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Caption : Bright Eyes and the pups huddled together for warmth after a big meal of muskoxen. These quiet moments seemed to be the happiest times for the wolves. Bellies full, surrounded by their family and content to sleep for the next 12 hours. I think we can all relate to that happiness and comfort – amongst loved ones with ample food and security to rest. It’s the universal desire of all social mammals. Learn more about this family of wolves in the @natgeo magazine article and 3-part series for @natgeowild that both published in 2019 – links in my bio. Available streaming on @disneyplus and more #kingdomofthewhitewolf #wolves #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #whitewolf #wildlife #higharctic
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Caption : Today, March 21st, marks the 25 year anniversary of the first wolves released into the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. It took decades of hard work by a passionate group of Conservationists, NGOs and politicians to make this restoration effort possible. Thank you for your efforts. Under the bipartisan supported Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf became protected in the lower-48 in 1974. The loss of Wilderness and Wildthings was felt across the nation at that time and the gray wolf was the final piece to restore the Yellowstone Ecosystem to its historic glory – before Europeans and market hunters/trappers changed the West forever. Today, Yellowstone’s roughly 100 wolves represent one of the great restoration stories of the last century. I hope you all have the chance to one day hear a wild wolf pack howling in the distance. If you’re interested to learn more, there are dozens of books on the topic, but a few notable titles are : Decade of the Wolf, Of Wolves and Men, and American Wolf @yellowstonenps @nationalparkservice #wolves #wolf #mrblue #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark
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Caption : Today, March 21st, marks the 25 year anniversary of the first wolves released into the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. It took decades of hard work by a passionate group of Conservationists, NGOs and politicians to make this restoration effort possible. Thank you for your efforts. Under the bipartisan supported Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf became protected in the lower-48 in 1974. The loss of Wilderness and Wildthings was felt across the nation at that time and the gray wolf was the final piece to restore the Yellowstone Ecosystem to its historic glory – before Europeans and market hunters/trappers changed the West forever. Today, Yellowstone’s roughly 100 wolves represent one of the great restoration stories of the last century. I hope you all have the chance to one day hear a wild wolf pack howling in the distance. If you’re interested to learn more, there are dozens of books on the topic, but a few notable titles are : Decade of the Wolf, Of Wolves and Men, and American Wolf @yellowstonenps @nationalparkservice #wolves #wolf #mrblue #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark
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Caption : Today, March 21st, marks the 25 year anniversary of the first wolves released into the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. It took decades of hard work by a passionate group of Conservationists, NGOs and politicians to make this restoration effort possible. Thank you for your efforts. Under the bipartisan supported Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf became protected in the lower-48 in 1974. The loss of Wilderness and Wildthings was felt across the nation at that time and the gray wolf was the final piece to restore the Yellowstone Ecosystem to its historic glory – before Europeans and market hunters/trappers changed the West forever. Today, Yellowstone’s roughly 100 wolves represent one of the great restoration stories of the last century. I hope you all have the chance to one day hear a wild wolf pack howling in the distance. If you’re interested to learn more, there are dozens of books on the topic, but a few notable titles are : Decade of the Wolf, Of Wolves and Men, and American Wolf @yellowstonenps @nationalparkservice #wolves #wolf #mrblue #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark
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Caption : Today, March 21st, marks the 25 year anniversary of the first wolves released into the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. It took decades of hard work by a passionate group of Conservationists, NGOs and politicians to make this restoration effort possible. Thank you for your efforts. Under the bipartisan supported Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf became protected in the lower-48 in 1974. The loss of Wilderness and Wildthings was felt across the nation at that time and the gray wolf was the final piece to restore the Yellowstone Ecosystem to its historic glory – before Europeans and market hunters/trappers changed the West forever. Today, Yellowstone’s roughly 100 wolves represent one of the great restoration stories of the last century. I hope you all have the chance to one day hear a wild wolf pack howling in the distance. If you’re interested to learn more, there are dozens of books on the topic, but a few notable titles are : Decade of the Wolf, Of Wolves and Men, and American Wolf @yellowstonenps @nationalparkservice #wolves #wolf #mrblue #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark
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Caption : The standoff. A one-year-old arctic wolf, known as Grey Mane, looks back for direction from the rest of his pack while a herd of muskoxen form a defensive rosette nearby. Wolves can be patient hunters, especially when faced with this cooperative defense from their main prey on Canada’s Ellesmere Island – known in the Inuktitut language of the far North as Umingmak Nuna or Muskox Land. Muskoxen have evolved to work together to achieve what they cannot alone – just like the wolves. While the muskoxen work together to protect themselves, the wolves work together in order to wear down their prey. Both behaviors from prey and predator are inextricably linked – the muskoxen wouldn’t be a different animal if not for the wolf and vice versa. Grey Mane is the largest wolf in the pack I followed, but he still needed to learn how to be a master hunter. Hence, why he’s stepping back from this herd of muskoxen and looking to his older relatives for guidance. Are they lying down or pushing forward? Are they intently focused on their prey or blinking slowly as they look around? These are the behaviors Grey Mane is watching for and others as he learns the ways of how to be a successful wolf in the High Arctic. There’s a link in my bio to watch the 3-part series on Grey Mane and his family called Kingdom of the White Wolf – check it out if you’re interested to learn more about wolves and this island in the North. #kingdomofthewhitewolf #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #wildlife #dogstagram #earth
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Caption : This is a story about wolves that exist in a wilderness without competition with humans for the same food sources – wild game or livestock – and to show them for the intelligent family driven social mammals that they are. Since there is no wolf hunting in this area of Ellesmere Island, wolves view humans in a passive manner, rather than a fearful one. This allows for unparalleled access to their day-to-day lives like nowhere else on earth. My goal for this story is to remind us that wolves are complex social mammals that exist in nearly the same family structures as humans and engage in many of the same behaviors: playing, mourning, social learning, and hunting. All this to say, that while wolves around the world are continually vilified and killed at will, here on Ellesmere, they are free to live out their lives free from the report of a rifle and the bite of a trap. They exist as the key apex predators that they are, managing the prey species that in turn brings balances the ecosystem. I’m posting imagery and stories from my article in the current issue of National Geographic Magazine (@natgeo) about a family of wild Arctic wolves living on Ellesmere Island, Canada’s furthest northern landmass. The story focuses on a family of 10 wolves (6 adults and 4 pups) that I spent 1.5 months photographing and filming. The motivation for this project came out of my experiences trying to document the lives of gray wolves in Yellowstone and never feeling like I was able to do so because those wolves have a healthy fear of humans. Every wolf pack in Yellowstone has lost a pack member to hunting, so they have a necessary fear of humans. Please follow along as I continue to post images from this assignment and check out the link in my bio