Episode #14 JR Chatman - Wolves Serving the Youth of Los Angeles

Austin Smith Jr. is a Tribal Member and the General Manager for the Branch of Natural Resources with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. He was part of a multi-person panel called “Face to Face with Oregon’s Wolves: Expert Perspectives” at the High Desert Museum in Oregon hosted by Ronan Donovan. Austin detailed his journey growing up on the reservation, the many ecological issues he deals with in his profession, and the influence wolves have had in tribal teachings and on the land in ...

23 Feb 20241h 25min

Bridgett VonHoldt and Kristin Brzeski are the Director and Co-Director of the Gulf Coast Canine Project. The GCCP was created to encompass their research and the community-based approach they are developing to understand, monitor, and manage the unique canines persisting across the Gulf Coast. With habitat being threatened of these unique canids on Galveston Island in Texas, the GCCP has looked at the ecological impact on "Ghost Wolves" and are trying to create environmentally conscious spac...

16 Feb 20241h 2min

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released their status review on grey wolves on February 2nd, stating that wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain range will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act. This comes after 2 petitions were filed asking for wolves to be re-listed in this region of the Western United States nearly 3 years ago. Kim Bean from Wolves of the Rockies joined us to discuss the status review, share her thoughts on the reasoning for this ruling, and what the fut...

9 Feb 202459min

Tom Gable is the Project Lead for Voyageurs Wolf Project and has been studying wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem since 2014. Their ultimate goal is to couple cutting-edge, rigorous wolf research with highly-effective outreach and education. Tom discussed some major topics at length: the effects of wolves on deer populations, wolves shifting beaver behaviors, and he also updated us on a huge non-lethal project to keep wolves off a ranch near Voyageurs National Park. Voyageurs Wolf ...

1 Feb 20241h 8min

This is our very first episode of 'Wolf Tracks' where we are discussing multiple wildlife issues and articles pertaining to wolves, mountain lions and bears with Carter Niemeyer! Carter Niemeyer retired from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 2006 as the Wolf Recovery Coordinator for the state of Idaho. He was an integral part of the Federal Wolf Reintroduction in both Yellowstone and Idaho. Carter has authored two books, Wolfer and Wolf Land which can be purchased through multiple boo...

26 Jan 20241h

Rob Edward has been working on restoring wild lands and wildlife in the American West for nearly 30 years. He is a Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor for Rocky Mountain Wolf Project and President of the Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund. Rob went into great detail about the journey to reintroducing wolves into Colorado, his working relationships throughout this initiative, the challenges that are ahead, and how he hopes this project will help other rewilding efforts. @rockymtnwolf Rocky Moun...

19 Jan 20241h 18min

Phillip Scrimshaw has been working as a photographer since 2021. He has taken multiple trips to Yellowstone, along with heading to Africa to photograph painted wolves and other wildlife. He tracks all of his adventures on his blog, and informs the public about the plight of the painted wolf on the African continent. Phillip discussed how he came into photography, how the first trip to Africa changed his life trajectory, the impact painted wolves have had on his life, and how he helps the co...

12 Jan 202456min

James Frystak is an Emmy Award Winning Cinematographer for his work on Netflix's Island of the Sea Wolves. He has been a part of filming other series including America The Beautiful and Incredible Animal Journeys for BBC, CBC, Disney+ and National Geographic. James spoke to us about his experiences filming for Island of the Sea Wolves, his career path becoming a Cinematographer and the impact of telling natural stories to the world. James Frystak Website James Frystak Showreel River Roa...

5 Jan 202453min