MONTANA SETS DEADLIEST WOLF SEASON YET On August 21, 2025, the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission approved a state record-high kill quota of 458 wolves for the 2025–2026 season—plus another 100 wolves to be killed...
In a hidden forest den, wolf pups are born helpless, blind, and toothless—barely able to crawl. Underground, nurtured by their mother, they are often raised in the same den the pack has used for generations....
2024 Annual Report Dear Friends, Wolves are elusive, wary, and difficult to observe, making them one of the world’s least understood animals, and sadly, one of North America’s most persecuted. More than 30 years ago,...
Student Develops Fundraising App A 12-year-old boy from Idaho fell in love with wolves after he attended a presentation by Jim and Jamie Dutcher with his grandmother in 2018. Soon thereafter, Bastian had the opportunity...
2023 Annual Report Dear Friends, The chatter of squirrels, interspersed by ravens squawking. The percussive thrum of woodpeckers, underlying the distinctive song of busy chickadees. And then the long, clear note of a wolf howl...
We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Living with Wolves Museum in Ketchum, Idaho! To celebrate this exciting milestone for our organization, we are hosting a reception at the museum on Thursday, September...
Contact: Dutcher, Garrick For Immediate Release, Feb. 3, 2023 (208) 721-8020 gdutcher@livingwithwolves.org livingwithwolves.org What Happens to the Pack When a Wolf Dies? When People Kill Wolves, Packs Become Less Stable and Can Cease to Exist....
After Montana and Idaho passed a slew of laws to encourage more wolf killing, Yellowstone’s wolves suffered the deadliest year since they were reintroduced nearly three decades ago. In the 2021-2022 hunting and trapping season,...
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....