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MoJo's "Heating Up" conversation: Wolf, Grizzly Management and the Changing Climate
Mountain Journal held the event, "Heating Up: Grizzly, Wolf Management and Climate Change" at Jackson, Wyoming's Center for the Arts on May 31, 2024. MoJo Managing Editor Joseph T. O'Connor sits down with wolf, grizzly and climate experts Doug Smith, Chris Servheen and Cathy Whitlock to discuss challenges in Greater Yellowstone.
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Elk calf and mom
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An elk calf and mother filmed from a trail camera in Gallatin Gateway, Montana. Video courtesy Holly Pippel
Bison move under storm clouds and the North Bridgers
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Matt Skoglund of North Bridger Bison watches the herd move into new pasture under storm clouds and the North Bridger Mountains. Video by Matt Skoglund
Keegan David reads from Enos A. Mills' "The Grizzly"
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Keegan David, who discharged his bear spray to fend off a charging grizzly bear on May 20, 2023, reads from Enos A. Mills' classic 1919 book, "The Grizzly."
Bozeman Creek and “Revitalize” art installation downtown Bozeman
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Sponsored by Mountain Time Arts, city of Bozeman and other groups
Dorothy Bradley on Give Big, MoJo
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Dorothy Bradley, former Montana Legislator and Educator, talks about Mountain Journal for Give Big Gallatin Valley 2023
MOJO 2023
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At Mountain Journal, we give voice to the wildlife and wild lands of Greater Yellowstone through in-depth, public-interest journalism. Here's who we are.
MoJo Give Big interview with Jill Ellwood of One Valley Community Foundation
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As we approach Give Big Gallatin Valley 2023, Mountain Journal wanted to connect with One Valley Community Foundation to hear more about this successful fundraising event.
Yellowstone Summit: The Future of Greater Yellowstone Live with Todd Wilkinson
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As part of the Yellowstone Summit, watch the live discussion with Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson on the future of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
What's the Real Future for Grizzly Bears? Feb_1_2023
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Gallatin Valley Earth Day, in partnership with Mountain Journal and Gallatin Wildlife Association, presents a discussion between Dr. Chris Servheen, who oversaw grizzly conservation in the U.S. for 35 years, and journalist/Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson. Live from the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, Bozeman, Montana, Feb. 1, 2023.
True Wild: A Wolf Biologist Studies Lobos on Ted Turner’s Flying D Ranch
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True Wild: A Wolf Biologist Studies Lobos on Ted Turner’s Flying D Ranch
Coyotes Howling
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A coyote group howl echoes in the night near Blacktail Pond. Audio courtesy NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett Photo courtesy NPS / Neal Herbert
Who We Are - Mountain Journal
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mountainjournal.org
The Edge of Humanity
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Video courtesy Fish Eye Guy Photography fisheyeguyphotography.com
Wild and Free!
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Video courtesy Fish Eye Guy Photography fisheyeguyphotography.com
When Bison Sound Like Roaring African Lions
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When Bison Sound Like Roaring African Lions
What Makes Yellowstone, Yellowstone
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What Makes Yellowstone, Yellowstone
Would A Supervaccine End The Yellowstone Bison Controversy?
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Would A Supervaccine End The Yellowstone Bison Controversy?
Why Yellowstone Bison Are Sacred
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Why Yellowstone Bison Are Sacred
Top Yellowstone Manager Discusses Actions By Bison Activists
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Top Yellowstone Manager Discusses Actions By Bison Activists
The Biggest Brucellosis Threat: Elk Or Bison?
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The Biggest Brucellosis Threat: Elk Or Bison?
What Do Yellowstone Employees Think About Killing Park Bison?
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What Do Yellowstone Employees Think About Killing Park Bison?

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  • @KristinBATL
    @KristinBATL 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent discussions. I wish I could have attended in person.

  • @sandyzelasko6615
    @sandyzelasko6615 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great discussion. Thank you for pulling this together.

  • @rs72098
    @rs72098 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember hearing this while out in a remote field in a California army base setting up a 50 cal. I was freaking out thinking some demons were out in the mountains. All of the other soldiers didn't even flinch, and they explained that it was just some coyotes howling. I don't know if they all grew up on farms, in the mountains or what, but I felt like I was the odd man out.

