Discussion on the state of wildlife data systems

Sweet spot or whatever, that is understandable. But when we're trying to create these models, the, sometimes the scale that we collect the data at makes it really difficult to run. And so if we could go to those systems where it's like, listen, you know, the agency's not gonna like give out your, you know, coordinates to anybody else. But it's really helpful when we're trying to figure out like, okay, if we have a diseased ear, how many deer were collected from that area around it. And I can only do that at the township scale right now for New York, for counties, for some other states. So recognizing, yes, you know, you may have recorded your data this way for forever and ever, but it really is becoming more critical that we try to integrate across states and how we collect data, how make sure you check your deer and, and if, you know, you're being asked to drop a pin or give a location, there's a reason for it. And it's because people like me are trying to help give solutions and we're not just, you know, willy nilly trying to scam you out of a big buck that you've been stalking for a couple of years. As I mentioned earlier, there seemed to be a lot of excitement around data systems, especially in concert with AI. But part of the reason I wanted to circle back to this topic is, is because so much of the work on developing data systems and the data pipelines to feed them are in serious jeopardy. Honestly, many of these programs are simply budget and staff cuts. The cancellation of federal grants. Ben Letcher and so many of the other federal employees I've worked with at noaa, usgs, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service are no longer federal employees. That's a devastating blow that frankly, I don't see us being able to recover from anytime soon. Hopefully state agencies and academic institutions can carry on some of this work and secure the data before it's lost. A few updates from what was probably our most popular popular episode, Brook Trout in a Changing Climate. Stephen Jane, the postdoc from Notre Dame who studied the phenomenon of browning in Adirondack Lakes, was recently published along with colleagues in the journal Entirely.