Lecture occurred on October 23, 2019
A lecture by Scott Bergen concerning the iconic Pronghorn antelope, a symbol of the western United States but their nature, history, conflicts, and success are rarely appreciated in public light. During the evening we will revisit, why this species unique to North America is iconic and at the heart of Edson Fichter’s body of lifework. Pronghorn antelope recent history within the Snake River Plain, their mobile life history, and the challenges of preserving this species in the face of a rapidly changing planet will be discussed.
Scott Bergen is a spatial ecologist who has lived in Idaho working with pronghorn antelope since 2008. He uses satellite and GPS technologies to highlight, discover, and estimate how environmental factors garnered by these newer technologies can provide for a better ecological understanding of focal species inherent needs to complete their life history. In his career, he has worked with Archbold Biological Station, NASA, Smithsonian Institution, The Nature Conservancy. His current work is with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game where he has worked as a senior wildlife biologist since v2012.