NEXT MEETING:Thursday, October 10, 2024
7:30 p.m. 
Tick Persistence in New Mexico Prairie Dog TownsJoin us for this month’s meeting to hear a presentation by Kaniya Sandoval about research she conducted at Eastern New Mexico University focused on the detection and persistence of soft ticks in an abandoned prairie dog town in eastern New Mexico. She will explain what soft ticks are and how they differ from hard ticks, and then discuss the importance of this research to human health, why she chose to study prairie dog towns, the methods she used, and the results of her research.
Speaker Bio: Kaniya Sandoval Kaniya Sandoval is half White Mountain Apache and half Navajo. She is originally from Whiteriver, AZ but currently resides 30 miles west of Albuquerque. Kaniya graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 2021 with a Bachelors in Wildlife & Fishery Science an a minor in Criminal Justice. During her undergraduate years, she conducted two research projects focused on ticks, one on soft ticks (Family: Argasidae) and the other on hard ticks (Family: Ixodidae). Kaniya currently works with Rio Grande Return as a Habitat Tech restoring wildlife habitat from agricultural lands. She also monitors mammal activity using game cameras at the Candelaria Nature Preserve. Directions to the Meeting: The Albuquerque Friends Meeting House is located at the corner of 5th and Bellamah. From I-40, take the 6th street exit, then South to Bellamah. Support AWF's work!
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