Robert Long
@rlongeco.bsky.social
Carnivore ecologist, noninvasive researcher, conservation technologist. Views my own. Seattle, WA. Www.zoo.org/carnivores
If you’ll be here for the last day of #NACCR2026, and 1) want to hear about an amazing, highly collaborative project on long-term monitoring for conservation, or 2) just want to see lots of cool carnivore photos :-), stop by our talk tomorrow at 2:30 in N-204-C! @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
Looking forward to attending #NACCR2026 co-hosted by the Society for Conservation Biology North America (SCBNA) and Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)! @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social
A sequence of images caught by a camera trap tells an amazing story!
Woodland Park Zoo@woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social · 3mo agoRemote cameras can document wildlife behaviors seldom witnessed by biologists in the field. Such was the case last summer in the North Cascades of Washington, when a camera captured images of an unusual cougar-moose series. Check it out: woodlandparkzoo.exposure.co/life-on-camera
Some scenes, and an amazing story, from @paulamackay.bsky.social and our Cascades Carnivore Monitoring Project.
Paula MacKay@paulamackay.bsky.social · 3mo agoSometimes Nature isn’t pretty, but it’s always amazing. Check out my photo essay from the North Cascades, about a cougar stalking (and likely consuming) moose. Published by Woodland Park Zoo. paulamackay.com/blog/life-co...
I was at a conference last week, so missed the post about this new storyboard highlighting our collaborative Cascades Carnivore Monitoring Program! If you like carnivores, the Cascades, camera trap photos, or want to know more about this amazing effort, check this out! @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
Woodland Park Zoo@woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social · 6mo agoJust flipping through a few (nearly 1.5 million) of our fave wildlife images from remote camera stations in the Cascades! Zoo folks are helping to review photos as part of the highly collaborative Cascades Carnivore Monitoring Program. Check out this project: https://bit.ly/3ZIWwGE
Scaling Up for Conservation: Technological Innovations and Collaboration for Landscape-Level Wildlife Monitoring. If you're in Lima at #ICTC, come see our talk Wednesday about how small NGOs can use tech and collaborations to make large contributions to conservation science and species recovery.
The last 2 full days of workshops in Lima at @wildlabs.bsky.social Conservation Tech Conference have been eye-opening! Amazing how much innovation is happening in the conservation-tech space. I have so many ideas thanks to @conservationxlabs.bsky.social @kitzeslab.bsky.social among others #ICTC
Just arrived in Lima for #ictc2026 hosted by @wildlabs.bsky.social Excited for all the workshops starting tomorrow, but today I’ll be exploring Lima!
If you missed an amazing episode about wolverines, and some of our research in Washington’s Cascades, the first time around, the episode of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom-Protecting the Wild will be airing again live on Valentine’s Day morning on NBC!
Robert Long@rlongeco.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe were on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom! Such a pleasure to have had the chance to feature on this iconic program. Thanks to the the entire WK team, and to Rae and Peter, for giving wolverines their day in the limelight! Stream it now at www.nbc.com/mutual-of-om... @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
Good news for 🐝 🌲 🌸 🐝 🦋 🐝 As of Jan. 1, 2026, neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides known to harm pollinators, are no longer allowed for use by home gardeners on outdoor ornamental plants in Washington state. Looking for alternatives? Here's a beeautiful place to start: zoo.org/hellopollinators
We were on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom! Such a pleasure to have had the chance to feature on this iconic program. Thanks to the the entire WK team, and to Rae and Peter, for giving wolverines their day in the limelight! Stream it now at www.nbc.com/mutual-of-om... @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
Paula MacKay is now on Bluesky! See what she's up to, and also find links to her writing, at @paulamackay.bsky.social
We have some exciting news! You can watch our own Paula MacKay and Dr. Robert Long on this week's episode of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild. Get the scoop on what it was like on set: blog.zoo.org Tune in to King 5 on Saturday, November 29 at 9:00am to watch the full episode!
Woodland Park Zoo Blog
A behind-the-scenes look at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo and its conservation, education and animal care mission.
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Our wolverine conservation work--including interviews with both Paula MacKay and me--is going to be featured on NBC's Wild Kingdom! www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom... ! Visit behind the scenes on Paula MacKay's new blog post: paulamackay.com/blog/behind-...
Behind-the-Scenes: Wild Kingdom — Paula MacKay
Today, Woodland Park Zoo published my teaser blog post about being part of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild’s new episode on wolverines, which will air on Saturday, November 29. In...
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If you could use a bright spot, here are some members of the Cascadia Partner Forum making good use of our international peace park on the Washington - British Columbia border today. It's never been more important to work across borders for the climate resilience of our shared lands and waters.
Featured on Wild Kingdom @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social paulamackay.com/blog/feature...
Featured on Wild Kingdom — Paula MacKay
In January , I wrote about a memorable trip to Zoo Montana, where my husband and I spent the better part of a day engaging with three wolverines. I’m excited to announce that our visit was captured i...
