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Karen Strier: 我是一名灵长类动物行为生态学家，致力于研究人类行为、进化和适应的生物学基础。我长期在巴西研究北冕猴，这种猴子生活在一个独特的和平、平等的社会中，这与其他灵长类动物截然不同。我的研究不仅关注北冕猴的独特行为模式，也致力于保护这个极度濒危的物种。几十年来，我们团队通过长期观察和非侵入式研究方法，例如收集粪便样本进行激素和基因分析，获得了大量关于北冕猴繁殖、社会结构和遗传多样性的宝贵数据。这些数据不仅具有重要的科学价值，也为北冕猴的保护工作提供了重要的依据。尽管面临栖息地破坏、干旱和疾病等挑战，我们仍然对北冕猴的未来充满希望，因为其种群数量在不断增长，并展现出适应环境变化的能力。 我们与巴西的同事和学生紧密合作，共同努力保护北冕猴及其栖息地。我们不仅进行科学研究，也积极参与保护工作，例如与当地社区合作发展可持续的生态旅游项目，以支持保护区的运作。 在过去的几十年里，我们经历了各种挑战，包括森林火灾和黄热病疫情，这些事件导致北冕猴种群数量下降。然而，这些经历也让我们更加坚定了保护北冕猴的决心，并促使我们不断改进研究方法和保护策略。 未来，我希望能够利用更多的资源，进一步加强北冕猴的保护工作，例如购买土地扩大保护区面积，雇佣护林员加强保护，并与相关机构合作制定更有效的保护管理计划。 主持人: 本期节目我们采访了灵长类动物学家卡伦·斯特里尔博士，她分享了她关于北冕猴研究和保护的精彩故事。卡伦博士的长期研究揭示了北冕猴独特的社会结构和行为模式，以及它们在面临环境挑战时的适应能力。她的工作不仅具有重要的科学意义，也为濒危物种的保护提供了宝贵的经验和启示。卡伦博士的工作也强调了国际合作和跨学科研究在保护生物多样性中的重要作用。通过与巴西同事和学生的合作，以及与当地社区的合作，卡伦博士及其团队为北冕猴的保护做出了巨大贡献。他们的努力不仅保护了这个独特的物种，也为其他濒危物种的保护提供了借鉴。

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Dr. Karen Strier, a primatologist, shares what she enjoys doing in her free time, including spending time in nature, cooking elaborate meals, reading books by authors from the countries she visits, and caring for her cats.
  • Enjoys nature walks and exercise
  • Loves cooking multi-course meals for friends and family
  • Reads books by authors from countries she visits

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Dr. Karen Strier is the Vilas Research Professor and Irven Devore Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Karen is a Primate behavioral ecologist. She is working to understand the biological basis of human behavior, evolution, and adaptation by studying our closest living relatives. Research in Karen’s group involves observing a critically endangered primate, the northern muriqui, in its natural habitat to understand how their behaviors are similar to or different from human behaviors. When she’s not in the lab or observing primates in the wild, Karen enjoys being outside, going for walks in nature, cooking delicious multi-course meals for her friends and family, reading, and spending time with her cats. Karen received her B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Biology from Swarthmore College, and she was awarded her M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University. After completing her Ph.D., Karen served as a lecturer at Harvard University and subsequently became a faculty member at Beloit College. She joined the faculty at UW-Madison in 1989. Karen has received numerous honors and awards throughout her career, including being elected as a Fellow of the American Anthropological Association, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition, she is an Honorary Member of the Latin American Society of Primatologists and the Brazilian Society of Primatologists, and she has received an Honorary Doctoral Degree from the University of Chicago. Karen has been the recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship, Kellett Mid-Career Faculty Researcher Award, and WARF Professorship from UW-Madison, the Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research & Public Service from UW-Madison, and the Distinguished Primatologist Awards from the American Society of Primatologists and the Midwest Primate Interest Group. She is currently the President of the International Primatological Society. In our interview, Karen shares more about her life and science.