Abstract deadline extended to 2/17 for Urban Wildlife Conference. The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended until Tuesday, February 17th for the Urban Wildlife Ecology and Management Conference, to be held at the University of Massachusetts, June 21-24. Information on submitting abstracts and session proposals and about the conference generally is on the conference website at: http://www.people.umass.edu/sdestef/urban_conference.html
Come and be a part of the conference, the first urban wildlife gathering of its size in a decade. Talks will address the whole range of animals in urban areas, from butterflies to bears. Planned sessions include: --Managing Residential Landscapes for Wildlife, --Human-wildlife conflicts in urban areas, --Physiological effects of urbanization on wildlife, --Wildlife disease and human health in urban areas, --Wildlife management in urban open spaces, --Urban wildlife education, --Road ecology: Searching for habitat connectivity in urban environments, --Highly successful urban animals, --Coyotes in urban landscapes: challenges and opportunities, --Urban reptiles and amphibians, --Large carnivores in urban areas. Reasonable accommodations: Also, as an assist to making conference attendance cost-effective during these challenging economic times, the University of Massachusetts offers some very affordable prices for accommodations during the conference. The Campus Center Hotel (same building as the conference) is $87 per room per night, single or double occupancy; rooms in the North Residential Area, new "suite-like" air-conditioned dormitories with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a shared living room/kitchen area, are $45 per person per night. Finally, dorm rooms in traditional dormitories (no air conditioning, shared public bathrooms) are $18 per person per night double occupancy, $21 per person per night single occupancy. Other hotels are also available nearby.
