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The Wolf Connection

by A Wolf Connection® Production · English · Tech & Science

Welcome to 'The Wolf Connection' Podcast. Here, we explore the intricate relationship between humans, predators, and the natural world. Topics range from The Future Of Wild Lands, Biodiversity, Biology, Conservation, Co existing with wildlife for the benefit of our ecological future, and Re-discover

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 3 min
Latest: 14 Oct 2026
Language: English

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14 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 6 minNew

Episode #261 David Ian Howe - Wolves and The Human Story

David Ian Howe is an anthropologist, archaeologist, and host of Ethnocynology and The David Ian Howe Show. He is known for popularizing ethnocynology, the study of the relationship between humans and dogs. His work explores the history and archaeology of dogs, as well as the roles they play in modern culture. In this episode of The Wolf Connection Podcast, we explore the human-wolf relationship before domestication, how our two species evolved alongside one another, and how that shared histor...

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30 Sep 2026 · 28 min
Episode #260 Matt Barnes - Wolves & the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project
Matt Barnes, a research associate with the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, is a range scientist, wildlife conservationist, and former ranch manager whose work focuses on reintegrating wildness into working landscapes. Matt works with land managers to improve rangeland stewardship and has worked alongside ranchers to help prevent conflicts with large carnivores, including wolves and grizzly bears, throughout the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming. In this episode of The...
9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode #259 Toni Lyn Morelli - Wildlife In A Changing World
Climate change is not just shifting temperatures, it is rewriting the rules of survival for wolves, moose, and entire ecosystems. In this episode, research ecologist Toni Lyn Morelli explains what wildlife experiences as winters warm, snow disappears, parasites spread, and habitats become increasingly fragmented. Drawing from her work at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Toni explores how animals respond to rapid environmental change ...
2 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode #258 Matthijs Schouten - Why We Should Stop Calling It Nature and Start Calling It Life
What if the real problem is not the world around us, but the way we’ve been taught to see it? Ecologist and philosopher Matthijs Schouten explores how Western thinking shaped our separation from nature, and why that mindset still affects the way we live today. He makes the case for seeing ourselves not above the natural world, but as part of a larger community of life. In this episode, Matthijs traces the roots of this worldview through philosophy, religion, and science, while also pointing...
26 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode #256 Jason Wise - Finding the Wild in Los Angeles
Jason Wise is a Certified California Naturalist, environmental educator, conservationist, trail guide, and LBGTQ activist with a Master's Degree in Environmental Policy. His passion is fostering a deeper connection between people and nature, and belief that access to and education about the natural world are essential for cultivating strong environmental advocates. Jason and I discussed how people can connect with nature in urban settings, the impact of environmental storytelling,...
19 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode #255 Lizzy Pennock & Joanna Zhang - Wolves, Grizzlies, and the ESA
At WildEarth Guardians, Lizzy Pennock works as the Carnivore Coexistence Attorney alongside Joanna Zhang, the Endangered Species Advocate. In this episode Lizzy and Joanna came on to discuss three major issues: rollbacks affecting the Endangered Species Act, the state of Montana admitting its tracking models severely overestimated the actual wolf population, and The Department of the Interior introducing a revised proposal altering ESA Rule 4(d) guidelines for grizzly bears. WildE...
5 Aug 2026 · 37 min
Episode #254 Cassi Camara - Wolf Connection & Environmental Education
Cassi Camara is a Conservation Communications Consultant who recently completed her PhD in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. She is also an Environmental Education Specialist for the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Collectively, her work integrates research and practice across governance, policy, education, and communication, with the aim of cultivating environmentally literate citizens, across the globe. Cassi spoke about her experience at Wolf Connection, some...
15 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode #253 Rick LoBello & Phillip Sozansky - Texas Lobo Coalition
Rick LoBello is one of the founders and Treasurer of the Texas Lobo Coalition, while Phillip Sozansky serves as the organization's Secretary. The Texas Lobo Coalition is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the natural restoration of the Mexican wolf to its native and historic habitats in Texas. In this conversation, Rick and Phillip explore Texas's ecological and cultural history, the mission of the Texas Lobo Coalition, and the science, challenges, and opportunities surrounding the return of...
10 Jun 2026 · 58 min
Episode #252 Carolyn Johnson - GuardUs Innovations & Coexistence in Colorado
