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

This is the second installment of our podcasts regarding the Wyoming Wolf Incident by speaking with Carter Niemeyer. We discussed the details of the incident, the reactions within both the hunting and non-consumptive communities, what the fallout could be from and Wyoming's massive elk herds prompting more hunting tags. 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 W...

11 Apr 202444min

Emily Cohen is the Executive Director of 89.1 KHOL in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They were the first break the story on March 29th involving a wolf's capture by Cody Roberts, the alleged abuse and death of the wolf following its capture. Wyoming Public Records Act requests submitted by KHOL and WyoFile as of Thursday, April 4th, have not yielded any new official information and requests for interviews with the agency by both outlets have been cancelled or denied. Please Read KOHL's stories on ...

10 Apr 202421min

Julia Smith is currently the Endangered Species Recovery Manager for the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. She formerly held the position of Lead of Wolf Policy for the same department for just over 2 years. Julia spoke at about her academic background learning about large predators, ultimately working with wolves in Arizona and later Washington, her experience working in the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and how wolves are faring in the state. Washington Depart...

5 Apr 202454min

Sylvia Medina has been the President of Green Kids Club for almost 7 years. They focus on spreading the word about environmental issues relating to people and animals through storytelling. Green Kids Club works with conservation groups and writing children’s books related to environmental issues they are experiencing. Sylvia described how Green Kids Club began, the process of writing stories for a younger audience, two upcoming wolf books The White Wolves of Yellowstone and The Wolf Matriarc...

29 Mars 202451min

Nicole Schmitt has been the Executive Director for Alaska Wildlife Alliance for over 6 years. They protect Alaska's wildlife through citizen mobilization, advocacy and education. Recently there have been calls to expand hunting and trapping around Denali National Park to protect moose and caribou herds. Nicole spoke at length about Alaska Wildlife Alliance's mission, the issues surrounding hunting and trapping of wolves near Denali National Park, and the consequences on the ecosystem of not...

22 Mars 20241h

John E. Marriott has been photographing wildlife for over 30 years and has authored multiple books on wolves, bears and national parks. He is involved in Canadian conservation issues with his non-profit organization, EXPOSED Wildlife Conservancy, which provides ethical and science-based solutions to solve the most pressing wildlife management challenges today. John spoke at length about the 3-part documentary series, 'Trapped In The Past' that discuss the history, economics, and flawed infor...

14 Mars 202442min

This is the second edition of 'Wolf Tracks' where we discuss multiple wildlife issues and articles pertaining to wolves with Carter Niemeyer! Carter 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 book retailers. Here are the articles and conte...

8 Mars 202457min

Ronan Donovan recently visited Wolf Connection, and we did our first ever onsite video podcast! Check out the Wolf Connection YouTube Channel to see the episode premiere this afternoon here. Ronan discussed his project called ‘Wolves: Photography Exhibit’ which is coming to Los Angeles soon! For over a decade, Ronan has been a Conservation Filmmaker & Photographer. His work includes studying chimpanzees in Uganda, wolves in Yellowstone National Park and the Arctic. His visual storytel...

1 Mars 202420min