  • @missjokerjane6013
    @missjokerjane6013 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live close to a river and most of the coyotes here are pretty small, but I’ve seen a few that are the sizes of a large dog. They can be pretty scary, especially in packs. I hear the females try to lure stray dogs to their pack and then the pack attacks them. Awful to think about.

  • @gregoraszaudaizdaiauskas1765
    @gregoraszaudaizdaiauskas1765 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a European person I can say that howl of coyote is similar to the howl of golden jackal.

  • @NevieDUD3
    @NevieDUD3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first one I hear sounds like a siren 😂

  • @rebeccaalmendral4230
    @rebeccaalmendral4230 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hearing these behind my house always makes my hair stand up. And i always feel bad for whatever unfortunate creature they are chasing.

    • @iAmLeg13
      @iAmLeg13 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It makes me feel bad as well. But also, the coyotes have to survive somehow. Unfortunately it’s how the food chain works.

    • @rebeccaalmendral4230
      @rebeccaalmendral4230 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@iAmLeg13 where im from (maine) they are invasive. Wouldnt care if they were wiped out really.

  • @minicle426
    @minicle426 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This sounds more like a load of Essex girls out on a hen night. :]

  • @KissMarryKiII
    @KissMarryKiII 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just took my puppy out to the front yard of my house because she’s too little to be near the dogs in the back and I heard this coming from like 2 houses away and thought it was some kind of bird or a weird dog💀. I live in west Texas but I haven’t seen a coyote in like 8 years because I live in the suburbs. I kinda suspected it was probably some cyotes when I heard the dog kind of noises and went inside quickly with my puppy cause it scared me.💀

    • @unijaggerflax2975
      @unijaggerflax2975 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If it’s a pitbull give it to the coyotes

    • @KissMarryKiII
      @KissMarryKiII 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@unijaggerflax2975 she’s a pug n isn’t even a year old yet💀

  • @Dentet623
    @Dentet623 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro i hear like 25 or 30 every single day

  • @bryantburn8191
    @bryantburn8191 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My dog loses it when I play this lmfao

  • @sheilahoffman7074
    @sheilahoffman7074 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dixie is adorable

  • @adrian42727
    @adrian42727 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe play this in a haunted house for Halloween

  • @WildPrimal23
    @WildPrimal23 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just incredible

  • @Jugojuice28
    @Jugojuice28 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just moved into our new home and we just heard this a symphony of coyotes

  • @sunnydaygina
    @sunnydaygina 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I e just taken my 8 pound dog outside to have a pee....and I've moved from California to the Midwest. WOW! They sound so beautiful but scary when my Jimmy could be their snack. I am Sioux Indian and love animals. Just in town had me disturbed.

    • @kimkerr917
      @kimkerr917 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I worry about that here in WA State too. I have quite a pack of my own smaller dogs and the coyotes seem to be back again. We’ve only seen one so far. I also love seeing the Eagle population grow but they’d even make a nice snack out of my fur kids if I’m not careful!

    • @sunnydaygina
      @sunnydaygina 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kimkerr917 Yes! The eagles seem to be everywhere lately! I didn't realize their wingspan until yesterday. I can't even imagine seeing one pick up my dog and watching it fly away with him😭 Wouldn't that be horrifying? I took Jimmy outside last night to go potty and I heard them close by when we took a few steps, all of the sudden they stopped howling. I am thinking they were even much closer than I thought. Beautiful animal though. 🙏🏻

    • @Olive_TheAlien
      @Olive_TheAlien 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wait, do you live in Sioux Falls??

  • @VVandering
    @VVandering 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve see them all over Los Angeles. Often on my street and once in my yard

    • @kimkerr917
      @kimkerr917 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had a bf from Garden Grove back in the 90’s. The city(?) often hired them to discretely hunt Griffith Park when the coyote population was getting too big and dangerous for the public.

  • @hannahendslow9735
    @hannahendslow9735 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We use this for so many years pranks

  • @Putyoweineraway
    @Putyoweineraway 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thats what i heard

  • @jimmatlosz
    @jimmatlosz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for making this and sharing.

  • @DaBlazesUSay
    @DaBlazesUSay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We have hem here in Kentucky, and at night they can get within 300 feet (100 metres) of our house. When they all howl, it sounds like a large group of middle schoolers fighting. But coyotes hate attention, and all I have to do is open my door and yell "HEY!" They will then shut up and move on!

