The very nature of cats makes them difficult to study. So how does one study them? In this webinar, we will discuss the various methods that are used to study cats which are not very different from the stuff that detectives do. What do we know about cats from these studies and how is it important to their conservation?
Speaker: Dr. Shomita Mukherjee, Senior Principal Scientist, Sacon
Date and Time: Saturday, 29th August, 4 – 5 pm
Where: on Zoom
Meeting details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84142322874?pwd=NC9pK2hacWpCMTYzT2RuSWs5bERZQT09
Meeting ID: 841 4232 2874
Passcode: 116175
In this talk, Dr. Shomita Mukherjee discusses about the genetic diversification in small cats and the reasons for the same. She then talks from her experiences in the north-east on how to study cats – from camera traps to DNA scat analysis and what findings it offers for conservation.
For those of you who missed the talk this weekend, you can view the recording at: https://youtu.be/MzoBVcOdMtY