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Connect Magazine: Four Women, One Mission paulamackay.com/blog/connect... @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
Connect Magazine: Four Women, One Mission — Paula MacKay
I’m honored to be featured in a new article titled, “Four Women, One Mission: Shaping the Future of Conservation Science.” The article is published in Connect , the trade magazine for the Association...
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Also, I'm very excited to share that we and our wolverine work with @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social will be featured on Dec. 26th's "Mutual of Omaha's, Wild Kingdom"! Get sneak peaks about the episode, it's hosts, and women in conservation on Paula's MacKay's blog--links to follow in my next 2 posts.
Lots of news to share as we close out this week! First, Tideland Magazine has launched Paula MacKay's new column, "Wild Wonders"! Read more about it and find a link to the column here: paulamackay.com/blog/time-tr...
Time Traveling with Stones — Paula MacKay
Tideland magazine has launched my new column, “Wild Wonders,” in its winter 2025 issue. I initiated this quarterly column in celebration of the natural wonders of Puget Sound, which hosts thousands o...
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Paula MacKay recounts our latest backcountry trip--to an area scarred by wildfire--in this gritty blog post. Hear (and see) what a trip into the wilderness is like for a field biologist. @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social paulamackay.com/blog/the-pas...
Healing in the Pasayten Wilderness — Paula MacKay
The 17-mile backpack up to Ashnola Mountain feels much longer when your legs are burning and the flies are biting. I’ve visited this remote and delectably lonesome destination several times since th...
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If you're interested in the Pacific Northwest, urban carnivores, wolverines, amphibians, bats, #conservationtechnology, or how woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social is conserving wildlife, check out fox13.bsky.social ‘s “Saving Wildlife.” The first episode just dropped: www.fox13seattle.com/video/1642484
Saving Wildlife: Discovering NW Nature
Saving Wildlife: Discovering NW Nature
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Seattle’s downtown is exceedingly more bikeable than it was just a few years ago. And, the waterfront bike path is finally complete, and a joy to ride!
Ever wondered if a small, fluffy, very cute pup could hack it in the wilderness? Well, another new blog post from P. MacKay describes our most recent attempt to get at that question! paulamackay.com/blog/gg7af25...
Rewilding Scout: Take Your Kids to Work Day — Paula MacKay
Welcome to my new blog series about Rewilding “Scout,” a young Maltese on the path to rediscovering his wild side. I’ll publish posts occasionally so you can join me in watching him grow!
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A few weeks ago Paula and I got to meet some wolverines during a trip associated with our carnivore conservation work for @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social Read about it here! paulamackay.com/blog/getting...
Getting Wild with Wolverines — Paula MacKay
When Robert and I were recently invited to Zoo Montana to spend time with three wolverines, I was slightly apprehensive—though not for the reasons you might think.
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Interested in #ConservationTech? Come join another @wildlabsnet.bsky.social variety hour for a sneak peak at new exciting projects, including the wildlife scent dispenser we've developed to survey rare carnivores in tough-to-access regions. See you all there! wildlabs.net/event/variet...
The Variety Hour: November 2024 | WILDLABS
You’re invited to the WILDLABS Variety Hour, a monthly event that connects you to conservation tech's most exciting projects, research, and ideas. We can't wait to bring you a whole new season of spea...
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I'm very excited to share a new paper that used the largest wolverine genetic dataset ever assembled in North America to explore genetic connectivity of wolverines across western NA. Special congrats to lead authors C. Day, E. Landguth, and M. Sawaya #wolverine #DNA www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Genetic connectivity of wolverines in western North America - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Genetic connectivity of wolverines in western North America
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Twitter, as we knew it, no longer exists. “X” is a cesspool of misinformation and propaganda. I’ve been reluctant to put a lot of energy into a “Twitter alternative” because none of them have taken off. But I hope we can regain that global conversation someplace again. Maybe this is the place.
Sharing Paula MacKay’s short blog post from Wednesday—I know it helped me keep in mind the wonders, even in the midst of grief and tragedy. paulamackay.com/blog/sufferi...
Suffering is Not Enough — Paula MacKay
It would have been easy to feel alone today, with so many things I value rejected point blank. Peace. Compassion. Justice for all (species).
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I’m really pleased that our paper describing an overwinter protocol for surveys of #wolverine s and other other #carnivore s is out! If you deploy #cameratrap s with an attractant, especially during winter, it might be of interest. @woodlandparkzoo doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
An overwinter protocol for detecting wolverines and other carnivores at camera traps paired with automated scent dispensers
Ecology & Evolution is a broad open access journal welcoming research in ecology, evolution, and conservation science, and providing a forum for evidence-based views.
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P. MacKay and I enjoyed our recent convo on the RewildingEarth podcast covering a broad swath of topics #carnivore #cameratrap #noninvasive #scicomm #wolverine #grizzlybear #connectivity #scat #pnw @ben_a_goldfarb @roamnjoe Robin Wall Kimmerer @rewilding rewilding.org/episode-120-...
Episode 120: Carnivore Conservation in the Pacific Northwest With Paula MacKay and Robert Long
Carnivore conservation in the Pacific Northwest, Northwest Cascades, with Woodland Park Zoo's Paula MacKay and Dr. Robert Long.
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