Science for Community Seminar: Using Technology to Save Jaguars | Cell Phones & Sturgeon

April 21, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm iCal Google Calendar
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

April 21 - May 5, 2026 | Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:00 PM (EST)

Chesapeake Analytics Collaborative Building
Charles Street, Solomons, MD

Zoom Option: Please register to attend virtually/via Zoom.

Using Technology to Save Jaguars

Jan Schipper
How a Jaguar lost its spots
Jaguar populations are shrinking globally. As evolving technology brings new tools to researchers, monitoring rare and Elusive species such as Jaguar has gotten a lot more effective. using video sound and DNA we can detect and track individual animals, but also the entire ecosystems that they live in.

Cell Phones and Sturgeon

Mike O'Brien
Sturgeon alert!  Real time forecasting of sturgeon spawning
Although a tough animal to find, the endangered Atlantic sturgeon is vulnerable to shipping traffic and a changing climate. I'll discuss a near real-time system for alerting of sturgeon and forecasting of spawning in Eastern Shore’s Nanticoke River.

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