    • @user-cb9oc7wv6m
      @user-cb9oc7wv6m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why disrupt them? You realize they are just giving a shout out to all their homies? Doing a role call. ....like in middle school

    • @user-cb9oc7wv6m
      @user-cb9oc7wv6m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And 300 feet is 100 yards, not the same in meters. And that distance is pretty damn far for them to be away from your house. I imagine they come a hell of a lot closer to your house while you're eyes are shut at night

    • @willtheprodigy3819
      @willtheprodigy3819 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-cb9oc7wv6mSome of us have small dogs that we don’t want to be eaten…

    • @KweezlYT-hj3eq
      @KweezlYT-hj3eq 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i also live in kentucky and there’s like 2 big coyotes on my family farm and they give no cares if we are out there or not.

  • @Gokarter716
    @Gokarter716 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m scaring my brother in hide and seek right now playing this😂

    • @Y01kVR
      @Y01kVR 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol 🤣

    • @user-cb9oc7wv6m
      @user-cb9oc7wv6m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You've got that much time to write a post while playing the game? You obviously live in a jungle or an abandoned village perhaps

  • @thegreenestofmachines
    @thegreenestofmachines 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we used to live in a house that had a field behind it. there were coyotes living out there, and they would occasionally start howling late at night. my parents always said the coyotes scared the hell out of them because their howling sounds a lot like children screaming

    • @ryancentnarowicz
      @ryancentnarowicz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That first howl kinda sounds like a Wolfs howl but you can hear the difference.

    • @cyythekid680
      @cyythekid680 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They definitely do I lived in an area that coyotes were very prevalent around especially because we had a cow field across from our neighborhood. And hearing them howl at night randomly is the most chilling thing ever

    • @billkipp3648
      @billkipp3648 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The children screaming sounds can be red foxes.

    • @GraffitiGirl2236
      @GraffitiGirl2236 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s what my parents said too!

    • @AnnaM0906
      @AnnaM0906 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cyythekid680 Yes, it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

  • @user-br4mp5xf4e
    @user-br4mp5xf4e 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    El p7brico merrechazo los lobo me4rechasaron la mujer que amo pero ay probrema

    • @bigdaddy6843
      @bigdaddy6843 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      bruh are you okay

    • @vibrantgleam
      @vibrantgleam 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bigdaddy6843 I think it's spanish

  • @Iris_the_Grey-Fox
    @Iris_the_Grey-Fox 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was listening because my school is skyline high school and they have a coyote howl for the 1 minute bell

  • @Random_shit568
    @Random_shit568 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They really make them talk back to you!

  • @Random_shit568
    @Random_shit568 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

  • @maritia4577
    @maritia4577 ปีที่แล้ว

    splendid :)

  • @marilynwargo6288
    @marilynwargo6288 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you both so much. Zoning has to happen. You must keep migratory routes open. There must be restraint and a willingness to err on the side of wildlife. So much can be done if people will participate willingly.

  • @marilynwargo6288
    @marilynwargo6288 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad I saw this. Very good. Val is great. 💙❄️🌙🌲

  • @marilynwargo6288
    @marilynwargo6288 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for posting this! If we understand science and history we have been very hard on our apex predators. Wolves are being mercilessly slaughtered in the Northern Rockies. Those responsible for this want to repeat that activity against our grizzly bear population. The bear would be wiped out too easily if trophy hunters were allowed to kill them as wantonly as they are killing wolves. It has taken decades to regrow the grizzly in Montana. To kill so many they can only be saved by the endangered species act is irresponsible and unethical. We must prevent this. Save our grizzlies.

  • @lanettejensen5765
    @lanettejensen5765 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do we educate the world that the wolves keep the diseases at bay and help increase species genetics?

  • @tywheeler7131
    @tywheeler7131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The question of perception of value and our role in doing something different than the rest of the world is the biggest question, but having the bandwidth to have those discussions is equally important. The gap of ability to hold space is changing with the financial instabilities. Those that can carry the torch don’t have the bandwidth with larger out of state companies controlling the guides and the narratives taught. Those going on trips into Yellowstone, for example, are not getting an educated narrative from rangers. To many, these movements and ideals are the luxury of the wealthy, and until they are willing to invest in the community narrative, it will remain as such. I have convinced many ranchers to at least change their perception of value, but many of us are no longer in that space. Investing in the many miles it takes to understand the narratives takes an incredible investment of time and low paying wages, and I am thankful that there are those out there that have the time and bandwidth to do such. I just hope that enough is preserved off the ranches that allows for these creatures to continue for future generations to enjoy.