to the digital article – Inside the harsh lives of wolves living at the top of the world – written by Neil Shea @neilshea13 #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : This is a story about wolves that exist in a wilderness without competition with humans for the same food sources – wild game or livestock – and to show them for the intelligent family driven social mammals that they are. Since there is no wolf hunting in this area of Ellesmere Island, wolves view humans in a passive manner, rather than a fearful one. This allows for unparalleled access to their day-to-day lives like nowhere else on earth. My goal for this story is to remind us that wolves are complex social mammals that exist in nearly the same family structures as humans and engage in many of the same behaviors: playing, mourning, social learning, and hunting. All this to say, that while wolves around the world are continually vilified and killed at will, here on Ellesmere, they are free to live out their lives free from the report of a rifle and the bite of a trap. They exist as the key apex predators that they are, managing the prey species that in turn brings balances the ecosystem. I’m posting imagery and stories from my article in the current issue of National Geographic Magazine (@natgeo) about a family of wild Arctic wolves living on Ellesmere Island, Canada’s furthest northern landmass. The story focuses on a family of 10 wolves (6 adults and 4 pups) that I spent 1.5 months photographing and filming. The motivation for this project came out of my experiences trying to document the lives of gray wolves in Yellowstone and never feeling like I was able to do so because those wolves have a healthy fear of humans. Every wolf pack in Yellowstone has lost a pack member to hunting, so they have a necessary fear of humans. Please follow along as I continue to post images from this assignment and check out the link in my bio to the digital article – Inside the harsh lives of wolves living at the top of the world – written by Neil Shea @neilshea13 #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : This is a story about wolves that exist in a wilderness without competition with humans for the same food sources – wild game or livestock – and to show them for the intelligent family driven social mammals that they are. Since there is no wolf hunting in this area of Ellesmere Island, wolves view humans in a passive manner, rather than a fearful one. This allows for unparalleled access to their day-to-day lives like nowhere else on earth. My goal for this story is to remind us that wolves are complex social mammals that exist in nearly the same family structures as humans and engage in many of the same behaviors: playing, mourning, social learning, and hunting. All this to say, that while wolves around the world are continually vilified and killed at will, here on Ellesmere, they are free to live out their lives free from the report of a rifle and the bite of a trap. They exist as the key apex predators that they are, managing the prey species that in turn brings balances the ecosystem. I’m posting imagery and stories from my article in the current issue of National Geographic Magazine (@natgeo) about a family of wild Arctic wolves living on Ellesmere Island, Canada’s furthest northern landmass. The story focuses on a family of 10 wolves (6 adults and 4 pups) that I spent 1.5 months photographing and filming. The motivation for this project came out of my experiences trying to document the lives of gray wolves in Yellowstone and never feeling like I was able to do so because those wolves have a healthy fear of humans. Every wolf pack in Yellowstone has lost a pack member to hunting, so they have a necessary fear of humans. Please follow along as I continue to post images from this assignment and check out the link in my bio to the digital article – Inside the harsh lives of wolves living at the top of the world – written by Neil Shea @neilshea13 #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : This is a story about wolves that exist in a wilderness without competition with humans for the same food sources – wild game or livestock – and to show them for the intelligent family driven social mammals that they are. Since there is no wolf hunting in this area of Ellesmere Island, wolves view humans in a passive manner, rather than a fearful one. This allows for unparalleled access to their day-to-day lives like nowhere else on earth. My goal for this story is to remind us that wolves are complex social mammals that exist in nearly the same family structures as humans and engage in many of the same behaviors: playing, mourning, social learning, and hunting. All this to say, that while wolves around the world are continually vilified and killed at will, here on Ellesmere, they are free to live out their lives free from the report of a rifle and the bite of a trap. They exist as the key apex predators that they are, managing the prey species that in turn brings balances the ecosystem. I’m posting imagery and stories from my article in the current issue of National Geographic Magazine (@natgeo) about a family of wild Arctic wolves living on Ellesmere Island, Canada’s furthest northern landmass. The story focuses on a family of 10 wolves (6 adults and 4 pups) that I spent 1.5 months photographing and filming. The motivation for this project came out of my experiences trying to document the lives of gray wolves in Yellowstone and never feeling like I was able to do so because those wolves have a healthy fear of humans. Every wolf pack in Yellowstone has lost a pack member to hunting, so they have a necessary fear of humans. Please follow along as I continue to post images from this assignment and check out the link in my bio to the digital article – Inside the harsh lives of wolves living at the top of the world – written by Neil Shea @neilshea13 #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : This is a story about wolves that exist in a wilderness without competition with humans for the same food sources – wild game or livestock – and to show them for the intelligent family driven social mammals that they are. Since there is no wolf hunting in this area of Ellesmere Island, wolves view humans in a passive manner, rather than a fearful one. This allows for unparalleled access to their day-to-day lives like nowhere else on earth. My goal for this story is to remind us that wolves are complex social mammals that exist in nearly the same family structures as humans and engage in many of the same behaviors: playing, mourning, social learning, and hunting. All this to say, that while wolves around the world are continually vilified and killed at will, here on Ellesmere, they are free to live out their lives free from the report of a rifle and the bite of a trap. They exist as the key apex predators that they are, managing the prey species that in turn brings balances the ecosystem. I’m posting imagery and stories from my article in the current issue of National Geographic Magazine (@natgeo) about a family of wild Arctic wolves living on Ellesmere Island, Canada’s furthest northern landmass. The story focuses on a family of 10 wolves (6 adults and 4 pups) that I spent 1.5 months photographing and filming. The motivation for this project came out of my experiences trying to document the lives of gray wolves in Yellowstone and never feeling like I was able to do so because those wolves have a healthy fear of humans. Every wolf pack in Yellowstone has lost a pack member to hunting, so they have a necessary fear of humans. Please follow along as I continue to post images from this assignment and check out the link in my bio to the digital article – Inside the harsh lives of wolves living at the top of the world – written by Neil Shea @neilshea13 #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : It’s tough being the littlest one in a wolf snuggle-fest. Arctic wolves having a love rendezvous on the Canadian tundra. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood #wolfden #puppy #wolfpup
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Caption : It’s tough being the littlest one in a wolf snuggle-fest. Arctic wolves having a love rendezvous on the Canadian tundra. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood #wolfden #puppy #wolfpup
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Caption : It’s tough being the littlest one in a wolf snuggle-fest. Arctic wolves having a love rendezvous on the Canadian tundra. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood #wolfden #puppy #wolfpup
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Caption : The Arctic wolf known as One Eye tests the stamina of a lone bull muskoxen on August 20th at 21:37, 2018. Learn more about One Eye and her large family of wild wolves living 700 miles from the North Pole in the 3-part series called Kingdom of the White Wolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf links on how to watch are in my bio.
