Wild Wise: Coexisting with Carnivores, a partnership between Woodland Park Zoo and Issaquah School District 6th grade Life Sciences, offers middle school students a chance to develop science inquiry, civic literacy and leadership skills as they investigate and share solutions for living with carnivores in their community.

Canada Lynx are a Threatened Species in the United States, and have their southern range limit at several disjunct locations throughout the northern United States. Within Washington State, only about 50 lynx remain. As a cold-adapted and highly specialized predator, lynx are likely susceptible to the effects of climate change. Our research project aims to use camera traps to study lynx ecology within the last remaining reproducing population in Washington.

Dr. Thornton’s lab in Mammal Spatial Ecology and Conservation at Washington State University focuses on understanding the large-scale drivers of animal distribution and abundance, and how species respond to human alterations of landscapes. We work both domestically and internationally, and strive to provide data and analysis that informs wildlife conservation efforts. Species of particular interest to our group include many species of felid, such as jaguars, pumas, ocelots, Canada lynx, and bobcats.

The Seattle Urban Mesocarnivore Project of the Jordan lab at Seattle University studies the habitats and interactions of medium-sized carnivores in parks and greenspaces in Seattle.

Seattle University, founded in 1891, is a Jesuit Catholic university in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Field researchers in the biology department focus on the ecology and conservation of marine and terrestrial environments with an emphasis on training undergraduates in research methods. Our camera trapping projects aim to better understand responses of wildlife to urban land use.

At one time grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) roamed throughout the wild areas of Washington. Since their near extirpation from the lower 48 states in the 1800’s, grizzly bears were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1975. In 1997 the North Cascades, along with five other recovery zones, was identified as a key area for recovery of the endangered bear species. Despite anecdotal reports of grizzlies in the North Cascades, no population or individuals has been confirmed in the area. Based on expert opinion and a database of sightings, the U.S.

"Keeping the Northwest Wild" since 1989, Conservation Northwest champions rare and recovering wildlife and protects, connects and restores old-growth forests and other wild areas from the Washington Coast to the B.C. Rockies.

This site is a ~50ha dairy farm due west of Chepo along the Pan-American Highway.  Originally, six baited cameras and one unbaited camera (along a large dirt road) were set in open areas and riparian forest corridors at >250m spacing (see Gonzolillo - Original Subproject).  Subsequently, the grid was expanded to collect data at a smaller spatial scale (extended grid data stored here).  During the grid expansion, new camera locations were pre-selected by superimposing a 100m-by-100m grid onto the study area and setting cameras within 15m of the pre-selected locations, provi