Carolyn Johnson is the Founder/CEO/Mechanical Engineer of GuardUs Innovations. Their mission is to save animals, both domestic and wild. GuardUs Innovations strives to create a world where livestock are protected and our natural predators thrive. We plan to achieve this through novel and effective non-lethal predator deterrent innovations. Carolyn spoke about her background as a mechanical engineer, the livestock collar which aims to protect cattle & sheep in a non-lethal way, and p...
3 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode #251 Sami Godlove - Oregon Wild & Public Land Issues
Sami Godlove is the is the Central Oregon Field Coordinator at Oregon Wild, which works to protect and restore Oregon’s wild lands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations. Sami spoke about his early influential moments in nature, the importance of the Roadless Rule, potential large environmental rollbacks, and the effects these policies have on large ecosystems, old growth forests and other natural places that they protect. Oregon Wild @oregonwild @thewolfconn...
20 May 2026 · 1 hr
Episode #250 Marc Bekoff - Rewilding Our Hearts
Marc Bekoff is a professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Marc has published over 30 books and has won many awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions (cognitive ethology), compassionate conservation, and animal protection. He worked closely with Jane Goodall as co-chair of the ethics committee of the Jane Goodall Institute, and is a former Guggenheim Fellow. Marc discussed his book Rewinding Our Hearts: Building Pathways ...
22 Apr 2026 · 55 min
Episode #249 Naïma Namaste - Art, Women, and Wolves
Naïma has been a professional artist for over 6 years, after her work as a graphic designer for a decade. She describes her connection through art in this way: "Each work is conceived as an intimate space, where anyone can project their own story, emotions, and memories. Over time, I’ve come to understand that this silent connection between a painting and the viewer lies at the heart of my work. It is in this resonance, often hard to explain, that the artwork truly finds its place." Naïma ref...
8 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode #248 Cadence Truchot - Reconnecting Indigenous Communities in Grand Teton
Cadence Truchot has been the Tribal Community Engagement Fellow with Grand Teton National Park for over a year and a half. Her work within the park helps underserved Indigenous communities reconnect with their ancestral lands in week long programmatic settings. Cadence shares her deep connection to the natural world and how those values shape the programs she leads in Grand Teton. She speaks to the vital role of tribal partners in guiding storytelling, leadership, and mentorship, and re...
1 Apr 2026 · 56 min
Episode #247 Eric Washburn - The Future of Winter, Water, and Wildlife in Colorado
Eric Washburn is a fifth-generation Coloradan who is a big game hunter, who is a Senior Policy Advisor for Pioneer Public Affairs. PPA works on clean energy technologies and advocacy movements to combat the climate crisis, protect natural wonders, and empower marginalized communities across America. Eric discussed many issues from affecting winter, water and wildlife in Colorado, including the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease within elk and deer herds, pushing for the reintroduction of...
25 Mar 2026 · 19 min
Episode #246 Brianna Godberson - A Journey with Wolves Part 2
Brianna Godberson is the host of the Find Your Wild podcast, an artist, and business owner of Femme Sauvage based in Long Island, NY. Brianna reflected on her transformative visits to three wolf sanctuaries in California alongside Candace Dyar, sharing the lessons, and teachings she's taking with her from the wolves and wolf dogs that she experienced on this trip. She spoke about taking a step back to recharge from her podcast and business, while being reinvigorated with new energy thro...
18 Mar 2026 · 28 min
Episode #245 Candace Dyar - A Journey With Wolves
Candace Dyar is a nature and conservation photographer, educator, wildlife & wolf advocate based in Washington State for two decades. She has used her platform to collaborate on environmental issues with organizations including Wildlife for All and Team Wolf. Candace reflected on her transformative visits to three wolf sanctuaries in California alongside Brianna Godberson, sharing the profound growth and expansion she experienced along the way. Through this journey, she offers a pow...
4 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode #244 Eleri Lopp - Wolves In Estonia
Eleri Lopp is a photographer, videographer, and nature guide in Estonia. She has been tracking wolves for over a decade and observing ecological changes happening within her country. Eleri described wolf populations and movements within Estonia, the difference between EU protections and Baltic countries enforcing them for wolves, and the underfunding of science and research to conduct research on carnivores within Estonia. Eleri Lopp Photography @elerilopp_fromestonia @thewolfconn...
25 Feb 2026 · 47 min
Episode #243 Eleanor Keisman - New Animal
Eleanor Keisman is an American writer living in Vienna, Austria. She holds a BA from The New School and an MFA in creative writing from Drexel University. Her short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in Litro Magazine, The Bangalore Review, Tough Crime, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, and The Wild Umbrella, as well as adapted for "The Other Stories" podcast. New Animal is her first novella. Eleanor described her path to writing, the influences that guided her in writing New Animal, and the...
18 Feb 2026 · 59 min
Episode #242 Paul Koberstein - The Importance of Old Growth Forests
