Montana passed aggressive new anti-wolf legislation this year. Part of the regulatory changes included the removal of the one-wolf quota in each of two wolf management units adjacent to Yellowstone National Park's northern border. All...
2021 Annual Report Dear Friends, Twenty-five years ago, our time at wolf camp in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains came to an end. We never could have foreseen all that would unfold in the years that followed....
Humankind is inclined to kill wolves, whenever they are perceived as a nuisance, with little regard for the consequences. There are ethical and ecological consequences in the way America’s recovering wolf population is being culled,...
A wolf pack is an exceedingly complex social unit—an extended family of parents, offspring, siblings, aunts, uncles, and sometimes dispersers from other packs. There are old wolves that need to be cared for, pups that...
The Idaho state legislature passed a new wolf killing bill in May 2021, that goes into effect on July 1, 2021. Drafted by ranchers primarily to address the interests of livestock producers, the law...
The area surrounding Sun Valley, home to Living with Wolves, is the only remaining place in Idaho where wolf trapping is not allowed. This dog-friendly community opposed wolf trapping two years ago and stopped the...
Dear Jim and Jamie, I am an elementary school teacher in Canada. For the past few years, I have shown my students your film, Living with Wolves. I love teaching students about wolves, because a pack…
2020 Annual Report Dear Friends, Whenever people come to know an animal over time, the animal’s unique characteristics and tendencies reveal themselves. As we gain insight into their individuality, a heightened sense of wonder and...
Hi Jamie & Jim! Thank you for following up with the kids! I can’t express how much it impacted them and is a moment in their elementary career that they will never forget. I hope…
Greetings, While writing this letter, I am unsure if I have the distinct privilege of directly addressing Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Jamie Dutcher. If so, please allow me to say that it is one…