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Raccoon Anthropogenic Foraging Habits

Presentation Year
2026
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Raccoon foraging on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus will be examined using 30 motion‑activated cameras mounted on standardized trash receptacles. The study measures how time of day, human activity, and distance to residence halls and food vendors influence raccoon presence. Images will quantify raccoon detections, human activity, and environmental covariates. Results will be analyzed with mixed‑effects models to understand how urban disturbance shapes raccoon foraging behavior and to inform campus waste‑management strategies.
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
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Primary Contact: First Name
Jackson
Primary Contact: Last Name
Butts
Primary Contact: Email
buttsjackson8@gmail.com
Primary Contact: I am a
Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
3104633858
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4'x3'