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Caption : A six week old wild Arctic wolf pup peeks at a remote camera from behind her father’s leg on the remote Canadian island known in Inuktitut as Umingmak Nuna, meaning “land of muskoxen.” In just a few weeks, this young pup will outgrow the den life and will start to follow the adults into the unknown. It will begin to learn about its vast home range and the sights and smells that will become its life for the years to come. She will learn from her parents how to survive in this harsh environment and eventually, how to hunt the mighty muskoxen. There’s a link in my bio to learn more about these wolves – both in a @natgeo magazine article in the September issue and a 3-part TV series now streaming.
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Caption : Two Arctic wolf sisters, known as One Eye and Bright Eyes, howling at midnight on a frosty September morning on Ellesmere Island. The pack had been traveling, but the four pups grew tired (swipe left to see the pups). The wolves with the tired young legs flopped into a furry pile at a rendezvous site while the rest of the pack continued. One Eye and Bright Eyes doubled back to check on the pups. All was well. They then howled to locate the others and the two adult sisters trotted off into the twilight and left the pups in a tired heap. This is just a snapshot of the lives of these wild Arctic wolves. Follow the links in my bio to see the @natgeo 3-part TV series on these wolves as well as a link to the accompanying magazine article. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : Two Arctic wolf sisters, known as One Eye and Bright Eyes, howling at midnight on a frosty September morning on Ellesmere Island. The pack had been traveling, but the four pups grew tired (swipe left to see the pups). The wolves with the tired young legs flopped into a furry pile at a rendezvous site while the rest of the pack continued. One Eye and Bright Eyes doubled back to check on the pups. All was well. They then howled to locate the others and the two adult sisters trotted off into the twilight and left the pups in a tired heap. This is just a snapshot of the lives of these wild Arctic wolves. Follow the links in my bio to see the @natgeo 3-part TV series on these wolves as well as a link to the accompanying magazine article. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : A common raven pierces the frigid morning air in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. #yellowstonenationalpark @yellowstonenps @yellowstonenps @natgeoexpeditions #wyoming #raven #birdsofinstagram #birdnerd
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Caption : At 12 weeks old, these Arctic wolf pups have left behind their blue eyes and milk teeth. Under the twilight of their first sunsets, they slowly transform into adolescents. Eating fresh meat, keeping up with the adults on travel days, soaking up everything they smell and see. It takes over a year to become a full fledged contributing adult in a wild wolf pack. Like humans, they have to learn how to hunt, how to avoid injury, and how to raise a family in some of the harshest environments on the planet. Photos are from my @natgeo magazine story. Links in my bio to that story and the accompanying TV series about these wolves. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : At 12 weeks old, these Arctic wolf pups have left behind their blue eyes and milk teeth. Under the twilight of their first sunsets, they slowly transform into adolescents. Eating fresh meat, keeping up with the adults on travel days, soaking up everything they smell and see. It takes over a year to become a full fledged contributing adult in a wild wolf pack. Like humans, they have to learn how to hunt, how to avoid injury, and how to raise a family in some of the harshest environments on the planet. Photos are from my @natgeo magazine story. Links in my bio to that story and the accompanying TV series about these wolves. #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : I’m trying something new here and am now accepting applicants for a Research Assistant position to work on a longterm project titled Human-Predator Coexistence. I am looking for a research assistant, preferably with a graduate degree, to help me collate information surrounding the relationship between humans and predators as part of a longterm Storytelling Fellowship with National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo. I have been working on this topic for the past 5 years and am looking for support with this new fellowship. I want to be able to put most of my energy into field work and creating the visuals for this international comparative project. I am not affiliated with a university, this is for a visual storytelling project that I’ll be working on in the coming year. I am also interested in collaborating with researchers who are already working in the human-predator conflict/tolerance/coexistence space that I’m not already in contact with. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Link in bio for more information and how to apply.
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Caption : I’m trying something new here and am now accepting applicants for a Research Assistant position to work on a longterm project titled Human-Predator Coexistence. I am looking for a research assistant, preferably with a graduate degree, to help me collate information surrounding the relationship between humans and predators as part of a longterm Storytelling Fellowship with National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo. I have been working on this topic for the past 5 years and am looking for support with this new fellowship. I want to be able to put most of my energy into field work and creating the visuals for this international comparative project. I am not affiliated with a university, this is for a visual storytelling project that I’ll be working on in the coming year. I am also interested in collaborating with researchers who are already working in the human-predator conflict/tolerance/coexistence space that I’m not already in contact with. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Link in bio for more information and how to apply.
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Caption : I’m trying something new here and am now accepting applicants for a Research Assistant position to work on a longterm project titled Human-Predator Coexistence. I am looking for a research assistant, preferably with a graduate degree, to help me collate information surrounding the relationship between humans and predators as part of a longterm Storytelling Fellowship with National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo. I have been working on this topic for the past 5 years and am looking for support with this new fellowship. I want to be able to put most of my energy into field work and creating the visuals for this international comparative project. I am not affiliated with a university, this is for a visual storytelling project that I’ll be working on in the coming year. I am also interested in collaborating with researchers who are already working in the human-predator conflict/tolerance/coexistence space that I’m not already in contact with. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Link in bio for more information and how to apply.
