The Black Skimmer Project: Video Recording of Presentation
Here is the video recording to the Zoom presentation of The Black Skimmer Project from Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Announcements are in the beginning with the presentation beginning 6 minutes 45 seconds into the video.
Elena Duran will presented results of a Black Skimmer chick mortality
event investigation and the implications for the understanding of
emerging zoonotic diseases, coastal bird species management, and conservation. Elena received her B.S. in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation from the University of Florida, followed by her M.S. in Conservation Medicine from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She is currently a PhD candidate at Texas A&M University under Dr. Jacquelyn Grace. Her research involves understanding how environmental stressors (disease, temperature, contaminants) impact avian health and physiology.