Volunteer with the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project

Volunteer with the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project – wildlife camera trapping research

Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) and Seattle University scientists collaborated to launch the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project (SUCP) in 2019. This effort explores how carnivores—those in the scientific order Carnivora such as coyotes, black bears, raccoons, and bobcats—live and interact with people across the greater Seattle area. Researchers and volunteers with the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project deploy over 40 wildlife cameras across the greater Seattle area following the study design established by UWIN, the Urban Wildlife Information Network, coordinated by Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. The cameras are located within green spaces along either a north transect, a south transect or off-transect. The transects lie along an urban-to-rural gradient in the greater Seattle area and project volunteers manage about two-thirds of the camera stations. We are currently recruiting returning and new volunteers to join the effort for the next season (the camera trapping season runs April 2022 – March 2023) at locations including parks in the Issaquah area.

Training (required; via Zoom) – Saturday, March 12^th from 9:30  – 11:30 a.m. 

Please review the attached Volunteer Assignment Description so that you understand the volunteer commitment; to sign-up as a volunteer and let us know your site and training preferences, please complete this form by 2/25: https://forms.gle/wYY2NXUCAbnP6RNK9

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