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Caption : I’m trying something new here and am now accepting applicants for a Research Assistant position to work on a longterm project titled Human-Predator Coexistence. I am looking for a research assistant, preferably with a graduate degree, to help me collate information surrounding the relationship between humans and predators as part of a longterm Storytelling Fellowship with National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo. I have been working on this topic for the past 5 years and am looking for support with this new fellowship. I want to be able to put most of my energy into field work and creating the visuals for this international comparative project. I am not affiliated with a university, this is for a visual storytelling project that I’ll be working on in the coming year. I am also interested in collaborating with researchers who are already working in the human-predator conflict/tolerance/coexistence space that I’m not already in contact with. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Link in bio for more information and how to apply.
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Caption : I’m trying something new here and am now accepting applicants for a Research Assistant position to work on a longterm project titled Human-Predator Coexistence. I am looking for a research assistant, preferably with a graduate degree, to help me collate information surrounding the relationship between humans and predators as part of a longterm Storytelling Fellowship with National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo. I have been working on this topic for the past 5 years and am looking for support with this new fellowship. I want to be able to put most of my energy into field work and creating the visuals for this international comparative project. I am not affiliated with a university, this is for a visual storytelling project that I’ll be working on in the coming year. I am also interested in collaborating with researchers who are already working in the human-predator conflict/tolerance/coexistence space that I’m not already in contact with. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Link in bio for more information and how to apply.
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Caption : I’m trying something new here and am now accepting applicants for a Research Assistant position to work on a longterm project titled Human-Predator Coexistence. I am looking for a research assistant, preferably with a graduate degree, to help me collate information surrounding the relationship between humans and predators as part of a longterm Storytelling Fellowship with National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo. I have been working on this topic for the past 5 years and am looking for support with this new fellowship. I want to be able to put most of my energy into field work and creating the visuals for this international comparative project. I am not affiliated with a university, this is for a visual storytelling project that I’ll be working on in the coming year. I am also interested in collaborating with researchers who are already working in the human-predator conflict/tolerance/coexistence space that I’m not already in contact with. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Link in bio for more information and how to apply.
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Caption : Kingdom of the White Wolf – now available online. Links are in my bio and also on @disneyplus The @natgeowild 3-part TV series represents the culmination of years of work and the collaboration of dozens of people who’ve worked tirelessly to create the final piece. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who devoted their time and energy to this project. Directed by Tony Gerber @tgerber63 at Market Road Films with its broadcast debut tonight on @natgeowild at 8PM ET, Kingdom of the White Wolf is a natural history series that will transport you to the High Arctic and embed you with a wild pack of wolves as they prepare for the coming winter. The series is narrated by Jenny Jules @juicyjules555 with an original score by @pablitobrill w cinematography by Luke Padgett @severalpictures and @ronan_donovan sound design by @woundedbuffalosound editing by @graphicsexproject @atfilms @quistabird color by @rcocolor produced by @tator_hmmm field producer Adam Amir @atfilms written by @tgerber63 with @neilshea13 associate producers @allegranik @jp_sweetpea network EP @pamela_caragol Special thanks to Janet Han Vissering and Kathy Moran @kfmoran for developing this project over 2 years ago. Kingdom of the White Wolf premieres this Sunday, August 25th at 8 PM Eastern Time on @natgeowild The series will be available to stream online Monday, August 26th on iTunes, @hulu @amazonprimevideo @natgeo TV and @googleplay_offical #arctic #wolves #wildlife #wilderness #nature #climatechange #meltingice #changingarctic #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild #hunting #predator #prey #whitewolf #kingdomofthewhitewolf #arctic #canada #animals #instadaily #instagood
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, legalizing, enacting a wolf bounty, wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. “Already they’re being marginalized, diminished in number, deprived of habitat, leached of genetic vigor, constricted within insufficient refugia, extirpated here, extirpated there. One aspect of that trend is that they’re becoming disconnected from Homo sapiens and we’re becoming disconnected from them. Throughout our history as a species — tens of millennia, hundreds of millennia, going on two million years — we have tolerated the dangerous, problematic presence of big predators, finding roles for them within our emotional universe.” — David Quammen, Monster of God, 2003 “I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.” — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, 1949 As self-centered modern humans, indeed we are still young.
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, legalizing, enacting a wolf bounty, wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. “Already they’re being marginalized, diminished in number, deprived of habitat, leached of genetic vigor, constricted within insufficient refugia, extirpated here, extirpated there. One aspect of that trend is that they’re becoming disconnected from Homo sapiens and we’re becoming disconnected from them. Throughout our history as a species — tens of millennia, hundreds of millennia, going on two million years — we have tolerated the dangerous, problematic presence of big predators, finding roles for them within our emotional universe.” — David Quammen, Monster of God, 2003 “I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.” — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, 1949 As self-centered modern humans, indeed we are still young.
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, legalizing, enacting a wolf bounty, wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. “Already they’re being marginalized, diminished in number, deprived of habitat, leached of genetic vigor, constricted within insufficient refugia, extirpated here, extirpated there. One aspect of that trend is that they’re becoming disconnected from Homo sapiens and we’re becoming disconnected from them. Throughout our history as a species — tens of millennia, hundreds of millennia, going on two million years — we have tolerated the dangerous, problematic presence of big predators, finding roles for them within our emotional universe.” — David Quammen, Monster of God, 2003 “I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.” — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, 1949 As self-centered modern humans, indeed we are still young.
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, legalizing, enacting a wolf bounty, wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. “Already they’re being marginalized, diminished in number, deprived of habitat, leached of genetic vigor, constricted within insufficient refugia, extirpated here, extirpated there. One aspect of that trend is that they’re becoming disconnected from Homo sapiens and we’re becoming disconnected from them. Throughout our history as a species — tens of millennia, hundreds of millennia, going on two million years — we have tolerated the dangerous, problematic presence of big predators, finding roles for them within our emotional universe.” — David Quammen, Monster of God, 2003 “I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.” — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, 1949 As self-centered modern humans, indeed we are still young.
