A mother’s reflection, it takes a pack
Whether in a village or a wolf pack, caring for the next generation is a shared responsibility.
As a graduate student in the Canid Conservation Science lab at the University of Calgary, Chelsea was inspired to learn more about how to effectively advocate for wolves while completing her thesis. She joined the Raincoast team in 2020 to help develop the Wolf Conservation Program and continues to coordinate and deliver the program’s various initiatives. More about Chelsea.
Whether in a village or a wolf pack, caring for the next generation is a shared responsibility.
What does a wolf eat over the course of a year? How can we find out? Through scat analysis! As we head into 2026, we wanted to share some results from our scat analysis work documenting what recovering wolf populations eat throughout the seasons. While it’s well known that wolves have a strong appetite for…
The level of human-caused wolf mortality can only be described as staggering.
What science tells us about wolves who evolved to be black.
We have ethical responsibilities to targeted species and to biodiversity, and we need to consider the well-being of both.
Ethical and welfare considerations for lethally and non-lethally controlling wild animals.
In this article, we’ve interviewed David Fraser (C.M., Ph.D.), a Professor Emeritus in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia. His 50-year research career has focused on the welfare and management of both free-living and captive wildlife, as well as farm and laboratory animals. In this interview, we explore the history of…
As winter fast approaches, biologist Chelsea Greer reminisces on the December field days of last year, counting spawning salmon and tracking wolves in the snow.
In this bonus episode of Wolf School, we will go over our 25 year history of purchasing tenures and learn about a relational approach to coexistence.
How studying animal culture can inform conservation.
A guide if you would like to fill the questionnaire out now and not lose your opportunity to use your voice.
Drs. Michael Paul Nelson, John A. Vucetich, and Joseph Bump share their insights on ethics and moral practice in conservation and how to think through scientific and ethical issues, particularly those related to the conservation and lethal management of wolves. This is the second in a two-part interview. Michael is an environmental scholar, writer, teacher,…