People passionate about nature

Reconstructing the diet ecology of the elusive Canada lynx

Presenter: 

Christa M. Szumski, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba

Date: 

Monday, November 16, 2015

Start Time: 

7:30 pm

Location: 

Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd on second floor - Salle Antoine-Gaborieau.

Admission: 

$2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Chemically speaking, you are what you eat, and from just a few strands of hair scientists are able to reconstruct the diets of animals. Christa Szumski is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Manitoba studying the ecology of Canada lynx across their range. The reclusive nature of these wild cats makes them particularly challenging to study, especially over large geographic areas. Christa has been tapping the data-rich source of furs to uncover new ecological lessons about lynx. From the diets of thousands of animals, Christa will explain how relationships among lynx and with other carnivores are affected by prey on the landscape.