Conservation

Paige brings us along on learning about Huemul deer and conducting surveys

Claire shares some field lessons in Patagonia including: plant and animal identification, Carpentera/Magellanic woodpecker nest cavity identification, and native seed collection

Caleb gives a layout of the landscapes of the Aysen Valley in Patagonia, Chile

We were camping deep in the Furiosa sector of Patagonia National Park collecting data for a pilot study looking at the endangered huemul deer in the area. The study was looking into the relationship between the populations of huemul and the cows illegally grazing in the park. Our tasks for the day were to document any signs of huemul (i.e. scat, tracks, rubs) and to retrieve the two camera traps left out by a past semester.