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : First photo by @ronan_donovan // A pup bites at a feather while another nuzzles the pack’s aging matriarch, White Scarf (far right). After the last known kill she was part of, White Scarf made sure the pups ate first and later disappeared out on the tundra. Ellesmere Island, Canada 2018. Other images in order by: @suzieszterhas @tonywu98 @steven_gnam @randyolson @shainblumphotography @JimRichardsonNG @drewtrush @dguttenfelder @argonautphoto The holidays are just around the corner. Looking for a unique gift that also supports conservation? Spend some time with @Prints.for.Nature, a fine-art print sale featuring 85+ of the world’s top photographers. This is a great opportunity to collect stunning work that usually goes for thousands of dollars. They have been made available by the artists to help support much needed conservation programs in a time of critical need. 100% of net proceeds will support core @Conservationorg initiatives. Prices go up after Nov. 27th, #BlackFriday. Visit www.printsfornature.com (link in profile). Choose from these stunning images from some of the world’s finest photographers and purchase your fine-art prints today at www.printsfornature.com (link in bio.) #conservation #printsfornature #fineart
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Caption : In response to the overwhelmingly heartfelt comments in regards to yesterday’s somber repost from @michaelnicknichols 1989 photo of the captive chimp, Jo Jo – I decided to provide some current information in regards to lab tests on chimpanzees in the US today. I will also add some more information in my IG story with links to recent articles. Overall, the status of laboratory testing in the US is positive in terms of an ethical and human standpoint. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website: In 2015, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced a final rule to classify all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rule uplists captive chimpanzees from threatened status to match that of wild chimpanzees and removes them from a special rule for primates that allowed some activities otherwise prohibited under the ESA. “Extending captive chimpanzees the protections afforded their endangered cousins in the wild will ensure humane treatment and restrict commercial activities under the Endangered Species Act,” Ashe said. “The decision responds to growing threats to the species and aligns the chimpanzee’s status with existing legal requirements. Meanwhile, we will continue to work with range states to ensure the continued survival and recovery of chimpanzees in the wild.” Learn more through my IG story and further at @nonhuman.rights.project feed
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Caption : In response to the overwhelmingly heartfelt comments in regards to yesterday’s somber repost from @michaelnicknichols 1989 photo of the captive chimp, Jo Jo – I decided to provide some current information in regards to lab tests on chimpanzees in the US today. I will also add some more information in my IG story with links to recent articles. Overall, the status of laboratory testing in the US is positive in terms of an ethical and human standpoint. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website: In 2015, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced a final rule to classify all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rule uplists captive chimpanzees from threatened status to match that of wild chimpanzees and removes them from a special rule for primates that allowed some activities otherwise prohibited under the ESA. “Extending captive chimpanzees the protections afforded their endangered cousins in the wild will ensure humane treatment and restrict commercial activities under the Endangered Species Act,” Ashe said. “The decision responds to growing threats to the species and aligns the chimpanzee’s status with existing legal requirements. Meanwhile, we will continue to work with range states to ensure the continued survival and recovery of chimpanzees in the wild.” Learn more through my IG story and further at @nonhuman.rights.project feed
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Caption : In response to the overwhelmingly heartfelt comments in regards to yesterday’s somber repost from @michaelnicknichols 1989 photo of the captive chimp, Jo Jo – I decided to provide some current information in regards to lab tests on chimpanzees in the US today. I will also add some more information in my IG story with links to recent articles. Overall, the status of laboratory testing in the US is positive in terms of an ethical and human standpoint. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website: In 2015, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced a final rule to classify all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rule uplists captive chimpanzees from threatened status to match that of wild chimpanzees and removes them from a special rule for primates that allowed some activities otherwise prohibited under the ESA. “Extending captive chimpanzees the protections afforded their endangered cousins in the wild will ensure humane treatment and restrict commercial activities under the Endangered Species Act,” Ashe said. “The decision responds to growing threats to the species and aligns the chimpanzee’s status with existing legal requirements. Meanwhile, we will continue to work with range states to ensure the continued survival and recovery of chimpanzees in the wild.” Learn more through my IG story and further at @nonhuman.rights.project feed
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Caption : It was the wolves that brought in the most likes in 2019. And one Bearzilla. Thank you all for following along and for all of the likes & comments. I look forward to sharing more stories and imagery in 2020. Happy New Year, here’s to the wild ones #bestnine #wolves #wildlife #kingdomofthewhitewolf
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, enacting a wolf bounty, legalizing wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. “Detailed wildlife policy should be science-based and set by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission with the input of the public, not by the Legislature. These bills will harm the image of hunters and hunting in Montana. For decades Montana has been a leader in science-based wildlife management in the US. These bills are not based on science and are harmful to wildlife and the hunting heritage of Montana.” – From a letter of Montana residents and professional wildlife biologists and managers with a total of 1,561 years of experience in wildlife management and wildlife habitat management. Among us are 16 retired employees of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with 469 years with the agency, and three former commissioners from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission. Link in bio for that. “The unsportsmanlike killing of wolves by virtually any means is a blatant rejection of the concept of fair chase hunting, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club. Such extreme anti-predator policies will malign the image of sport hunters in the eyes of most of the public.” — Christopher Servheen – retired Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator in the lower-48 states for the US Fish and Wildlife Service after 35 years of service, 2021 #montana #wildlife @amivitale @greateryellowstone @defendersofwildlife @trapfreemt @sierraclub
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, enacting a wolf bounty, legalizing wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. “Detailed wildlife policy should be science-based and set by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission with the input of the public, not by the Legislature. These bills will harm the image of hunters and hunting in Montana. For decades Montana has been a leader in science-based wildlife management in the US. These bills are not based on science and are harmful to wildlife and the hunting heritage of Montana.” – From a letter of Montana residents and professional wildlife biologists and managers with a total of 1,561 years of experience in wildlife management and wildlife habitat management. Among us are 16 retired employees of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with 469 years with the agency, and three former commissioners from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission. Link in bio for that. “The unsportsmanlike killing of wolves by virtually any means is a blatant rejection of the concept of fair chase hunting, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club. Such extreme anti-predator policies will malign the image of sport hunters in the eyes of most of the public.” — Christopher Servheen – retired Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator in the lower-48 states for the US Fish and Wildlife Service after 35 years of service, 2021 #montana #wildlife @amivitale @greateryellowstone @defendersofwildlife @trapfreemt @sierraclub
