Welcome to the Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society Wildlife Webinar 

About the presentation: During this presentation the use of autonomous recording units (ARUs) meets the 21st century AI in Washington! This innovative technique is seeing a resurgence due to advances in technology. 

About the presenter: ​Trent Roussin is a M.S. Student in the Quantitative Ecology Lab at the University of Washington and a wildlife biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. His research focuses on developing non-invasive wolf population monitoring techniques, in addition to looking at factors influencing wolf recolonization in Washington. Trent is particularly interested in empowering local communities and stakeholders to participate in wildlife management and research that is meaningful to them. He earned a B.Sc. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana in 2008 and has worked with wolves, bears, elk, deer, tigers, and seals on a variety of projects since then. He spends as much of his free time as possible hiking, hunting, climbing, skiing, and otherwise enjoying the mountains and public lands across the west.