​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
2024 (Field Season 3/3)
November 2024
Project transitions to data analysis & dissertation writing
Kiawah Project data collection concludes
September 2024
2023 scat sample 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 scat sample 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
Scat samples from Kiawah Island and South Island sent for genetic, toxicological, and dietary analysis
​Scat 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 scat samples genetic results received
November 2023
End of the second field season
2022 scat sample 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
Scat collection resumes across both Kiawah Island and South Island (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)
Scat 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
Select scat 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)
Scat collection begins across both Kiawah Island 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
International Urban Wildlife Conference 2025.   Atlanta, GA.   June 1-5.
Let's plan something! Contact us with suggestions and outreach requests!
Past Outreach
CU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Conservation/SCDNR Cooperators Meeting.   Clemson, SC.   Nov 20, 2024.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Bluegrass.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Nov 15, 2024.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Their Habitat.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Nov 14, 2024.
The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Conference.   Baltimore, MD.   Oct. 19-23, 2024.
Newsletter Feature.   The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section.   Oct. 4, 2024.
South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting.   Columbia, SC.   Oct. 3, 2024.
Article.   The Conversation ES.   Sep. 1, 2024.
TV Special.   SCETV.   Aug. 15, 2024.
Radio Interview.   KCBS San Francisco.   Aug. 10, 2024.
Article.   The Conversation US.   Aug. 9, 2024.
Newspaper Article.   The Post and Courier.   Jun. 11, 2024. 
103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.   Boulder, CO.   Jun. 7-11, 2024.
Town of Kiawah Announcement.   Town of Kiawah Island Newsletter.   Jun. 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.   Apr. 26, 2024.
College of Charleston William Anderson Lecture Series.   Charleston, SC.   Apr. 12, 2024.
Clemson Pesticide Regulatory Service Lunch & Learn.   Pendleton, SC.   Apr. 9, 2024.
Focus on Clemson's Creative Inquiry Forum.   Clemson, SC.   Apr. 3-5, 2024.
Boone & Crockett Clemson Conservation Initiatives Showcase.   White House Plantation, SC.   Jan. 17, 2024.
​CU Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Conservation Seminar Series Poster Session.   Clemson, SC.   Dec. 8, 2023.
​The Wildlife Society 30th Annual Conference.   Louisville, KY.   Nov. 5-9, 2023.
Article.   Decipher Creative Inquiry Magazine.  Nov. 3, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Bluegrass.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Oct. 6, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Nature Walk & Bobcat Talk.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Oct. 4, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Nature Walk & Bobcat Talk.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Oct. 3, 2023.
CU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Conservation/SCDNR Cooperators Meeting.   Clemson, SC.   Sep. 20, 2023.
​13th International Mammalogical Congress.   Anchorage, AK.   Jul. 14-20, 2023.
Magazine Article.   Sierra Magazine.   May 15, 2023.
Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Apr. 21, 2023.
Focus on Clemson's Creative Inquiry Forum.   Clemson, SC.   Apr. 5-7, 2023.
Newsletter Feature.   The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section.   Feb. 20, 2023.
Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Nature Walk & Bobcat Talk.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Oct. 13, 2022.
South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting.   Columbia, SC.   Oct. 12, 2022.
​Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Hope for Kiawah's Bobcats Panel Discussion.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Oct. 11, 2022.
News Highlight.   ABC 4 News Charleston.   Oct. 11, 2022.
CU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Conservation/SCDNR Cooperators Meeting.   Clemson, SC.   Sep. 28, 2022.
​Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Apr. 22, 2022.
​Town of Kiawah Island Environmental Committee Meeting.   Kiawah Island, SC.   Jan. 26, 2022.