Paula MacKay
@paulamackay.bsky.social
Writer and conservationist. Working to protect carnivores and other wildlife through scientific research, conservation advocacy, and creative nonfiction (because wild animals need stories!)
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Paula MacKay
@paulamackay.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Paula MacKay
paulamackay.com
Hi everyone. I'm new here and excited to engage with other nature writers and wildlife conservationists. Learn more about my work and writing on behalf of wildlife at paulamackay.com.
Visit my blog, Wild Prose, at paulamackay.com/blog.
Visit my blog, Wild Prose, at paulamackay.com/blog.
Working around wildfires has become the new normal in the Cascades. New blog post:
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Words and Wildfire — Paula MacKay
Now at my computer, field plans canceled, PCT closed due to risk posed by the fire, I’m reflecting on thoughts offered by my workshop leader at the recent Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers.
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July 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Working around wildfires has become the new normal in the Cascades. New blog post:
@woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
paulamackay.com/blog/words-a...
@woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social
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“Conservation is a practice informed by the best evidence-based science and place-based knowledge whose outcomes protect and restore the natural environment—
“Conservation is a practice informed by the best evidence-based science and place-based knowledge whose outcomes protect and restore the natural environment—
July 14, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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“Conservation is a practice informed by the best evidence-based science and place-based knowledge whose outcomes protect and restore the natural environment—
“Conservation is a practice informed by the best evidence-based science and place-based knowledge whose outcomes protect and restore the natural environment—
Sometimes Nature isn’t pretty, but it’s always amazing. Check out my photo essay from the North Cascades, about a cougar stalking (and likely consuming) moose. Published by Woodland Park Zoo. paulamackay.com/blog/life-co...
Life: Cougar Stalks Moose — Paula MacKay
Remote cameras can document wildlife behaviors seldom witnessed by biologists in the field. Such was the case last summer in the North Cascades of Washington, when a camera captured images of an adult...
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May 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Sometimes Nature isn’t pretty, but it’s always amazing. Check out my photo essay from the North Cascades, about a cougar stalking (and likely consuming) moose. Published by Woodland Park Zoo. paulamackay.com/blog/life-co...
Reposted by Paula MacKay
Excited to be going on @thedailyshow.com tonight to discuss climate change, my new book, and the general state of the planet.
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Excited to be going on @thedailyshow.com tonight to discuss climate change, my new book, and the general state of the planet.
Reposted by Paula MacKay
While researchers are divided on the conclusion, the behavior shows #wolves may be smarter than we thought.
This might be the first recorded tool use by a wild wolf
While researchers are divided on the conclusion, the behavior shows wolves may be smarter than we thought.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
While researchers are divided on the conclusion, the behavior shows #wolves may be smarter than we thought.
Watch me on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, Nov 29, NBC. Wolverines! Behind-the-scenes at blog.zoo.org/2025/11/behi...
Featured in my role as a carnivore conservation specialist with Woodland Park Zoo, www.zoo.org.
www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom...
Featured in my role as a carnivore conservation specialist with Woodland Park Zoo, www.zoo.org.
www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom...
Behind-the-Scenes on the set of Wild Kingdom with Carnivore Conservation Specialist Paula MacKay
Woodland Park Zoo's Paula MacKay takes us behind-the-scenes on the set of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Watch me on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, Nov 29, NBC. Wolverines! Behind-the-scenes at blog.zoo.org/2025/11/behi...
Featured in my role as a carnivore conservation specialist with Woodland Park Zoo, www.zoo.org.
www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom...
Featured in my role as a carnivore conservation specialist with Woodland Park Zoo, www.zoo.org.
www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom...
Check out my new column in Tideland magazine, "Wild Wonders," in celebration of the natural wonders of Puget Sound. First up: fascinating rock formations called concretions!
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Time Traveling with Stones — Paula MacKay
Tideland magazine has launched my new column, “Wild Wonders,” in its winter 2025 issue. I initiated this quarterly column in celebration of the natural wonders of Puget Sound, which hosts thousands o...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Check out my new column in Tideland magazine, "Wild Wonders," in celebration of the natural wonders of Puget Sound. First up: fascinating rock formations called concretions!
paulamackay.com/blog/time-tr...
www.tidelandmag.com
paulamackay.com/blog/time-tr...
www.tidelandmag.com
Hi everyone. I'm new here and excited to engage with other nature writers and wildlife conservationists. Learn more about my work and writing on behalf of wildlife at paulamackay.com.
Visit my blog, Wild Prose, at paulamackay.com/blog.
Visit my blog, Wild Prose, at paulamackay.com/blog.
Paula MacKay
paulamackay.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Hi everyone. I'm new here and excited to engage with other nature writers and wildlife conservationists. Learn more about my work and writing on behalf of wildlife at paulamackay.com.
Visit my blog, Wild Prose, at paulamackay.com/blog.
Visit my blog, Wild Prose, at paulamackay.com/blog.