Proteus Wildlife Research Consultants

06/11/2022

It's our pleasure to be a sponsor of the New Zealand Ecological Society 2022 Conference in our hometown, Dunedin!

The New Zealand Ecological Society 2022 Conference will take place at the University of Otago in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. 28 November - 1 December, 2022. Come and hear about the latest research in ecology and conservation.

17/08/2022

Here we grow again! Welcome to the Proteus team Abby Bratt! Abby joins us from Seattle, Washington and is working on projects spanning from Australia, New Zealand, and all across the United States. Check out Abby's full bio on the webpage (link in comments).

11/05/2022

We are so lucky in Dunedin to share our coastlines with these endangered sea lions! It’s great to see New Zealand’s conservation efforts recognised around the world 🤩.

Sea lions are making a comeback on New Zealand's mainland, but they need protection to safeguard their future.

05/05/2022

A few years ago, Proteus helped assess the effectiveness of different methods of stoping fish from entering the irrigation system. It’s always rewarding to see projects come to fruition, and what a tremendous turnout to the event!

Hundreds of people young and old took up the chance to walk in a dry section of the Rangitata Diversion Race and get up close to the new $17.2m...

21/04/2022

Meet the team - Stefan, Rachel, and Mel! It’s been busy here in the Proteus offices with all our team members finally in one spot, so we want to take a moment to recognise the team that supports many of the Proteus projects. To find out more, check out the webpage and stay tuned 👍

10/02/2021

Online courses – Introduction to Occupancy Modelling/Model Averaging

These online courses are now available. All lectures and exercises are pre-recorded allowing you to work through the material at your own pace. Discussion boards allow you to ask any questions of the instructors.

For more information and to register go to:

21/10/2020

Here's Darryl's latest video tip; his view on how to model nuisance parameters. For the full version go to https://www.proteus.co.nz/news-tips-and-tricks/what-model-should-be-used-for-a-nuisance-parameter/

10/07/2020

Here's the short version of Darryl's latest video tip on calculating SEs on the probability and logit-scale. Long version is here: https://www.proteus.co.nz/news-tips-and-tricks/calculating-standard-errors-for-logistic-regressionlogit-link-using-the-delta-method/

05/05/2020

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08/04/2020

Some good news to brighten these dark days!

Two tuatara hatchlings have been sighted at Orokonaui Ecosanctuary - possibly the South Island's first in several centuries. University of Otago...

18/02/2020

Here's the short version of Darryl's latest video explaining how maximum likelihood methods work, and some tips for their application! For the full version go to https://www.proteus.co.nz/news-tips-and-tricks/maximum-likelihood-estimation-how-does-it-work-and-some-practical-tips/

13/01/2020

An interesting piece of research!

HomeBlogPress ReleasesPress ReleaseThe advantage of changing s*x in fish population recovery The advantage of changing s*x in fish population recovery Posted by Zoe Gentes on January 13, 2020 Share Tweet Email Harvesting of male fish near Marine Protected Areas affects s*x-changing species different...