Dear colleagues, Setfan Meyer (Proteus Statistical Consulting, NZ) is giving a free webinar on tag loss in mark-recapture that might be of your interest. See details below. Kind regards, Heloise *Webinar -Tag loss integration into mark-recapture modelling – a simple example* June 2024 Webinar URL https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c4003c66-7655-4f27-941b-5d14da77e2b... *Details* Tag loss integration into mark-recapture modelling – a simple example. *Abstract* In mark-recapture studies, tag loss results in the permanent loss of otherwise detectable individuals. This is known to commonly occur in mark-recapture studies and can cause biased estimates of, for example, recapture, survival, and population size. Therefore, several approaches have been developed to account for tag loss in mark-recapture models. In this webinar, Stefan provides an introduction mark-recapture modelling with tag loss and demonstrates how to implement a simple tag loss model into a Bayesian state-space modelling framework. This webinar will be a great opportunity for those starting to learn mark-recapture modelling (especially in a Bayesian context) or wanting to expand their modelling skills to customize their models to account for tag loss. About the speaker Stefan has a background in quantitative ecology. Originally from Germany, Stefan graduated with a zoology PhD at the University of Otago in 2016, studying the population dynamics of New Zealand sea lions. He has extensive experience in applying quantitative methods, such as Bayesian statistics and state-space modelling, to wildlife population and fisheries data. Further, Stefan specializes in the development of Shiny Apps aiming to streamline statistical data analysis and making statistical models accessible to non-specialists. He has been principal investigator on various fisheries modeling projects contracted by the Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand. Currently, Stefan is a Quantitative Ecologist at Proteus <http://www.proteus.co.nz/>, a New Zealand-based statistical consulting company that specialises in ecological and wildlife applications, with clients all around the world.