Episode #229 Alma "Rosie" Sanchez - Carnivore Biologist for the Nez Perce Tribe

Rick Lamplugh is an Amazon best selling author who has written 3 books, including In The Temple of Wolves: A Winter's Immersion in Wild Yellowstone, and Deep Into Yellowstone: A Year's Immersion in Grandeur & Controversy. A naturalist and wildlife advocate, Rick weaves his knowledge and experience into all of his works. He writes and speaks about wildlife to help preserve wild lands across the United States. Rick spoke to us about In The Temple of Wolves, his experie...

15 Jan 20211h 17min

Wolf Tracker, Naturalist and Field Biologist Nathan Varley studied the relationship and impact between wolves and elk in Yellowstone National Park for almost 20 years. He was involved in the Yellowstone Gray Wolf Recovery Project and studied the environmental impacts of reintroducing wolves to the park. Nathan and his wife Linda Thurston now run a wildlife guide service called Yellowstone Wolf Tracker where they specialize in providing a rich natural history experience to see wildlife in Ye...

9 Jan 20211h 5min

Wolf Tales explores the journeys of Wolf Connection's staff and volunteers explaining how they made their way to Wolf Connection and the impact that the wolves and the organization has had on their lives. Stephen Rivera relocated to Los Angeles from Connecticut at 23 years old and joined Wolf Connection in 2018. He has immersed himself in all forms of media at Wolf Connection from photography, videography and musical production. Stephen is also the co-host and producer of 'The Wolf Connectio...

1 Jan 20218min

Forrest Galante is the host of Animal Planet's Extinct or Alive where he travels the world in search of species on the brink of extinction or species believed to be extinct. He is truly passionate about education and helping people save our planet. As a conservationist, he attempts to leave a positive biological impact in every place he visits. Forrest works with a variety of conservation groups from around the world doing outreach and helping spread awareness and understanding of wildl...

25 Dec 20201h 6min

Jeremy SunderRaj is a Biological Science Technician for the Yellowstone Wolf Project. He discusses his path from being a visitor at Yellowstone National Park at the age of 11 to working alongside Doug Smith and Rick McIntyre. Jeremy describes what wolf hazing is, the benefits it has to wolves in Yellowstone National Park and sheds light on the current state of wolf populations in the Western United States. Before working at Yellowstone National Park, Jeremy spent three summers trapping and c...

19 Dec 202052min

Miguel Rivera has been doing healing work for over 40 years and leads multiple ceremonies that include talking circles, vision quests and has participated in over 5,000 sweat lodges. He is a founding member of the Western Gate Roots and Wings Foundation, a member of the Guild of Future Architects and a Board Member for Wolf Connection. Miguel joined us to discuss his journey to learn these ceremonies from Native American elders, how he uses these teachings to help youth, veterans and rehab ...

12 Dec 20201h 10min

Wolf Tales explores the journeys of Wolf Connection's staff and volunteers explaining how they made their way to Wolf Connection and the impact that the wolves and the organization has had on their lives. Annette Golden relocated from Chicago, Illinois more than 7 years ago and now serves as Wolf Connection's Operations Coordinator, an interdepartmental support and advisory role that changes with the needs of the organization. Annette also helps with the care, feeding and enrichment of the p...

5 Dec 20204min

Research Associate and Biologist for the Yellowstone Wolf Project with Yellowstone Forever, Kira Cassidy joins the podcast to discuss her findings on pack dynamics, mortality rates of wolves, pack altercations and the impact of elder wolves within the packs in Yellowstone. Kira also talks about the longest surviving wolf pack in Yellowstone, the Mollie's Pack. Kira Cassidy has been with the Wolf Project for 14 years and a Research Associate for 9 years. Kira holds her M.S. degree from the Un...

26 Nov 202054min