You see a coyote on the path ahead of you—what do you do? This scenario is becoming increasingly common for Bay Area residents as coyote sightings surge from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to the Peninsula hills and South Bay neighborhoods. While most encounters are harmless, recent reports of bolder coyote behavior have raised important questions about how we can safely coexist with these intelligent animals in our shared landscape.
Join POST on August 28 at 7 p.m. for an informative, live one-hour webinar exploring coyote ecology and successful coexistence in Bay Area communities.
Here’s what you can expect to learn:
- How coyotes expanded across the USA and their history in the Bay Area
- Understanding coyote ecology and behavior
- The evolution of human-coyote relationships
- Current Bay Area research on coyote ecology and coexistence
- Best practices for preventing conflicts and responding to encounters
POST is excited to welcome back Dr. Christine Wilkinson, who captivated audiences in our “Queer Is Natural” online event last year. As a conservation scientist and carnivore ecologist at UC Santa Cruz and the California Academy of Sciences, Christine brings deep expertise in human-wildlife interactions to this timely topic.
Dr. Wilkinson will explain the science behind coyote behavior, share insights from her California research, and provide practical strategies for conflict prevention.
Register today for this free event. Whether you’re a wildlife enthusiast, concerned pet owner, or simply curious about your wild neighbors, don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of California’s leading experts on human-wildlife coexistence.
Cover Photo: Stephen Riffle
About Our Speaker
Christine Wilkinson, PhD, is a conservation scientist, carnivore ecologist, and science communicator at UC Santa Cruz and the California Academy of Sciences, and the incoming Assistant Curator of Community Science at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Her work focuses on the social-ecological drivers of human-wildlife interactions and how our relationships with nature are underpinned by environmental justice. Christine earned her doctorate degree in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from UC Berkeley, and currently conducts research and conservation outreach in human-dominated landscapes in California and Kenya. She is a National Geographic Explorer, co-founder of Black Mammalogists Week, director of the Humans and Hyenas Alliance, and creator of a popular social media series called “Queer Is Natural” – about queerness in the natural world. During her time off, she enjoys taiko drumming with San Francisco Taiko Dojo, running, ocean adventures, and playing with her perfect angel of a dog, River. You can learn more about Christine on her website at scrappynaturalist.com and follow her on TikTok @thescrappynaturalist.
