2025 Illinois Chapter of the Wildlife Society Conference

Dr. Tih-Fen Ting along with master's students Nikki Zuber, Natalie Barber, and Karina Davis attended the 61st annual meeting of the Illinois Chapter of the Wildlife Society (ILTWS). All three students received the ILTWS travel grant, in addition to support from Dr. Ting, to attend the meeting. The lab participated in two hands-on workshops: Rocket Netting and Duck Wing Identification, broadening their research skillset related to waterfowl.

Each student presented posters on their respective thesis work. Karina presented on wetland classification using GeoAI, Natalie presented on how climate change and prey abundance impact osprey reproductive success, and Nikki presented on a productivity assessment and population viability analysis for osprey in Illinois, for which she received the first prize for student poster presentations. Congratulations to Nikki, Natalie, and Karina on a successful 2025 conference!!!