The Wolf Connection
Welcome to 'The Wolf Connection' Podcast! Here, we explore the intricate bond between humans and wolves, seeking to better understand our relationship with one of humankind's earliest teachers; the wolf. 🐺
Re-discovering this human/wolf connection may prove to be essential to our development as individuals, the cultivation of productive societies, and a sustainable civilization on this planet.
You will experience a wide array of guests, such as Scientists, Authors, Conservationists, Visual Artists, Ranchers, Hunters, Naturalists and even Wolf Connection Staff & Volunteers!
Topics range from wolves in the wild, their impact on the national landscape and the complex cultural and social significance of the human/wolf connection.
Episodes
218 episodes
Episode #196 Kurt Holtzen - Conflict Mitigation in Colorado
Kurt Holtzen has been a Conflict Mitigation Specialist for around 20 years. He has spent the last 4 years in Colorado helping create relationships to foster coexistence and promote good conflict mitigation methods as wolves were set to be reint...
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Episode #195 Daniel Mallwitz - Wolves in Sweden
Daniel Mallwitz has been the Head of Field Work for the County Board in Vastmanland, Sweden for about 10 years. He is in charge of monitoring and managing many of the large carnivores in his county, including wolves, bears, lynx and wolverine. ...
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Episode #194 Sarah Hanafin - Wolf Educator, Conservationist & Volunteer
Sarah Hanafin has been volunteering with both Wolves of Maine and Wolf Hollow for almost a decade. She uses her Instagram platform to promote wolf education and conservation, while sharing her stories with wolves and wolfdogs from around the co...
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Episode #193 Wendy Keefover - Carnivore Conservation, The Humane Society of the United States
Wendy Keefover has been the Senior Strategist for Carnivore Protection at The Humane Society of the United States for over 10 years. She has been a wildlife advocate and working to protect carnivores for over 30 years. We talked about m...
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Episode #192 Jeremy SunderRaj - Wolf Research in Montana
Jeremy SunderRaj has been a Science Technician with the Yellowstone Wolf, Elk and Cougar project for over 5 years. Prior to his work in Yellowstone, he spent three summers trapping and collaring wolves for the State of Montana. Jeremy s...
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Episode #191 Kira Cassidy - Wolf 907F & Wolf Elders in Yellowstone
Kira Cassidy has been a Research Associate with the Yellowstone Wolf Project for over 12 years. She has always been a source of important facts & research of the wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Kira spoke about Wolf 907F, who h...
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Episode #190 Forrest Galante - Wolf Connection, Biodiversity and Upcoming Adventures
Forrest Galante has many titles, a wildlife biologist, television host and explorer just to name just a few! His mission is to inspire and educate people about animals and adventure through the media, including hosting programs on Animal Planet...
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Episode #189 Taylor Rabe - Wildlife Technician, Yellowstone National Park
Taylor Rabe has been a Wildlife Technician in Yellowstone National Park for the Wolf, Cougar and Elk Projects for over 2 1/2 years. She is also the Inaugural Fellow for Conservation Nation. Taylor updated us on what's happening inside Y...
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Episode #188 Marc Bekoff - The Emotional Lives of Animals
Marc Bekoff is a professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Marc has published 31 books and has won many awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions (cognitive ethology), compa...
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Episode #187 Will Stenberg & Zack Stentz - A Visit to Wolf Connection
Will Stenberg and his brother Zack Stentz recently visited Wolf Connection to spend time with the pack and recorded a quick podcast! They gave an update on their Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone project, and spoke about...
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Episode #186 Samantha Miller - Cats Aren't Trophies Colorado Campaign
Samantha Miller is the CATs (Cats Aren't Trophies) Campaign Manager in Colorado. The Colorado Ballot Measure, Initiative 91, has gained enough signatures to be on the ballot in the November Election. The basis of the proposal is to end trophy h...
