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Black Rock Forest @blackrockforest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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

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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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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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

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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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

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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

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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Roland Kays @rolandkays.com · 23/04/2025

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

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

YouTube video by Wild Animals

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Black Rock Forest @blackrockforest.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

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...

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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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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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

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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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

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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

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!

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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

'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

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Scott LaPoint @scottlapoint.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

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

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