On Sale! Bone Search and Recovery Course

In honour of Halloween, my collaboration with Shari Forbes, and the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology (CAPA), I've put my Bone Search and Recovery Short Course on sale. If you've been intrigued or inspired by my recent post series, The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning, I encourage you to...

The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt IV

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of Calgary so that we may see what scavenged upon them and eventually -- hopefully -- scattered the pigs' remains. On September 2nd, we returned, with...

The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt III

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of Calgary so that we may see what scavenged upon them and eventually -- hopefully -- scattered the pigs' remains. On September 2nd, we returned, with...

The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt II

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of Calgary so that we may see what scavenged upon them and eventually -- hopefully -- scattered the pigs' remains. On September 2nd, we returned, with...

The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt I

A month ago, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of Calgary so that we may see what scavenged upon them and eventually -- hopefully -- scattered the pigs' remains. On Thursday, we returned, with some...

Scattered, Episode 3 – canid behaviour

Episode 3 is now live! Check it out here: https://yvonnekjorlien.com/2020/11/08/scattered-episode-03-interview-with-dr-shelley-alexander/ Photo credit: Athena on Pixels Scattered is now also available on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/scattered/id1538054709 Dr. Shelley Alexander is Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. She specializes in canid (dog species, including wolves, coyotes, domestic dogs) behaviour, and...