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Episode #185 Leo Leckie - Back Home in Yellowstone
Leo Leckie is the Lead of Program Education & Outreach for Wolf Connection and has begun working with Yellowstone Wolf Tracker. He recently came back onsite to visit Wolf Connection, worked with the program staff, visited the wolf p...
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Episode #184 Brooke Mitchell - Rewildology & Crossover Episide
This is our first podcast crossover episode and we were so excited to have this discussion with Brooke Mitchell from Rewildology! Brooke is the host, founder and executive producer for Rewildology which is a podcast that talks about conservatio...
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Episode #183 Ryan Sedgeley & Alan Lacy - 'Welcome Home' Film and Coexistence in Colorado
Ryan Sedgeley is the Southern Rockies Representative for the Endangered Species Coalition. Alan Lacy is the Founder & Chief Filmmaker for Reel Earth Films. Both organizations worked on the new film 'Welcome Home', that tells the story of wo...
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Episode #182 Doug Smith & Chris Servheen - The Future of Wolves & Grizzly Bears
Doug Smith is a former Senior Wildlife Biologist and the former Yellowstone National Park Wolf Program Lead for 28 years. Chris Servheen was the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for 35 years. Both Doug ...
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Episode #181 Joel Cates - Facilities Manager at Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary
Joel Cates has been the Facilities Manager for Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary since 2019 after starting as a volunteer in 2013.He spoke about growing up around the wilderness in North Western Ontario, his journey in the early days of Yamnus...
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Episode #180 Emily Weidner - USFWS Biologist & Oregon Wolves
Emily Weidner has been a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biologist at the Bend Field Office in Orgeon since 2017. She is the office lead for eagles, sage-grouse, bats and wolves. Emily spoke about her role as a USFWS Biologist in Orego...
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Episode #179 Ashley Avis - UPDATE: Filming at Wolf Connection, "A Cry for the Wild" rally in Washington, D.C.
Screenwriter, director and producer Ashley Avis came back to Wolf Connection for the second time in 2 weeks! Ashley filmed at Wolf Connection for the new initiative, A Cry for the Wild, which will culminate in a 3-day event &...
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Episode #178 Ashley Avis - American Wolf
Ashley Avis is a screenwriter, director and producer of 6 feature films and is the President of The Wild Beauty Foundation. She is the writer, director and editor for Black Beauty on Disney+ and directed the award winning ...
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Episode #177 Cara Love - Wolves of Chernobyl
Cara Love is an Evolutionary Biologist and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. She has been studying wolves in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl for over a decade. Cara’s goal is to h...
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Episode #176 Carter Niemeyer - Wolf Tracks #3
This is the third edition of 'Wolf Tracks'! We discussed the Cody Robert's fallout in Wyoming, along with other stories pertaining to wolves with Carter Niemeyer. Carter retired from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 2006 as the W...
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Episode #175 Bill Watkins - Denali Wolf Tourism Impacts
Bill Watkins has been part of the Transportation System and Wilderness Tour Guide at Denali National Park for over 30 years. He is also the Administrator for the Denali Wolves group on Facebook, and is a conservation, wildlife and landscape pho...
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Episode #174 Ramey Newell - A Good Wolf
Ramey Newell is an American-Canadian filmmaker, photographer, and multidisciplinary artist who splits her time between British Columbia and Oregon. Her new film, A Good Wolf, is a feature-length documentary that explores di...
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Episode #173 Will Stenberg & Zack Stentz - Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone
Will Stenberg is a writer and musician, and his brother Zack Stentz is a writer and film producer know for his work on films like X-Men: First Class & Thor. Stampede Ventures recently optioned the rig...
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Episode #172 Mike Koshmrl - Wyoming Wolf Incident Part IV
This is the fourth installment of our podcasts regarding the Wyoming Wolf Incident. We spoke with Mike Kosmrl, reporter and investigative journalist from WyoFile.Mike discussed how he first learned about the story, the challenges he's h...
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