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!
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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!
A close-up of a bee collecting pollen from a vibrant purple allium flower, set against a blurred natural background.
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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...
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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!
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:
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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
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Connect Magazine: Four Women, One Mission
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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:
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Agreed… it reminds me of the “cost of crossing structures” criticisms that fail to account for human deaths and vehicle damage. Makes for an obvious choice for safe crossings for wildlife!
And yes, I think you and I carpooled to that meeting, and passed the spot where that wolverine was killed ☹️
Sorry to here Meade! Glad you are OK, and it was great to see you at the meeting!
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.
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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
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!
Well said!. Furthermore, the habitat and co-occurring predators and prey that this species evolved with are no longer present (never mind the immense ethical and legal hurdles for ever re-introducing most of the species being discussed). This seems to be more a money-driven endeavor than anything.
I second all of Aerin’s comments about this program! I, too, was a 2015 Wilberforce Fellow, and it significantly changed both the way I look at my career, and my relationships with colleagues.
Thanks for serving in this valuable role, Meade. Despite all of this, your contributions to the field continue to be invaluable.
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!
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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!
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Wolverines!
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!
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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
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Exciting stuff! Bummer that “implying that UD models are not useful for rare species” 😔. Looks like there’s still a ways to go to crack that nut. I’m happy to see people trying, however!
I would love to be added…thanks! Mostly mesocarnivores…and, family-wise, primarily mustelids, felids, canids. Both wildland and urban. Policy and coexistence-wise, grizzly bears and wolves.