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Caption : Link in bio // Montana’s wildlife heritage is under serious threat at this time as a result of a series of bills being pushed through the Republican lead legislature. These bills relate to reducing Montana’s wolf population by 80%, enacting a wolf bounty, legalizing wolf neck snares, blocking bison from future restoration, and more. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. “Detailed wildlife policy should be science-based and set by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission with the input of the public, not by the Legislature. These bills will harm the image of hunters and hunting in Montana. For decades Montana has been a leader in science-based wildlife management in the US. These bills are not based on science and are harmful to wildlife and the hunting heritage of Montana.” – From a letter of Montana residents and professional wildlife biologists and managers with a total of 1,561 years of experience in wildlife management and wildlife habitat management. Among us are 16 retired employees of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with 469 years with the agency, and three former commissioners from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission. Link in bio for that. “The unsportsmanlike killing of wolves by virtually any means is a blatant rejection of the concept of fair chase hunting, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club. Such extreme anti-predator policies will malign the image of sport hunters in the eyes of most of the public.” — Christopher Servheen – retired Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator in the lower-48 states for the US Fish and Wildlife Service after 35 years of service, 2021 #montana #wildlife @amivitale @greateryellowstone @defendersofwildlife @trapfreemt @sierraclub
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Caption : Yesterday, Montana’s House and the Senate voted through the below bills related to wolves and bears. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills affect bison, bears (black and grizzly), wolves and the health of landscapes as a whole. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. SB 314 Bill passed 64-36 on a mostly party line vote. Three Republicans broke ranks (Greef, Nave, and Putnam) to vote against the bill. Synopsis: Establishes the intent of wolf hunting and trapping seasons that could reduce Montana’s wolf population to a minimum of 15 breeding pairs. Would also allow FWP to authorize a single individual to kill an unlimited number of wolves. Finally, it allows night hunting on private lands with the use of artificial light or night vision scopes. HB 468 Bill passed 28-22. Three Republicans broke ranks (Molnar, Weborn, and Saloman) and voted against the bill. Brad Molnar (Billings) spoke out against the bill arguing that it could lead to the delisting of the Grizzly Bear b/c the hunt will be held in the Spring and cubs could easily die without their mothers. Synopsis: Authorizes the use of dogs while hunting black bears and establishes a training season from end of spring until June 15 of that year. SB 337 Bill passed 67-33 on a straight party line vote. Synopsis: Establishes that the FWP can respond to any bear that is ‘causing conflict outside of a federal recovery zone.’ Additionally, ‘If the bear is to be relocated the department may not relocate the bear.’ Which, in our reading, means the bear must be killed. SJ 18 Bill passed 68-32 Rep. Fielder offered an amendment that would extend the resolution to the entire state instead of concentrating on areas that ‘meet the criteria.’ The amendment also states that the management of Montana’s grizzly bears would exempt the delisting of grizzly bear populations from judicial review. Link in my bio for info
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Caption : Yesterday, Montana’s House and the Senate voted through the below bills related to wolves and bears. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills affect bison, bears (black and grizzly), wolves and the health of landscapes as a whole. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. SB 314 Bill passed 64-36 on a mostly party line vote. Three Republicans broke ranks (Greef, Nave, and Putnam) to vote against the bill. Synopsis: Establishes the intent of wolf hunting and trapping seasons that could reduce Montana’s wolf population to a minimum of 15 breeding pairs. Would also allow FWP to authorize a single individual to kill an unlimited number of wolves. Finally, it allows night hunting on private lands with the use of artificial light or night vision scopes. HB 468 Bill passed 28-22. Three Republicans broke ranks (Molnar, Weborn, and Saloman) and voted against the bill. Brad Molnar (Billings) spoke out against the bill arguing that it could lead to the delisting of the Grizzly Bear b/c the hunt will be held in the Spring and cubs could easily die without their mothers. Synopsis: Authorizes the use of dogs while hunting black bears and establishes a training season from end of spring until June 15 of that year. SB 337 Bill passed 67-33 on a straight party line vote. Synopsis: Establishes that the FWP can respond to any bear that is ‘causing conflict outside of a federal recovery zone.’ Additionally, ‘If the bear is to be relocated the department may not relocate the bear.’ Which, in our reading, means the bear must be killed. SJ 18 Bill passed 68-32 Rep. Fielder offered an amendment that would extend the resolution to the entire state instead of concentrating on areas that ‘meet the criteria.’ The amendment also states that the management of Montana’s grizzly bears would exempt the delisting of grizzly bear populations from judicial review. Link in my bio for info
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Caption : Yesterday, Montana’s House and the Senate voted through the below bills related to wolves and bears. There’s a link in my bio to a series of resources from press releases and how to contact Montana’s Governor and state politicians. These bills affect bison, bears (black and grizzly), wolves and the health of landscapes as a whole. These bills come from small private special interest groups in Montana and are not based upon science-based wildlife management. Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and citizens of Montana should be deeply concerned. SB 314 Bill passed 64-36 on a mostly party line vote. Three Republicans broke ranks (Greef, Nave, and Putnam) to vote against the bill. Synopsis: Establishes the intent of wolf hunting and trapping seasons that could reduce Montana’s wolf population to a minimum of 15 breeding pairs. Would also allow FWP to authorize a single individual to kill an unlimited number of wolves. Finally, it allows night hunting on private lands with the use of artificial light or night vision scopes. HB 468 Bill passed 28-22. Three Republicans broke ranks (Molnar, Weborn, and Saloman) and voted against the bill. Brad Molnar (Billings) spoke out against the bill arguing that it could lead to the delisting of the Grizzly Bear b/c the hunt will be held in the Spring and cubs could easily die without their mothers. Synopsis: Authorizes the use of dogs while hunting black bears and establishes a training season from end of spring until June 15 of that year. SB 337 Bill passed 67-33 on a straight party line vote. Synopsis: Establishes that the FWP can respond to any bear that is ‘causing conflict outside of a federal recovery zone.’ Additionally, ‘If the bear is to be relocated the department may not relocate the bear.’ Which, in our reading, means the bear must be killed. SJ 18 Bill passed 68-32 Rep. Fielder offered an amendment that would extend the resolution to the entire state instead of concentrating on areas that ‘meet the criteria.’ The amendment also states that the management of Montana’s grizzly bears would exempt the delisting of grizzly bear populations from judicial review. Link in my bio for info
