Robert Long Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington

Responsible for developing field projects associated with the conservation and management of carnivores in the Pacific Northwest. The position is housed with the zoo’s Field Conservation Division, and is focused on developing and managing carnivore-related aspects of the zoo’s Living Northwest initiative. Living Northwest highlights conservation and.

Ellensburg, Washington

Conducted noninvasive wildlife surveys ahead of the ongoing WSDOT I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East wildlife crossing structure installation to serve as baseline data for crossing structure performance assessment. Also, coordinated the Cascades Carnivore Connectivity Project, a multi-partner effort to assess connectivity for carnivores using noninvasive genetic.

Keene Valley, NY

Conducted post-doctoral research including connectivity modeling for fishers, black bears, and bobcats, and a genetic survey of fishers.

Burlington, Vermont

Conducted dissertation research focused on using noninvasive survey methods and occupancy modeling to build predictive occurrence models for black bears, bobcats, and fishers throughout Vermont.

Burlington, Vermont

Coordinated landscape scale protected area design and species recovery for the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada.

Ph.D., Natural Resources (Wildlife Ecology)

M.S., Wildlife Ecology

B.S., Wildlife Management; Biology