Conservation needs to account for human presence, not just land use. Questions? Ask @scottlapoint.bsky.social! Read the paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/... Smithsonian summary: www.si.edu/newsdesk/rel... NYTimes write-up: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/s... 2/2

Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals

Sustainable human–wildlife coexistence requires a mechanistic understanding of the many ways that humans affect animals. However, progress is hampered by the lack of accessible data measuring the dyna...

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Haven't posted in a while, but wanted to introduce LYRU 8 to the community. He's our first adult male #bobcat with an eobs GPS collar! Looking forward to seeing how he navigates our region. Volume up! #movement #ecology @blackrockforest.bsky.social

I'm hiring! Please share! Join me this winter as a #wildlife #ecology technician. 6 months at $18/hr and subsidized housing available. Maintain a #cameratrap array, #bobcat and #fisher live trapping transects, and telemetry. More: blackrockforest.org/work_with_us

Facilitating this funding program and the research it enables, is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. We look forward to learning from all of our recipients.

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We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Redden Small Grant awardees!🧑‍🔬 Our 2025 Redden Conservation Small Grants support grad students from @cuny.edu NY (#trees), @uconn.bsky.social (#bees), Yale University (#soil), & @natural-history.bsky.social (#dragonflies). #BlackRockForest #Research #Conservation

Roger Powell and I review my best camera trap videos and try to figure out how the heck fishers can kill a porcupine. youtu.be/Q3MR_N2ng84

Inside the Kill: How (we think) Fishers Hunt Porcupines

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Doing research in the #HudsonHighlands? Join our 14th biennial Research Symposium, June 23rd! We're seeking presenters in the fields of #ecology, natural history, #archaeology, technology, #biology! Learn more & submit your abstract by May 2nd here: www.blackrockforest.org/past-researc...

Biennial Research Symposiums - Black Rock Forest

The Hudson Highlands Research Symposium is a biennial event hosted by Black Rock Forest that showcases current research and scholarship from or pertinent to the Hudson Highlands region. The Symposium ...

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Yeah, check it out. I wrote a little article on our #camera #trapping efforts. #wildlife #ecology

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New newsletter! 📰 Fall 🍂 field trips, wildlife camera 📸 trap results, @barnard-college.bsky.social students' energy ☀️🔋 study, & more. Read now: www.blackrockforest.org/blog/winter-... #BlackRockForest #Newsletter

Lost coyote? Enjoyed our first good #snow tracking session. This #coyote seems to check out our kiosk. Low #animal activity, but scenic.

Congrats to the NYSDOT on their $324k award from the #WildlifeCrossingsPilotProgram and happy to say I had a small part in it! This allows us to develop a toolkit for identifying #roadkill and #connectivity opportunities. Safer roads! I look forward to working with you all!

'Tis the season for #cameratrapping for me. Here's a nice sequence of a #bobcat mother and nearly full-grown kitten. Atypically interested in the lure. #wildlife #ecology

Stumbled across this #Ambystoma maculatum while checking #cameratraps inside #BlackRockForest yesterday. Any #herp folks know why it was out? #fieldwork

Please apply and share! #Funding! We're offering $10000 grants to do #research with #conservation application at #BlackRockForest. Send us your proposals: www.blackrockforest.org/david-redden... Deadline: January 26.

David Redden Conservation Science Fund Small Grants Program - Black Rock Forest

2025 David Redden Conservation Science FundSmall Grants Program for Conservation Research at Black Rock Forest Grant awards of up to $10,000 will be made on a competitive basis to fund research […]

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