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Thursday March 10, 2022

EVENT SCHEDULE

9:30-9:35

Welcome on behalf of the Queensnake Collaborative

9:35-9:45

Setting the stage

9:45-10:55

Session 1: Population dynamics

11:05-12:05

  • Thames River Royalty: Over Two Decades of Research and Conversation in Southwestern Ontario
    Scott Gillingwater, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, Ontario

  • Snakes on a Floodplain: Movement of Queensnakes in the Maitland River, Ontario
    Cristen Watt, Huron Stewardship Council, Ontario

  • Queen-sized Collaboration: Updating the Distribution Estimate for Queensnakes in Ontario
    Jennifer McCarter, Natural Resource Solutions Inc., Ontario

  • Population Dynamics of Canadian Queensnakes: A Story of Complex Relationships Among Royals
    Allan Edelsparre, University of Toronto




     

  • Phylogeography of the Queensnake (Regina septemvittata)
    Donald B. Shepard and Derek M. Filipek, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana

  • Crayfish life history and ecological correlates associated with Queen Snake biology: You are what you eat
    Zachary Loughman & Nicoleena Storer, West Liberty University, West Virginia

  • An Update of the Classification, Status and Distribution of Canadian Freshwater Crayfishes (link to publication)
    Premek Hamr, Independent Researcher, Ontario





     

  • Two-eyed seeing through a snake lens. Creating a snake conservation project by weaving knowledge systems
    Steven Kell, Shawanaga First Nation, Ontario

  • Identifying and Evaluating Ex Situ Conservation Activities for Queensnake
    Jessica Steiner, Wildlife Preservation Canada and the Canadian Species Initiative, Ontario

  • Using molecular tools for insights in conservation of vertebrates
    Stephen Lougheed, Queens University, Ontario




     

  • Advancing understanding of Queensnake population ecology and disease impacts through passive integrated transponder telemetry
    Steven Price, University of Kentucky

  • Ophidiomycosis in Canadian snakes: what do we know, and what do we need to learn?
    Christina Davy, Carleton University, Ontario

  • Taking a Look “Up” as a Means of Enhancing Protection and Recovery of the Queen Snake
    Adam G. Yates, University of Waterloo, Ontario

Session 2: Population dynamics (continued)

BREAK

10:55-11:05

Breakout 1
LUNCH

12:05-12:35

12:35-13:00

Session 3: Different Ways of Knowing, Advances in Methodologies

13:00-14:00

BREAK

14:00-14:10

14:10-15:10

Session 4: Threats to Queensnakes, Crayfish and their Habitat

Breakout 2

Debrief on take home messages from breakouts, check in on progress of graphic
depiction of symposium proceedings

Closing Remarks

15:10-15:40

15:40-15:50

15:50-16:00

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