What we do

The Living with Wolves Museum brings the story of wolves to life for audiences of all ages. Located in Ketchum, Idaho, our museum features immersive exhibits, photography, documentary film, and audio recordings from the Sawtooth Pack, offering a rare window into the lives of wolves.

Through the museum, our education programs extend to classrooms and communities through free curriculum resources, live presentations, and outreach designed to dispel myths and inspire curiosity. Together, these efforts are helping to replace fear with understanding, reaching thousands each year and building a foundation for a more informed and compassionate future for wolves.

Our museum offers experiences for all ages, hosting school field trips, guided adult tours, and community events throughout the year. If you’re in the area, we’d love for you to stop by.

For those who cannot visit the museum this booklet reproduces photographs and captions from our exhibit.

Through consistent, powerful and accurate messaging designed to reach the general public nationwide, Living with Wolves works to make a critical difference in the lives of wolves in North America.

We do this through live presentations, social media outreach, publications, communication with federal, state, and regional wildlife managers, as well as partnering with other conservation and wolf-supporting organizations. Our reach is wide and growing every day. Public outreach and education are crucial to changing the narrative about wolves, turning fear into understanding, misinformation into acceptance, and wolves in danger into wolves who are thriving, contributing members of our natural world.

Through hundreds of live and virtual presentations, we are taking the story of wolves directly into communities, classrooms, and conferences across the country.

Our free educational resources are for use in classrooms, homes, and community groups. These resources offer lesson plans, activities, and multimedia materials that help learners explore the world of wolves.

For more than two decades, we have been developing educational films, books, and Public Service Announcements to share the story of wolves with all ages, featuring powerful images, hands-on research, and science.

We have produced eight books, including five with National Geographic. These books educate and invite people from around the world to see wolves as they really are: social, intelligent, and worthy of support and protection.

We have produced three Emmy Award-winning television wolf documentaries; the first reached 17 million viewers and then circled the globe. The film introduced Americans to wolves before they were introduced to the American West.

We keep our supporters connected to the latest wolf news, research, and field reports through our eNewsletters, blog stories, PSA announcements, and our award-winning website, making it easy for them to stay informed, share accurate information, and help change hearts and minds about wolves.

Living with Wolves supports research that advances understanding of wolves through pioneering technology and non-invasive approaches. By helping fund this work and amplifying key findings through storytelling, education, and outreach, we connect science to broader audiences. This research not only deepens scientific understanding but also helps inform conservation policy and management decisions worldwide.

A groundbreaking research project in Yellowstone is uncovering new insights into wolf communication. This work is doing more than collecting data, it is changing how we understand wolves by pairing cutting-edge bioacoustic technology with traditional fieldwork.

This research focuses on understanding how wolves behave in this unique environment and how they have coexisted with humans for thousands of years. The findings not only deepen our understanding of wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest but also provide valuable insights that inform coexistence strategies and shape conservation efforts on a much broader scale.

Over the years, Living with Wolves has supported various research projects across North America, including in Denali and the Charley River region of Alaska, Grand Teton National Park, and Voyageurs National Park. These efforts have contributed to a broader understanding of wolf behavior, ecology, and the challenges they face across diverse landscapes.