NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE URBAN WILDLIFE PROGRAM Jessica Heitt, Urban Wildlife Coordinator
History of the Program 2 positions created in fall of 2015 Southern Region- Joshua Cerda Western Region- Jessica Heitt Originally 30 hours per week intended to respond to a large volume of calls March of 2018 positions became full time positions
Current Program Activities Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media interviews Magazine articles Field Responses Waterfowl Diseases Coyote Monitoring Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium Data Collection & Mapping
Current Program Activities Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media interviews Magazine articles Field Responses Waterfowl Diseases Coyote Monitoring Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium Data Collection & Mapping
Current Program Activities Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls Outreach & Education In school visits & public presentations Media interviews Magazine articles Field Responses Waterfowl Diseases Coyote Monitoring Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium Data Collection & Mapping
Program Growth Western Region Total Calls Per Year 1200 1000 1022 956 800 600 622 400 200 0 2016 2017 2018 Jan-Sept
ArcGIS Data 2018 Western Region Predator Calls 2018 Western Region Top Five Calls 3% 1% 250 200 19% 15% Mountain Lion 203 Waterfowl 150 152 Coyote Raptors 100 129 Bobcat Coyote 50 62 60 Wolf Raccoon 0 Fox Squirrel 62%
ArcGIS Data 1. 2. Call Volume
ArcGIS Data
Education Contacts WR Targeted Education WR General Education & Outreach 5000 6000 5000 4000 5400 3825 4000 4450 3000 3445 3000 2000 2000 1000 1000 1150 529 0 0 Year Year 2016 2017 2018 YTD 2016 2017 2018 YTD SR Targeted Education SR General Education & Outreach 1000 6000 5000 5500 800 877 4000 4425 600 4000 633 594 3000 400 2000 200 1000 0 0 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018
Future of the Program Urban Wildlife Website Volunteer Program Educators Field Responders Urban Wildlife School Program Aligned to NGSS standards Continue Targeted Proactive Education
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