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Mountain goats’ winter coats: What can people-powered research tell us about patterns and phenology of molt?

By CitSci.org on January 11, 2021January 9, 2021

This blog post originally appeared on the Ecology and Evolution blog, published by Wiley. It was re-posted here in it’s entirety with permission. Read the full published research paper here. By Katarzyna Nowak, Aerin Jacob, Shane Richards, Don Reid, and Greg Newman. Featured image shows one of the “crown jewels” of our camera trapping season

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How to Get a Better Picture of Mountain Goats with Community Science

By Megan Carp on July 13, 2020June 25, 2021

With the help of the larger U.S.-Canada community, a team of scientists has sought to understand how an alpine mammal sheds its winter coat. Cover Image: A camera trap on loan to Dr. Kate Nowak from WCS Canada captures a billy mountain goat at Pooly Canyon, Yukon, Canada What do goat hair, climate change, and

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Mountain goats’ winter coats: What can people-powered research tell us about patterns and phenology of molt?

How to Get a Better Picture of Mountain Goats with Community Science