  • @gordonbrown67
    @gordonbrown67 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wildlife is so much more civilized than sapiens.

  • @baidaho2
    @baidaho2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A great example of a person following her dreams.

  • @highonhill1031
    @highonhill1031 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coexistence is possible if your livestock is bison, not so much if it's sheep.

  • @chanthechinook7830
    @chanthechinook7830 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was up there today, on my way to Spanish Creek, I saw an elk and either a giant coyote or a silver wolf, I have pictures. Bummed not to see bison claves tho. What beautiful land.

    • @BenKindgren
      @BenKindgren 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Next time you are planning to go up Spanish Creek take Gateway South Rd... The show herd contains many yearlings which are visible from the road

    • @chanthechinook7830
      @chanthechinook7830 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BenKindgren Thx! I’ll check it out for sure!

    • @briseboy
      @briseboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coyotes, especially in the North American west, are NEVER "giant." They top out in the 40lb range. I've allowed, through stillness, coyotes from Mexico through the PNW, to walk up near, until the still air has enough of my unscented scent to alert them. They immediately bolt. Traveling with a captive-born, but semi-wild wolf of about 123-130 lbs, I've also brought a TINY 69 lb dog, borrowed for the pleasure of both. The wolf is the most attentive, intelligent individual you are ever likely to meet, having an acute awareness of emotional states, pain, ans well as the identity of sound. He taught through demonstration and modeling, differences between sound of leaf fall, deer step, duller bear crunch, so well, that years later, the difference remains imprinted on the aural brain. In many areas, up to 85% or more of wolf diet in some seasons is carrion. This alone is evidence of the importance of the wolf for the health of mammalian life around them. We know that perhaps 10% of chases result in successful food. And wolves learn quickly that profligate energy use is counterproductive. Most of their time is spent observing, an activity tragically absent in humans, who instead rely on the fictions, generated for obscure social reasons, of other humans. I have squatted among several individual ranchers, aware that they could not even see a wolf a hundred yards away, unless the wolf moved; conversely, I have watched wolves suddenly turn and stare, five minutes before a human or other animal topped a ridge into visibility. But this is also a skill, and most wolves die to human gunfire while still the equivalent of sub-teen and subadult, because the most uselessly murderous species of all, fails to regulate itself or its psychotically lethal tools for killing everything for psychopathic pleasure. (and just think: I was born where the last wolves in the US existed, when they were targeted by the Euroinvaders of this continent. The Ojibwe say : "what is done to the wolf, will also be done to men." from the recent news, you are progressing at last to the second half of that truism.)

  • @PeaceProfit
    @PeaceProfit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wolf🐺Shadow Deep within the two legged creature, a foul emotion stirs, squirming to erection, steel jaws trapping its detection, Once we were as one, walking through the ages guiding the two legged we did come, Upon this plain our souls united, hearts and minds uniquely divided, For a purpose we were joined, stamped as one two headed coin, Survival was our right, padded softly into night, Deep within the two legged our emotion remains, Can it hide the feeling under skin so easily torn, for a trophy our fur was not born, two legged hunts our kind, festering emotion locked in its mind, Killing us it kills itself all the while holding to the secret wish, together we partake of the ancient dish, Shall it grief our passing or will we feed on its remains, Only time can determine this, such things are clouded unto mist, One fact will hold true, once gone the emotion dies for two.

  • @jerishuntington7202
    @jerishuntington7202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an astonishing researcher! #ValAsher

  • @randallhaugen3219
    @randallhaugen3219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish Turner owned the Whole state!

  • @lindasmith7629
    @lindasmith7629 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful! Beautiful visually and educational to boot. I would love to accompany Val on an outing.

  • @GramMooakaRed
    @GramMooakaRed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Montana❤️

  • @carteranderson5537
    @carteranderson5537 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great story. Amazing and beautiful.

