Garrick Dutcher

Once again, an attempt by Idaho's Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to introduce wolf trapping in the Wood River Valley was averted through an overwhelming public outcry. This was the second time Blaine County...

“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”– Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book Wolves are social animals, living in large family groups, or “packs.” In...

Predators need prey. They’ll die if they don’t eat. But prey animals are also dependent on predators. Through the steady pressure of predation, prey animals are kept healthy, their numbers are kept in check, and...

Helpless wolf pups are being killed in Idaho. In the spring of 2020 and again in 2021, Idaho Department of Fish and Game records show that young pups are being killed by hunters and the...

  It may seem a stretch that wolves could benefit trout. One lives in water, the other on land. How could their lives be interwoven? Scientific discoveries have shown that the presence of wolves and...

Wolves Do Not Kill For Sport Like all other predators, wolves kill for sustenance and survival. They kill other animals to feed themselves, their pack members and their young. The case could be made that...

As settlers moved west, they brought the pre-conceived notion that predators held no real value in the natural world. It was during the westward expansion of the late 19th century, and through the first few...

Traps Set With No Warnings In March of 2020, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) received a petition requesting that trappers be required to place warning signs at public trailheads, and on public...

What Is Living with Wolves? Living with Wolves is a national nonprofit organization uniquely positioned to inform you about wolves, a species unjustly persecuted by policy makers, ranchers, hunters and trappers. After the life-changing experience...

Traps May Be Closer Than You Realize Locals and tourists alike flock to Idaho’s gorgeous outdoor recreation areas throughout the year. Many of them enjoy the outdoors with their dogs. Most are probably unaware that...