​Photos

These are photos from the field! These include site photos of both Kiawah and South Islands, scat samples, and photos of Meghan and her technicians Chloe (2022), Cami, Majesty, Zoey (2023), Sean, & Eric (2024)!
Project Milestones
2025 (Data Analysis & Dissertation Writing)
November 2025
2024 bobcat genetic results received (lab analysis for all years now complete)
June 2025
2024 bobcat diet content results received (lab analysis for all years now complete)
April 2025
Meghan Keating receives Outstanding Graduate Student Employee Award
March 2025
Meghan Keating's first dissertation chapter submitted to Animal Conservation for peer-reviewed publication
January 2025
After reviewing our data, new statewide regulations have been implemented to restrict rodenticide use.
2023 scat sample genetics results received
2024 (Field Season 3/3)
November 2024
Project transitions to data analysis & dissertation writing
End of third field season
September 2024
2023 bobcat (fecal) toxicology results received
August 2024
Yawkey Project data collection concludes
​'24-'25 Clemson Creative Inquiry students begin processing trail camera photos
Senior Honors Research student begins processing small mammal track plates
May 2024
2023 bobcat diet content results received
April 2024
Meghan Keating awarded the Dr. Kenyon Fairey Annual Doctoral Fellowship
​Meghan Keating awarded the Douglas R. Phillips Award
February 2024
Kiawah Project annual bobcat capture effort begins
January 2024
Bobcat fecal samples from Kiawah and South Island sent for genetic, toxicological, and dietary analysis
Scat (fecal) collection resumes across both Kiawah Island and South Island (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)
​Yawkey Project bobcat capture effort begins
2023 (Field Season 2/3)
December 2023
2022 bobcat genetic sample results received
November 2023
End of the second field season
2022 bobcat fecal toxicology results received
October 2023
Meghan Keating transitions to PhD candidate and full-time researcher
August 2023
'23-'24 Clemson Creative Inquiry students begin processing trail camera photos
May 2023
Clemson Creative Inquiry undergraduate students finish processing 2022 trail camera photos
February 2023
Kiawah Project annual bobcat capture effort begins
Yawkey Project bobcat capture effort begins
January 2023
Bobcat scat (fecal) collection resumes across both Kiawah and South Island (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)
Bobcat fecal samples from Kiawah Island and South Island sent for genetic analysis
2022 (Field Season 1/3)
November 2022
End of the first field season
October 2022
Yawkey Project fall bobcat capture effort begins
Project update sent to all partners
August 2022
Bobcat fecal samples from Kiawah Island sent for toxicological analysis
'22-'23 Clemson Creative Inquiry students begin processing trail camera photos
March 2022
Trail cameras are deployed across Kiawah Island and South Island (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)
Bobcat scat (fecal) collection begins across both Kiawah and South Island 
February 2022
Kiawah Project annual bobcat capture effort begins
Yawkey Project bobcat capture effort begins
January 2022
Scouting for bobcats begins
2021 (Project Initiation)
November 2021
Research goals and scope approved by partners
June 2021
Meghan Keating brought on as a PhD student for the project
Upcoming Outreach

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Past Outreach & Project News
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Their Habitat.  Kiawah Island, SC.   November 3.
Charleston Natural History Society Lecture Series.   James Island, SC.   October 13, 2025.
104th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.   West Lafayette, IN.   June 26–July 1, 2025.
International Urban Wildlife Conference 2025.   Atlanta, GA.   June 1-5, 2025.
Kiawah Conservancy Bobcat Bash.   Kiawah Island, SC.   May 22, 2025.
Southeast Furbearer Managers Workshop.   Clemson, SC.   May 19–22, 2025.
The State of our Bobcats.   Kiawah Conservancy.   May 19, 2025.
Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration.   Kiawah Island, SC.   April 25, 2025.
Focus on Clemson's Creative Inquiry Forum.   Clemson, SC.   April 9-11, 2025.
Clemson Student Research Forum.   Clemson, SC.   April 9-11, 2025.
The 6th Palmetto Alligator Research & Management Symposium.   Aiken, SC.   March 27–28, 2025.
Boone & Crockett Clemson Conservation Initiatives Showcase.   Greenville, SC.   March 21, 2025.
Rodenticide use to be restricted under new statewide regulations.   Clemson News.   January 29, 2025.
Southern Wesleyan University Natural Science Seminar.   Central, SC.   January 17, 2025.
Article Feature.   Inside Climate News.   December 6, 2024.
CU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Conservation/SCDNR Cooperators Meeting.   Clemson, SC.   November 20, 2024.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Bluegrass.   Kiawah Island, SC.   November 15, 2024.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Their Habitat.   Kiawah Island, SC.   November 14, 2024.
The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Conference.   Baltimore, MD.   October 19-23, 2024.
Newsletter Feature.   The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section.   October 4, 2024.
South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting.   Columbia, SC.   October 3, 2024.
Article.   The Conversation ES.   September 1, 2024.
TV Special.   SCETV.   August 15, 2024.
Radio Interview.   KCBS San Francisco.   August 10, 2024.
Article.   The Conversation US.   August 9, 2024.
Newspaper Article.   The Post and Courier.   June 11, 2024. 
103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.   Boulder, CO.   June 7-11, 2024.
Town of Kiawah Announcement.   Town of Kiawah Island Newsletter.   June 5, 2024.
Newsletter Feature.   Uptown: Municipal Association of South Carolina.   June 1, 2024.
2024 National Furbearer Joint Workshop.   Louisville, KY.   May 21-23, 2024.
Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration.   Kiawah Island, SC.   April 26, 2024.
College of Charleston William Anderson Lecture Series.   Charleston, SC.   April 12, 2024.
Clemson Pesticide Regulatory Service Lunch & Learn.   Pendleton, SC.   April 9, 2024.
Focus on Clemson's Creative Inquiry Forum.   Clemson, SC.   April 3-5, 2024.
Boone & Crockett Clemson Conservation Initiatives Showcase.   White House Plantation, SC.   January 17, 2024.
​CU Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Conservation Seminar Series Poster Session.   Clemson, SC.   December 8, 2023.
​The Wildlife Society 30th Annual Conference.   Louisville, KY.   November 5-9, 2023.
Article.   Decipher Creative Inquiry Magazine.  November 3, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Bluegrass.   Kiawah Island, SC.   October 6, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Nature Walk & Bobcat Talk.   Kiawah Island, SC.   October 4, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Nature Walk & Bobcat Talk.   Kiawah Island, SC.   October 3, 2023.
CU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Conservation/SCDNR Cooperators Meeting.   Clemson, SC.   September 20, 2023.
​13th International Mammalogical Congress.   Anchorage, AK.   July 14-20, 2023.
Magazine Article.   Sierra Magazine.   May 15, 2023.
Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration.   Kiawah Island, SC.   April 21, 2023.
Focus on Clemson's Creative Inquiry Forum.   Clemson, SC.   April 5-7, 2023.
Newsletter Feature.   The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section.   February 20, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Nature Walk & Bobcat Talk.   Kiawah Island, SC.   October 13, 2022.
South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting.   Columbia, SC.   October 12, 2022.
​Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Hope for Kiawah's Bobcats Panel Discussion.   Kiawah Island, SC.   October 11, 2022.
News Highlight.   ABC 4 News Charleston.   October 11, 2022.
CU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Conservation/SCDNR Cooperators Meeting.   Clemson, SC.   September 28, 2022.
​Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration.   Kiawah Island, SC.   April 22, 2022.
​Town of Kiawah Island Environmental Committee Meeting.   Kiawah Island, SC.   January 26, 2022.