https://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/field-science-when-your-degree-takes-you-to-the-jungle-8512656.html
I took a look at the people who would be out doing research on certain biomes/organisms and felt I needed to become more familiar with what they actually do before I could see if there is anything they need fixed.
https://journals.tdl.org/watchbird/index.php/watchbird/index
Early resource for a possible project avenue, this thing sucks, and it helped confirm my direction into this field of science communication as something like this is practically unusable, and this is for scientists.
Notes from research and interviews_
1. Reptiles and amphibians are cryptic and detection is difficult. Funding is a very difficult task as well because of the lack of charisma that amphibians and reptiles possess.
2. Documentation, tactile specimens (like a corpse). Visual evidence/vouchers are not very easy to trust/come by. Equipment failure. The animals are always a target for predation. Because of the small size of reptiles and amphibians, having an active transmitter is very difficult because smaller transmitters have to have smaller batteries or else they will burden/harm the animal.
3. When it comes to other scientists, interest can be challenging. Finding a new species that lives in a park that was not there before this can be important. But if it is not from very far then it is difficult to even publish results. When communicating to the general public/agency, scientists are not interested in science communication. Bringing lay people to the empathy and passion for your work and project is very difficult and an unrealistic goal.
4. Without communication it is impossible to garner support. Lots of emphasis on conferences. Graphics are better, higher quality interactions when in person though, conversations can be the richest interactions, however this is limited. Facebook live is also something that has been good because of the large outreach, local news media as well. Looking at a visually engaging graphic is what it can take to make people take away the information that is being presented.
How do you personally communicate to lay people and scientists?
Finding grounds of commonality and not shaming people. Pairing data driven information with anecdotes. Instagram is one method.
Resources I have tracked down
- Dave Steen - @alongsidewild
- Rattlesnake solutions: short term translocation and long term observation - Brian Hughes - @Rattlesnakeguy
- Advocates for Snake preservation - Melissa Amarello ASP @Snakeadvocate
All of these people are individuals who would be in my sphere that I will continue to pursue contact with as they will have important experiences and information for me.
- http://www.coparc.org/
This particular link is something I will be using to collect more resources and contact other SMEs that might be able to help me.
- https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/SWAP/CO_SWAP_FULLVERSION.pdf
This specific PDF will be the jumping off point for my research and narrowing down what my exact subject may be. There are some animals that are marked as locally endagered and would be some of the animals that require help.
Tier 1 reptiles and other animals. (cricket frog, massasauga, northern leopard frogs...)
4. Without communication it is impossible to garner support. Lots of emphasis on conferences. Graphics are better, higher quality interactions when in person though, conversations can be the richest interactions, however this is limited. Facebook live is also something that has been good because of the large outreach, local news media as well. Looking at a visually engaging graphic is what it can take to make people take away the information that is being presented.
Example: When are rattlesnakes active? Andrew created a table about when they are active but they are not very visually appealing.
Snakes are a very good animal that can draw interest
Rattlesnake maternal instincts and life.
Hell bender movement and paternal behaviors.
Conservation models globally are organismal and not ecological minded. Look at it holistically. The job of conservation is not to preserve the species and keep them alive, what are some of the unforeseen impacts of species not being present in their environments. For instance, cricket frogs have gone extinct in Colorado, some may not care cause there are millions in Illinois, but we would like to know what they did here in Colorado. The first rule of responsible tinkering is keeping all the parts.
3. When it comes to other scientists, interest can be challenging. Finding a new species that lives in a park that was not there before this can be important. But if it is not from very far then it is difficult to even publish results. When communicating to the general public/agency, scientists are not interested in science communication. Bringing lay people to the empathy and passion for your work and project is very difficult and an unrealistic goal.
4. Without communication it is impossible to garner support. Lots of emphasis on conferences. Graphics are better, higher quality interactions when in person though, conversations can be the richest interactions, however this is limited. Facebook live is also something that has been good because of the large outreach, local news media as well. Looking at a visually engaging graphic is what it can take to make people take away the information that is being presented.
How do you personally communicate to lay people and scientists?
Finding grounds of commonality and not shaming people. Pairing data driven information with anecdotes. Instagram is one method.
- Dave Steen - @alongsidewild
- Rattlesnake solutions: short term translocation and long term observation - Brian Hughes - @Rattlesnakeguy
- Advocates for Snake preservation - Melissa Amarello ASP @Snakeadvocate
All of these people are individuals who would be in my sphere that I will continue to pursue contact with as they will have important experiences and information for me.
- http://www.coparc.org/
This particular link is something I will be using to collect more resources and contact other SMEs that might be able to help me.
- https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/SWAP/CO_SWAP_FULLVERSION.pdf
This specific PDF will be the jumping off point for my research and narrowing down what my exact subject may be. There are some animals that are marked as locally endagered and would be some of the animals that require help.
Tier 1 reptiles and other animals. (cricket frog, massasauga, northern leopard frogs...)
4. Without communication it is impossible to garner support. Lots of emphasis on conferences. Graphics are better, higher quality interactions when in person though, conversations can be the richest interactions, however this is limited. Facebook live is also something that has been good because of the large outreach, local news media as well. Looking at a visually engaging graphic is what it can take to make people take away the information that is being presented.
Example: When are rattlesnakes active? Andrew created a table about when they are active but they are not very visually appealing.
Snakes are a very good animal that can draw interest
Rattlesnake maternal instincts and life.
Hell bender movement and paternal behaviors.
Conservation models globally are organismal and not ecological minded. Look at it holistically. The job of conservation is not to preserve the species and keep them alive, what are some of the unforeseen impacts of species not being present in their environments. For instance, cricket frogs have gone extinct in Colorado, some may not care cause there are millions in Illinois, but we would like to know what they did here in Colorado. The first rule of responsible tinkering is keeping all the parts.
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