The Wolf Connection Podcast
1) Episode #237 Melissa Smith - Sociological Aspects of State Species Management
Melissa Smith is the Executive Director & Founder of Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife and has served on D.C. environmental committees with a deep understanding of the Endangered Species Act. ...Show More
2) Episode #236 Dr. John Vucetich - Government Interference in Native Species Restoration
Dr. John Vucetich has been working on the Isle Royale Wolf & Moose Project for over 30 years. He is a distinguished Professor at Michigan Technological University where he teaches Wildlife Ecology and...Show More
3) Episode #235 Leo Miranda - Conservation Without Conflict
Leo Miranda was the USFWS Southeast Regional Director from 2018-2022, and is the Founder and CEO of Leo Miranda LLC which creates innovative wildlife conservation policy solutions. He also serves at t...Show More
4) Episode #234 Adam Bronstein - The Roadless Rule
Adam Bronstein has been with Western Watersheds Project since 2020 and is the Oregon Director for the organization. Adam grew up exploring the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, and received a ...Show More
5) Episode #233 Lizzy Pennock - Ruling on ESA Protections for Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
Lizzy Pennock has been the Carnivore Coexistence Attorney for WIldEarth Guardians for 4 years. Earlier in August, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vio...Show More
6) Episode #232 Michael Axel Hunnicutt - Wolves in California
Axel Hunnicutt has been with California Department of Fish & Wildlife for over 4 years and is the State Gray Wolf Coordinator. He has previously worked in Africa with multiple endangers and threatened...Show More
7) Episode #231 James Holt - The Nez Perce Relationship with the Environment
James Holt has been a tribal member of the Nez Perce for 13 years and has worked in Environmental Sciences & Tribal Community Engagement for nearly three decades. He also specializes in tribal public ...Show More
8) Episode #230 Laurie Cousins - Nature Based Therapy & Wolf Wisdom
Laurie Cousins is a Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Teacher who has been with Wolf Connection since 2018. Known for her work in healing trauma and addiction recovery, Laurie focuses on treating the cyclic...Show More
9) Episode #229 Alma "Rosie" Sanchez - Carnivore Biologist for the New Perce Tribe
Alma "Rosie" Sanchez is the Carnivore Biologist for the Nez Perce Tribe and is also a PhD student at The University of Colorado Boulder. She combines Indigenous political ecology and carnivore ecology...Show More
10) Episode #228 Nita Strauss - The Wolf You Feed
Nita Strauss is a Los Angeles born guitarist who has toured around the globe, playing with musical artists like Demi Lovato and Alice Cooper, while releasing two solo albums Controlled Chaos (2018) an...Show More