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Caption : Grey Mane, the one year old wolf, weighs his options during a long hunt on the tundra of the High Arctic. A large bull muskoxen stands his ground against Grey Mane and his pack. At 80 degrees north, the first sunset of the summer was on August 30th. This image was taken on September 10th at 23:40 under a beautiful twilight sky. Imagine 3 months of creating imagery without a single golden hour! It drove me crazy. But in the final weeks of this project, as my body unraveled, the colors and the wolves were magnificent. Check out the @natgeowild 3-part TV series titled Kingdom of the White Wolf about the same family – available streaming and on @disneyplus links in my bio #kingdomofthewhitewolf #wolves #wolf #arcticwolf #nature #wild
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Caption : Sponsored by @visitrwanda_now // This baby mountain gorilla was born on July 1, 2018 in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. She is part of the increasing number of mountain gorillas that have begun to rebound since the 1980s when there were only ~250 left in the Virunga Mountains. Currently, the latest census puts their numbers at 604 gorillas here in Volcanoes National Park. It is a true conservation success story and Rwanda has been at the forefront of leading that effort. The social media followers of National Geographic voted on what to name this new baby gorilla and the votes are in! In the Kwita Izina naming ceremony that took place today (September 6, 2019) at the foothills of the Virunga Mountains, I had the honor of announcing her chosen name: Intego, meaning ‘’Purpose” – chosen because her life holds purpose in Rwanda’s effort to save endangered species. Kwita Izina plays a key role in advancing conservation efforts for the endangered species and is modeled after a baby naming ceremony that has been part of Rwandan culture and tradition for centuries. // Incredible wildlife, spectacular landscapes and new adventures. Meet Rwanda’s mountain gorillas on your next holiday and discover a country committed to conservation. Follow @visitrwanda_now to learn more. #sponsored
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Caption : Sponsored by @visitrwanda_now // This baby mountain gorilla was born on July 1, 2018 in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. She is part of the increasing number of mountain gorillas that have begun to rebound since the 1980s when there were only ~250 left in the Virunga Mountains. Currently, the latest census puts their numbers at 604 gorillas here in Volcanoes National Park. It is a true conservation success story and Rwanda has been at the forefront of leading that effort. The social media followers of National Geographic voted on what to name this new baby gorilla and the votes are in! In the Kwita Izina naming ceremony that took place today (September 6, 2019) at the foothills of the Virunga Mountains, I had the honor of announcing her chosen name: Intego, meaning ‘’Purpose” – chosen because her life holds purpose in Rwanda’s effort to save endangered species. Kwita Izina plays a key role in advancing conservation efforts for the endangered species and is modeled after a baby naming ceremony that has been part of Rwandan culture and tradition for centuries. // Incredible wildlife, spectacular landscapes and new adventures. Meet Rwanda’s mountain gorillas on your next holiday and discover a country committed to conservation. Follow @visitrwanda_now to learn more. #sponsored
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Caption : Sponsored by @visitrwanda_now // This baby mountain gorilla was born on July 1, 2018 in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. She is part of the increasing number of mountain gorillas that have begun to rebound since the 1980s when there were only ~250 left in the Virunga Mountains. Currently, the latest census puts their numbers at 604 gorillas here in Volcanoes National Park. It is a true conservation success story and Rwanda has been at the forefront of leading that effort. The social media followers of National Geographic voted on what to name this new baby gorilla and the votes are in! In the Kwita Izina naming ceremony that took place today (September 6, 2019) at the foothills of the Virunga Mountains, I had the honor of announcing her chosen name: Intego, meaning ‘’Purpose” – chosen because her life holds purpose in Rwanda’s effort to save endangered species. Kwita Izina plays a key role in advancing conservation efforts for the endangered species and is modeled after a baby naming ceremony that has been part of Rwandan culture and tradition for centuries. // Incredible wildlife, spectacular landscapes and new adventures. Meet Rwanda’s mountain gorillas on your next holiday and discover a country committed to conservation. Follow @visitrwanda_now to learn more. #sponsored
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Caption : The hand of our closest living relative – a wild chimpanzee. The long list of similarities that we share with chimps ranges from culture to tool use to language to family structure to infant care and many more. Just look at their hearty working hands. I’ve watched a chimp get the tip of his finger bit clean off in a skirmish and go back to feeding 10 minutes later. There hands and physique are certainly more robust than ours. A recent story just published online @natgeo about areas in Uganda where the similarities we share with chimps can lead to challenges living alongside them. Link in my bio.
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Caption : This November, the people of Colorado will have the chance to vote for a viable gray wolf population to be brought back into their wild forests after a 70-year absence. In the past, the reintroduction of wolves to wild lands in the lower-48 States was decided by national policy makers in Washington. This vote is unique in that the decision would come from the public of Colorado to determine whether free-willed nature is truly valued in that state. It would be a remarkable step towards the restoration of a keystone species that would ultimately renew a historic wolf connection from the High Arctic down the spine of our continent to Yellowstone and south to Mexican border. I’ve committed to spreading the word and while this will be determined by Coloradans, I also feel that as Americans we all have a stake in returning wolves to appropriate public lands across the United States and in Colorado. The initial 200,000 signatures from the public of Colorado were gathered and Initiative 107 will be on the November 2020 ballot in Colorado. Please share this information or this post with your Colorado friends and learn more about how you can help #restorethehowl at wolfactionfund.com @rockymtnwolf and take a look at the language of Intuitive 107. To quote an article by the Center for Biological Diversity @centerforbiodiv , “Initiative 107 instructs Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop, after public input, a science-based plan for reintroducing wolves to western Colorado by 2023.” Other’s who are using their reach include @janefonda, @psihoyos , @leilanimunter and @alexilubomirski. #colorado #wolves #wildnature #restoration
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Caption : This November, the people of Colorado will have the chance to vote for a viable gray wolf population to be brought back into their wild forests after a 70-year absence. In the past, the reintroduction of wolves to wild lands in the lower-48 States was decided by national policy makers in Washington. This vote is unique in that the decision would come from the public of Colorado to determine whether free-willed nature is truly valued in that state. It would be a remarkable step towards the restoration of a keystone species that would ultimately renew a historic wolf connection from the High Arctic down the spine of our continent to Yellowstone and south to Mexican border. I’ve committed to spreading the word and while this will be determined by Coloradans, I also feel that as Americans we all have a stake in returning wolves to appropriate public lands across the United States and in Colorado. The initial 200,000 signatures from the public of Colorado were gathered and Initiative 107 will be on the November 2020 ballot in Colorado. Please share this information or this post with your Colorado friends and learn more about how you can help #restorethehowl at wolfactionfund.com @rockymtnwolf and take a look at the language of Intuitive 107. To quote an article by the Center for Biological Diversity @centerforbiodiv , “Initiative 107 instructs Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop, after public input, a science-based plan for reintroducing wolves to western Colorado by 2023.” Other’s who are using their reach include @janefonda, @psihoyos , @leilanimunter and @alexilubomirski. #colorado #wolves #wildnature #restoration
