Episode #229 Alma "Rosie" Sanchez - Carnivore Biologist for the Nez 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 in both fieldwork and research. Rosie has focused on revitalizing management plans, deploying field projects to determine occupancy and migration, and expanding opportunities for community involvement in conservation. She spoke about her career journey that led to working with the Nez Perce Tribe, some of the research she's working on at the moment, and the rise of traditional ecological knowledge she's seen in collaboration within agencies. Nez Perce Tribe WebsiteNez Perce Tribe Wildlife Division@rorosanchieHowl Podcast (Wolf Reintroduction Series)@thewolfconnectionpod
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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) and The Call of the Void (2023). She was also the first female to have a signature guitar through Ibanez guitars, the Ibanez JIVA. We spoke with Nita about her creative process, both in her instrumental work and collaboration with vocalists, asked about the inspiration for the song The Wolf You Feed feat. Alissa White-Gluz and how the meaning of the song has resonated since its release. Nita Strauss Website @hurricanenita@thewolfconnectionpod
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Episode #227 Hannah Rheaume - A Visit to Wolf Connection and A Yellowstone Story
Hannah Rheaume has been a professional photographer for 5 years. She has traveled the globe, sharing her stories through the lens of her camera, while aiming to explore the complexities of humans and their impact on the natural world. Hannah spoke about her interactions with the pack at Wolf Connection, the photo workshop she hosted in Yellowstone, and her encounter with a yearling wolf inside the park. Check out @thewolfconnectionpod on Instagram to see the wolf photos we discussed in this episode!Hannah Rheaume Website @hannahrheaume
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Episode #226 Dan Flores - Coyotes and a History of the American West
Dan Flores is A. B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of the History of the American West at the University of Montana-Missoula. He has authored ten books, including his New York Times Bestseller Coyote America, along with American Serengeti and Wild New World. We had a powerful conversation about how coyotes have shaped both Indigenous and early American storytelling, the rise and impact of extirpation campaigns against them and other North American species, the cultural shift toward conservation, and what all of this means for our present-day relationship with wildlife.**Donate to help take the podcast On The Road! Click the link** https://wolfconnection.org/donations/Dan Flores Bio (Project Coyote)Dan Flores Books (Amazon)@projectcoyoteorg@thewolfconnectionpod
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Episode #225 Nadia Steinzor - Environmental Policy and Canids in the Northeast
Nadia Steinzor is a collaborative environmental professional for over 25 years, whose knowledge ranges through environmental issues, policies, and regulations to help produce reports, outreach materials, comments, and testimony. Nadia works with the Rewilding Institute to ensure that wolves and other carnivores thrive and roam in the Northeast and beyond.We discussed what goes into drafting environmental policy, some of the differences between state and federal issues, and the challenges wild canids are facing in the Northeastern United States. **Donate to help take the podcast On The Road! Click the link** https://wolfconnection.org/donations/Nadia Steinzor WebsiteRewilding InstituteNortheast Wolf Recovery Alliance@thewolfconnectionpod
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-discovering the human/wolf connection. Finding common ground within these conversations may prove to be essential to our development as individuals, the cultivation of productive societies, and a sustainable civilization on this planet.Immerse yourself in a broad range of subjects with a wide array of guests from Scientists, Authors, Conservationists, Visual Artists, Ranchers, Hunters, Naturalists and even Wolf Connection Staff & Volunteers!
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