Technological Advances in Wildlife Management Q&A Video

An aerial view of a snowy woodland landscape. There is a blue sky in the background. Overlaying the landscape to the right is a photo of a biologist and his son.

Film Date:

April 20, 2021

Speaker:

Chad Bartman, a Geographic Information System Specialist with the Illinois Department of Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources

Produced by:

Laura Kammin

Kathy Andrews Wright

Edited by:

Sarah Marjanovic

Questions received in advance of the conversation are listed below, with the time noted should you desire to fast-forward to a topic of interest.

1:06 Development of digital maps for the online hunter fact sheets on Hunt Illinois website.

3:57 Demonstration of Hunt Illinois

7:14 Winter aerial tracking of deer in Chronic Wasting Disease positive zones of Illinois.

10:34 Trends being seen after collecting nearly 20 years of deer data.

13:05 Tips for creating a career in wildlife management and geography.

If you are interested in viewing the text alternative for the video click the CC option at the lower margin of the video.


Kathy Andrews Wright retired from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources where she was editor of OutdoorIllinois magazine. She is currently the editor of OutdoorIllinois Journal.

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