Paul Koberstein cofounded Cascadia Times in 1995 and has been its editor ever since. Paul, a journalist for forty years, was a staff writer for The Oregonian and Willamette Week in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the co-author of Canopy of Titans examining the global importance of the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. Paul discussed the book Canopy of Titans which details the threats facing this vital environmental resource, and celebrate...
11 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode #241 Malou Anderson - Generational Ranching & Coexistence in Tom Miner Basin
The Anderson family is a multi-generational ranching operation in Tom Miner Basin, the grizzly bear corridor near Yellowstone National Park's northern boundary. Rather than dominate nature, the Andersons work to prevent predation of livestock by coexisting more harmoniously with wildlife. Malou has implemented holistic regenerative grazing management so that these grasslands become more abundant and draw down more carbon into the soil. She discussed her personal relationship with the la...
10 Dec 2025 · 47 min
Episode #240 Doug Smith - Lessons From Wolves
Doug Smith retired as the Senior Wildlife Biologist in Yellowstone National park after 28 years of service where he supervised the wolf, elk, and bird programs. Doug has studied wolves for 44 years, done over 2,000 interviews, and appeared on numerous documentaries about wolves and birds for National Geographic, BBC, and CBS 60 Minutes. He is a member of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Team, the Re-Introduction Specialist Group, and the Canid Specialist Group for the International Union for Conserv...
3 Dec 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode #239 Annick Hus & Arie Trouwborst - The Challenges of Wolf Conservation in Europe
Annick Hus is a Belgian Freelance Journalist who has studied Animal Welfare Science and Ethics and Law at the University of Winchester. Arie Trouwborst is a Nature Conservation Law Professor at Tilburg University. They have both chronicled the political, societal, and legal perspectives of wolves naturally recolonizing Europe. They both discussed the challenges within each of these categories, as each country within the European Union is looking to navigate coexistence with wolves and o...
5 Nov 2025 · 28 min
Episode #238 John Potter - His Journey to Wolf Connection
John Potter grew up in the Upper Great Lakes region, spending his formative years immersed in the lush forests of the Great Northwoods, where he developed a profound love for the natural world that continues to inspire his work today. After a successful 20-year career as an award-winning illustrator, John transitioned to painting full-time in 2002. John visited Wolf Connection for 3 days, immersing himself in the on-site programs, interacting with the wolf pack, and experiencing all the...
1 Oct 2025 · 1 hr
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. She explored the significance of sociological sciences within state policy management of species, how this influences the effectiveness of State Endangered Species Acts (SESA) and State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAP), and the way governmental agencies on all levels can be ineffective ...
24 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
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 Environmental Ethics. We discussed the global biodiversity crisis we are currently in at the moment, the value of species within the context of an environment, his co-authored paper titled Government agencies in the United States are obstructing native species restoration, creating reg...
17 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
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 the Executive Director for Conservation Without Conflict, a proven approach to conservation and a coalition of public and private partners with highly diverse goals who are united in their commitment to conserving wildlife while keeping America’s working lands working. Leo went into detail a...
27 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
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 BS from SUNY ESF in Syracuse, NY in Environmental Studies and Geographic Information Technologies. He discussed the parameters of the Roadless Rule, explained specifics on protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs), impacts logging, grazing and outdoor recreation takes on roadless areas, a...
20 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
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 violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it determined that gray wolves in the western United States do not warrant federal protections. Lizzy went into great detail describing Senior District Judge Donald Molloy's reasons for ruling in this manner. We went on to discuss at length the de...
23 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
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 species, protecting habitats and wildlife while promoting coexistence benefits to the surrounding communities. Axel discussed the recolonization of wolves in California, their territories, pack sizes and possible dispersal patterns, the main issues surrounding wolf recolonization, and ...
16 Jul 2025 · 58 min
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 policy, including natural resources and water policy development; climate change planning; wilderness management; and utilities administration for the Nez Perce. James shared insights into his upbringing with the lessons and guidance he was given as a young man, the relationship of the ...

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