About

Osprey Insights was founded to help ensure that natural places and wild species can thrive together with humanity now and into the future. To that end, we work to bring to the table (or into the field) uncommon partners, novel approaches, and an open mindset. We bring a background in wildlife biology, landscape ecology, and public lands policy to help design and implement innovative conservation programs and wildlife studies. We work with agencies, industry, Tribes, First Nations, Universities, and non-profit organizations to design and implement innovative programs to address some of the most pressing conservation challenges across the US and around the world. All of our work is collaborative and partnership-based.

Carly is the Principal and lead ecologist at Osprey Insights. I'm also the only person at Osprey Insights. I'm not trying to build a consulting company or a new NGO - rather I bring a background in wildlife biology, landscape ecology, and public lands policy to help design and implement innovative conservation programs and wildlife studies together with diverse partners.

My academic training is as a conservation biologist. My principal research interest is in understanding the functional connectivity of landscapes from the perspective of wide-ranging mammals. I did my PhD work in the Brazilian Cerrado combining use of scat detection dogs, DNA and hormone analysis, and spatial modeling to understand the influence of a changing landscape on the plight of the maned wolf, giant anteater, and other endangered species. Previously, I lead conservation planning efforts that supported the governments of the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Ghana with implementation of their Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans. As Director of Wildlife and Habitat Conservation for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (2011-2015), I worked with agencies, industry, Tribes, and non-profit organizations to design and implement innovative programs to address some of the most pressing conservation challenges across the US. I have degrees from Middlebury College (BA, Environmental Studies), and the University of Washington (PhD,Biology).

For more information, please reach out to me at carly@ospreyinsights.com or by phone at 206-437-5247.