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NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE URBAN WILDLIFE PROGRAM Jessica Heitt, Urban Wildlife Coordinator

History of the Program  2 positions created in fall of 2015  Southern Region- Joshua Cerda  Western Region- Jessica Heitt  Originally 30 hours per week intended to respond to a large volume of calls  March of 2018 positions became full time positions

Current Program Activities  Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls  Outreach & Education  In school visits & public presentations  Media interviews  Magazine articles  Field Responses  Waterfowl Diseases  Coyote Monitoring  Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium  Data Collection & Mapping

Current Program Activities  Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls  Outreach & Education  In school visits & public presentations  Media interviews  Magazine articles  Field Responses  Waterfowl Diseases  Coyote Monitoring  Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium  Data Collection & Mapping

Current Program Activities  Responding to incoming urban wildlife calls  Outreach & Education  In school visits & public presentations  Media interviews  Magazine articles  Field Responses  Waterfowl Diseases  Coyote Monitoring  Bats in UNR Lawlor Stadium  Data Collection & Mapping

Program Growth Western Region Total Calls Per Year 1200 1000 1022 956 800 600 622 400 200 0 2016 2017 2018 Jan-Sept

ArcGIS Data 2018 Western Region Predator Calls 2018 Western Region Top Five Calls 3% 1% 250 200 19% 15% Mountain Lion 203 Waterfowl 150 152 Coyote Raptors 100 129 Bobcat Coyote 50 62 60 Wolf Raccoon 0 Fox Squirrel 62%

ArcGIS Data 1. 2. Call Volume

ArcGIS Data

Education Contacts WR Targeted Education WR General Education & Outreach 5000 6000 5000 4000 5400 3825 4000 4450 3000 3445 3000 2000 2000 1000 1000 1150 529 0 0 Year Year 2016 2017 2018 YTD 2016 2017 2018 YTD SR Targeted Education SR General Education & Outreach 1000 6000 5000 5500 800 877 4000 4425 600 4000 633 594 3000 400 2000 200 1000 0 0 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018

Future of the Program  Urban Wildlife Website  Volunteer Program  Educators  Field Responders  Urban Wildlife School Program  Aligned to NGSS standards  Continue Targeted Proactive Education

Thank you! Questions?