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Sarah Long, M.S.,
Long is one of two full-time population biologists of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Population Management Center (PMC) in Chicago. Her primary duties for the PMC are conducting genetic and demographic analyses and preparing breeding and transfer plans for various species held in zoos across the country. In addition, she conducts research in applied population biology, focusing on improving the methodology of population management and collaborating on the development of population management software. Publications Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F. 2003. Designing a captive breeding plan with real world constraints. A workbook in conservation biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 63-67. Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F. 2003. Implementing alternative captive breeding strategies. A workbook in conservation biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 57-61. Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F. 2003. Managing gene diversity in captive populations. A workbook in conservatin biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 49-56. Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F. 2003. Simple pedigree analysis. A workbook in conservation biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 1-47. |
Sarah Long holds a B.S. in biology from DePaul University and an M.S.
in biology from Northern Arizona University, where she conducted field
research on prairie dog communication. Her previous experience
includes working as a research and herbarium database assistant at the
Field Museum of Natural History, as a plant biology instructor, and as
a keeper intern at Brookfield Zoo.