunters for Halloween this year (surprise surprise). My question is does anyone know of a wood Mira wig that will fit a large adult head well? I really dont want to spend money online to realize it doesnt fit.
In semi professional news I am up to handling 5 of these cute Giant Kangaroo rats (with proper permits and training). Soon ill be able to qualify for designated biologist. Im still a large mammal guy but these guys are too cute(and fiesty).🦊🧪
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In semi professional news I am up to handling 5 of these cute Giant Kangaroo rats (with proper permits and training). Soon ill be able to qualify for designated biologist. Im still a large mammal guy but these guys are too cute(and fiesty).🦊🧪
Apologies for the long silence. New job and all is making it hard to keep up with social media. As a penalty I post bobcat kittens carried by their mom
September 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Apologies for the long silence. New job and all is making it hard to keep up with social media. As a penalty I post bobcat kittens carried by their mom
Coyote in high elevation snow in March. I was looking for fishers at the time. 🧪🦊📷
July 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Coyote in high elevation snow in March. I was looking for fishers at the time. 🧪🦊📷
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New paper out: Food Subsidies Reduce Livestock Depredations by a Recovering Carnivore - Hyde - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🐺🧪🐮
Food Subsidies Reduce Livestock Depredations by a Recovering Carnivore
Diversionary feeding—providing food caches to divert predators away from preying on livestock—is a strategy to reduce depredations by Mexican gray wolves but has not been evaluated for its effectiven...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
New paper out: Food Subsidies Reduce Livestock Depredations by a Recovering Carnivore - Hyde - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🐺🧪🐮
I got a great Eurasian Lynx sighting while visiting Sweden this year. I am so excited about it. 🦊🧪📷
June 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I got a great Eurasian Lynx sighting while visiting Sweden this year. I am so excited about it. 🦊🧪📷
A fluffy gray fox stops by a camera in the high Sierra Nevada. 📷🦊🧪
May 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A fluffy gray fox stops by a camera in the high Sierra Nevada. 📷🦊🧪
Sequoia National Forest tracking and aesthetic pictures
May 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Sequoia National Forest tracking and aesthetic pictures
Ever since I showed her the pictures and videos of the rattlesnake I saw during fieldwork she is obsessed with them. We alternate between YouTube videos like @rattlesnakes.bsky.social and livestreams.
April 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Ever since I showed her the pictures and videos of the rattlesnake I saw during fieldwork she is obsessed with them. We alternate between YouTube videos like @rattlesnakes.bsky.social and livestreams.
I saw my first rattlesnake today. We'll I've seen glimpses before and heard them but never this gorgeous and stood still
April 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I saw my first rattlesnake today. We'll I've seen glimpses before and heard them but never this gorgeous and stood still
Hey camera trap peeps has anyone tried the new 4K Reconyx camera? I need some more cameras and I was wondering what the consensus is. 📷
April 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hey camera trap peeps has anyone tried the new 4K Reconyx camera? I need some more cameras and I was wondering what the consensus is. 📷
Sierra Foothills bobcat. A species I will never tire of capturing. 🦊🧪📷
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sierra Foothills bobcat. A species I will never tire of capturing. 🦊🧪📷
Stuff like that is making me extremely nervous to travel outside of the USA anymore.
March 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Stuff like that is making me extremely nervous to travel outside of the USA anymore.
In some personal news, Predator Detection and Deterrence as well as any other independent human-wildlife conflict I do will stop operations on June 15th. I am still taking clients but my goal is to leave everyone with a sustainable long term plan by June 15th. It's sad but...
March 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In some personal news, Predator Detection and Deterrence as well as any other independent human-wildlife conflict I do will stop operations on June 15th. I am still taking clients but my goal is to leave everyone with a sustainable long term plan by June 15th. It's sad but...
Chicken people really text you at 5 am telling you that new product has arrived like it's some sort of drug deal.
March 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Chicken people really text you at 5 am telling you that new product has arrived like it's some sort of drug deal.
I have been working/hoping for this shot for 6 whole years. I am incredibly happy to have gotten it. 📷🧪🦊
February 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have been working/hoping for this shot for 6 whole years. I am incredibly happy to have gotten it. 📷🧪🦊
Blind in one eye, this male mule deer still continues to impress in size.
February 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Blind in one eye, this male mule deer still continues to impress in size.
Late rut time means horny horny Tule Elk bulls. This was taken in September in the Carrizo Plains for Snapshot USA 🦊🧪📷
February 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Late rut time means horny horny Tule Elk bulls. This was taken in September in the Carrizo Plains for Snapshot USA 🦊🧪📷
I have been really bad at checking cameras. Life, stress and a collapse of mental health have reduced my want to do fieldwork. But it's getting better so I am hoping to be out there again as soon as the winter storms pass for a check. 📷🧪🦊
February 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I have been really bad at checking cameras. Life, stress and a collapse of mental health have reduced my want to do fieldwork. But it's getting better so I am hoping to be out there again as soon as the winter storms pass for a check. 📷🧪🦊
People have been asking me lately why I don't talk about depredation and conflict as much and the reality is that it has slowed up significantly. Between the counties not offering funding anymore, people not willing to pay and my financial situation getting trickier I no longer...🧪
February 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
People have been asking me lately why I don't talk about depredation and conflict as much and the reality is that it has slowed up significantly. Between the counties not offering funding anymore, people not willing to pay and my financial situation getting trickier I no longer...🧪
It's been a wild January and it's for sure not gonna get better before it gets worse so just checking in on all my U.S. science peeps. 🧪
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's been a wild January and it's for sure not gonna get better before it gets worse so just checking in on all my U.S. science peeps. 🧪
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If you are a member (or not) you can email their leadership about this.
President Theresa M. Koehler Theresa.M.Koehler@uth.tmc.edu
President Elect Alexander McAdam Alexander.McAdam@childrens.harvard.edu
They need to know this bullshit cannot be tolerated.
President Theresa M. Koehler Theresa.M.Koehler@uth.tmc.edu
President Elect Alexander McAdam Alexander.McAdam@childrens.harvard.edu
They need to know this bullshit cannot be tolerated.
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
If you are a member (or not) you can email their leadership about this.
President Theresa M. Koehler Theresa.M.Koehler@uth.tmc.edu
President Elect Alexander McAdam Alexander.McAdam@childrens.harvard.edu
They need to know this bullshit cannot be tolerated.
President Theresa M. Koehler Theresa.M.Koehler@uth.tmc.edu
President Elect Alexander McAdam Alexander.McAdam@childrens.harvard.edu
They need to know this bullshit cannot be tolerated.
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Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
February 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
Perfectly camouflaged the spots on this bobcat break the pattern enough allowing it to blend into granite and grass alike.🧪🦊📷
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Perfectly camouflaged the spots on this bobcat break the pattern enough allowing it to blend into granite and grass alike.🧪🦊📷
Finally some pronghorn. After a year of no show on camera this young pronghorn visits the spring for some water. 📷🦊🧪
January 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Finally some pronghorn. After a year of no show on camera this young pronghorn visits the spring for some water. 📷🦊🧪