Connecting Wildlands
One of the greatest threats to wildlife is the loss of habitat. As habitats become fragmented, wildlife have few options for survival when resources become scarce. Creating corridors that connect habitat fragments can help important species survive. Fortunately, there is a wealth of data on this topic. Join us for a discussion on how researchers at San Diego State University are taking advantage of this data to make recommendations for building new multi-species wildlife corridors and crossings in San Diego County and across southern California. About the Speaker: Megan Jennings is a Conservation Ecologist and Co-Director of San Diego State University's Institute for Ecological Monitoring and Management. Her research is particularly focused on habitat connectivity planning. Dr. Jennings earned a Ph.D. in Ecology from San Diego State University and the University of California, Davis. She worked for over a decade as a wildlife biologist for the US Forest Service in San Diego, where her years of experience in land management for a federal agency informed her perspective as a researcher.