  • @dhand34
    @dhand34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid we need more myth debunking. th-cam.com/video/5VhjMgN9cnY/w-d-xo.html

  • @dhand34
    @dhand34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its not coffee shop talk. It’s idiotic conspiracy theories and fairytales repeated by the same people who believe in Qanon and Alex Jones Ted also knows how to make $$ with a ranch, unlike a lot of others

  • @aaronwilcox6417
    @aaronwilcox6417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shes full of it. They kill healthy and compromised animals all the same. Theyre opportunist predators and thats what they do. At this point theres no wolf recovery in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Theres a surplus of wolves in those states.

    • @dhand34
      @dhand34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you also think Q-anon is ligit. Just asking

    • @aaronwilcox6417
      @aaronwilcox6417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im not informed about Q-anon enough to really know much about it or have an informed facts or decision of it. I honestly dont know. What i do know is that wolves and all canids will kill both the weak and healthy prey animals. It goes without saying that the young, the old, and the weak are at greatest risk of wolf predation, but they will also go for the healthy and strong if the opportunity presents or if they have a needs. After all they are wild wolves and thats what they do. But this thing where this lady examines bones is not exactly serious CSI science. An buildup of bone material from an old injury thats healed means nothing as to why an prey animal was taken. Now if theres obvious markers then yeah, the weak are going to be eaten but im calling mostly BS on the forensics shown on this video. Besides. I have wolves outside my bedroom window. They have eaten the elk around my property and there are now none that come down in winter to feed. No sign at all while pre wolf introduction there were plenty that came and grazed here. Now a few deer hang around and the occassional moose strolls thru. I even got to see a wolf run off an old mine dump on our property and put it to our coyotes. The coyotes, once numerous packed up and now you dont hear them and i am alright with that as i hate coyotes. But yeah, our local wolves have killed off probably 90% of the game that used to be very plentiful pre wolf introduction. Now im fortunate to find any type of wildlife as the numbers are dramatically down, and this is in big woods timbered country. I dont know really anything about this Q-anon but ive seen in the flesh the change in animal population and distribution in my local area. It hasnt be kind.

    • @dhand34
      @dhand34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aaronwilcox6417 Her necropsy correct and it is not complicated. Also when you claim crazy shit like the wolves killed off 90% of the game in Idaho, then like Q-anon crazies, you deny reality. Elk numbers are over what they were before wolf reintroduction. Go look up IDFG counts. There is plenty of game and most people who took high school life science know you need biodiversity not a game farm. It’s also been proven in numerous peer reviewed studies wolves mostly take out the sick and old. Yeah they take some fawns and healthy but they mostly have to take out sick and old. Both Q and Alex Jones have a huge following of Idaho wolfaphobes as well. idfg.idaho.gov/press/2020-big-game-hunting-outlook

    • @dhand34
      @dhand34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aaronwilcox6417 Ted used to charge $6k a head for a day of elk hunting on his ranch. It’s prolly even higher now.

    • @aaronwilcox6417
      @aaronwilcox6417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didnt mention state wide but rather my local region. Its also not crazy. The F&G has determined this and we arent meeting carrying capacity and are far under and now hunting seasons have been reduced and they the state has actually aerially gunned down 17 wolves to reduce impact. Its not truthful to say wolf numbers are the same since wolf introduction. Remember these arent the same wolves either. These are Canadian brand, bigger and badder. But now theres few elk in my county. I used to have large herds id see on my way to highschool on the hillsides grazing but now one is lucky to even see an elk. This region has been hit very hard by the predation issues and we have two bear limits, liberal lion seasons and we nearly have a year round wolf season. Oh, BTW, i was working on the introduction effort and survey of suitable habitat in the early 90's for the wolf projects the govt was pushing. I did much of the survey and field data for fish and wildlife service so equating me with this Q bullshit is craziness

  • @asktheanimals
    @asktheanimals 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this with us!! Does anyone know if this operation also includes native keystone prairie dogs? That would help even more to restore the native biotic community. I don't know the topography of this ranch either. It might be a higher elevation than where prairie dogs traditionally lived. I'm curious & fascinated.

    • @chrisanderson4976
      @chrisanderson4976 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Prairie dogs are not native to the valley, there are many ground squirrels though.

  • @tarandusmt8089
    @tarandusmt8089 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic film and conservation story. If we want to coexist with predators then we can. Val is a Montana treasure.