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The 2020 Ohio Community Wildlife Cooperative Conference – Online
November 16 – 19, 2020
from 2021 conference:
In light of the current Covid-19 restrictions, we decided to once again hold our annual conference virtually. This decision has allowed us to reach out to speakers from across the country. We are very excited about this year’s presentations!
The format will be similar to last year’s virtual conference, with the majority of talks pre-recorded and available for viewing Monday and Tuesday, with and a live keynote presentation on Wednesday afternoon.
Join Ohio community leaders and planners for a virtual conference focused on the role of local government in managing human-wildlife conflict. Normally, we would all meet together for a (much missed) in-person conference. In light of the current challenges we find ourselves in, the OCWC committee thought it best to move forward with a virtual conference this year.
Agenda
Presentations listed below on Monday-Wednesday will be pre-recorded. Each presentation will be roughly 45 minutes in length unless otherwise specified. If you have a question for one of our Monday – Wednesday speakers, you can submit it here.
Thursday’s sessions will be a live webinar, with registration required. Attendees will be able to access all presentations after they are posted for an extended time following the conference.
Monday, November 16
Animals and Covid-19: The Latest Science and How Animals Will Help End the Pandemic
Barbara Ray, City of Dublin
What is SCRAM?
Adam Turpen, SCRAM! Humane Animal Control and Removal Services
The Plasticene and its Impact on Wildlife
Cathi Lehn, City of Cleveland Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
Tuesday, November 17
Goose Management: Lessons Learned and Applying them to Natural Resource Management in Cities
Sam O’Connell, City of Mentor
The Wild Art of Communication: Offering Reasonable Solutions to Common Wildlife Conflicts
Barbara Ray, City of Dublin
Feral Swine in Ohio
Tyler Genders, USDA Wildlife Services
Wednesday, November 18
White-tailed Deer Damage Management: Does Your Community Have a Deer Problem??
Caleb Wellman, USDA Ohio Wildlife Services Program
Urban deer population management — is the patchwork approach sustainable?
Brad Bonham and Lynn Tetley, City of Wyoming – 15 mins
City of Mentor’s Urban Deer Program
Sam O’Connell, City of Mentor – 15 mins
History and Process – New Albany Deer Management Program
Brett Hall, New Albany Police – 15 mins
Thursday, November 19 – this will be a live session, please register below
2:00 pm – A Look at a Combined Approach to Deer Management
Dave Borneman, Ann Arbor, MI
2:45 pm – Question and Answer Session with Conference Speakers
Submit a question HERE.
3:15 pm – Evaluations and Adjourn
This year’s conference is FREE but registration is required to gain access to our Thursday, Nov. 19th Keynote and Q&A sessions.
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