Eclipse Soundscapes: eclipses and wildlife

"In this talk, Brent Pease will discuss how darkness during the day affected wildlife and highlight the power of the public in large-scale research. Dr. Pease played a key role in the Eclipse Soundscapes project as a facilitator, organizing and engaging almost 100 volunteers to participate as Data Collectors during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. These volunteers deployed AudioMoth devices to capture soundscapes from various sites, contributing to a large-scale participatory science effort. Now, Dr. Pease is collaborating with the Eclipse Soundscapes team to analyze all of the collected Eclipse Soundscapes data, helping to uncover how eclipses influence animal behavior through sound.

Brent Pease is an assistant professor in the Forestry Program at Southern Illinois University, where he researches and teaches topics in wildlife conservation and management. He earned his doctorate in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from North Carolina State University. A native of southern Illinois, Dr. Pease enjoys being back in the region to raise his family among the public lands and state parks of Illinois."