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Caption : This November, the people of Colorado will have the chance to vote for a viable gray wolf population to be brought back into their wild forests after a 70-year absence. In the past, the reintroduction of wolves to wild lands in the lower-48 States was decided by national policy makers in Washington. This vote is unique in that the decision would come from the public of Colorado to determine whether free-willed nature is truly valued in that state. It would be a remarkable step towards the restoration of a keystone species that would ultimately renew a historic wolf connection from the High Arctic down the spine of our continent to Yellowstone and south to Mexican border. I’ve committed to spreading the word and while this will be determined by Coloradans, I also feel that as Americans we all have a stake in returning wolves to appropriate public lands across the United States and in Colorado. The initial 200,000 signatures from the public of Colorado were gathered and Initiative 107 will be on the November 2020 ballot in Colorado. Please share this information or this post with your Colorado friends and learn more about how you can help #restorethehowl at wolfactionfund.com @rockymtnwolf and take a look at the language of Intuitive 107. To quote an article by the Center for Biological Diversity @centerforbiodiv , “Initiative 107 instructs Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop, after public input, a science-based plan for reintroducing wolves to western Colorado by 2023.” Other’s who are using their reach include @janefonda, @psihoyos , @leilanimunter and @alexilubomirski. #colorado #wolves #wildnature #restoration
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Caption : This November, the people of Colorado will have the chance to vote for a viable gray wolf population to be brought back into their wild forests after a 70-year absence. In the past, the reintroduction of wolves to wild lands in the lower-48 States was decided by national policy makers in Washington. This vote is unique in that the decision would come from the public of Colorado to determine whether free-willed nature is truly valued in that state. It would be a remarkable step towards the restoration of a keystone species that would ultimately renew a historic wolf connection from the High Arctic down the spine of our continent to Yellowstone and south to Mexican border. I’ve committed to spreading the word and while this will be determined by Coloradans, I also feel that as Americans we all have a stake in returning wolves to appropriate public lands across the United States and in Colorado. The initial 200,000 signatures from the public of Colorado were gathered and Initiative 107 will be on the November 2020 ballot in Colorado. Please share this information or this post with your Colorado friends and learn more about how you can help #restorethehowl at wolfactionfund.com @rockymtnwolf and take a look at the language of Intuitive 107. To quote an article by the Center for Biological Diversity @centerforbiodiv , “Initiative 107 instructs Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop, after public input, a science-based plan for reintroducing wolves to western Colorado by 2023.” Other’s who are using their reach include @janefonda, @psihoyos , @leilanimunter and @alexilubomirski. #colorado #wolves #wildnature #restoration
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Caption : In celebration of the wild ones without a voice and to this perfect planet that we call Earth. “Because mankind can circumvent evolutionary law, it is incumbent upon him, say evolutionary biologists, to develop another law to abide by if he wishes to survive, to not outstrip his food base. He must learn restraint.” — Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, 1986 Here’s to restraint on this Earth Day. 1: wild silverback mountain gorilla in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 2: the border between the wild and the modern agrarian landscape, Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 3: Castle Geyser, Yellowstone NP Wyoming 4: wild Arctic wolf pup greeting its mom 5: long tailed weasel, Montana
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Caption : In celebration of the wild ones without a voice and to this perfect planet that we call Earth. “Because mankind can circumvent evolutionary law, it is incumbent upon him, say evolutionary biologists, to develop another law to abide by if he wishes to survive, to not outstrip his food base. He must learn restraint.” — Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, 1986 Here’s to restraint on this Earth Day. 1: wild silverback mountain gorilla in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 2: the border between the wild and the modern agrarian landscape, Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 3: Castle Geyser, Yellowstone NP Wyoming 4: wild Arctic wolf pup greeting its mom 5: long tailed weasel, Montana
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Caption : In celebration of the wild ones without a voice and to this perfect planet that we call Earth. “Because mankind can circumvent evolutionary law, it is incumbent upon him, say evolutionary biologists, to develop another law to abide by if he wishes to survive, to not outstrip his food base. He must learn restraint.” — Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, 1986 Here’s to restraint on this Earth Day. 1: wild silverback mountain gorilla in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 2: the border between the wild and the modern agrarian landscape, Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 3: Castle Geyser, Yellowstone NP Wyoming 4: wild Arctic wolf pup greeting its mom 5: long tailed weasel, Montana
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Caption : In celebration of the wild ones without a voice and to this perfect planet that we call Earth. “Because mankind can circumvent evolutionary law, it is incumbent upon him, say evolutionary biologists, to develop another law to abide by if he wishes to survive, to not outstrip his food base. He must learn restraint.” — Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, 1986 Here’s to restraint on this Earth Day. 1: wild silverback mountain gorilla in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 2: the border between the wild and the modern agrarian landscape, Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 3: Castle Geyser, Yellowstone NP Wyoming 4: wild Arctic wolf pup greeting its mom 5: long tailed weasel, Montana
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Caption : In celebration of the wild ones without a voice and to this perfect planet that we call Earth. “Because mankind can circumvent evolutionary law, it is incumbent upon him, say evolutionary biologists, to develop another law to abide by if he wishes to survive, to not outstrip his food base. He must learn restraint.” — Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, 1986 Here’s to restraint on this Earth Day. 1: wild silverback mountain gorilla in Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 2: the border between the wild and the modern agrarian landscape, Volcanoes NP, Rwanda 3: Castle Geyser, Yellowstone NP Wyoming 4: wild Arctic wolf pup greeting its mom 5: long tailed weasel, Montana
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Caption : Mother and son feeding high in canopy of a fig tree in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. The female here is known as Mususu was roughly 40 at the time of this photo and her nursing son, Moon was 3. This community of wild chimps has been studied for ~40 years with every individual’s life history recorded in detail. This These massive figs belong to a Ficus capensis tree species and can provide weeks of ripened fruits for chimps to feed on. Learn more about chimps in the current issue of @natgeo magazine, through my posts here and by following the conservation NGO @bulindichimps . . . . . #chimpanzee #chimp #chimpanzees #chimps #ape #wildlife #conservation #animals #africa #uganda #bulindi #bulindichimps #wildlifephotography #nature #natgeo
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