Category: Compassionate conservation
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“People & Wolves” Documentary Film Production
A Wisconsin Story Mired in Political Intrigue Featuring Dr. Jane Goodall, Adrian Wydeven, Marvin Defoe, and Peter David. https://vimeo.com/779751973 Adrian Wydeven headed up the state gray wolf recovery and conservation program for Wisconsin from 1990 through 2013. The timing of the February wolf hunt was a concern to many of…
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New Wisconsin Wolf Management (Draft) Plan is Seeking Public Comments
The WDNR Wolf Management Plan was just released and is up for public comment through January 10, 2023. It’s recommended to “invest time reading the draft plan” before completing the survey. “The proposed draft Wolf Management Plan reflects the detailed and significant work done by DNR staff to ensure the health…
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Killing is Not Conservation…
…The idea that only man is equipped for conserving our planet’s natural resources is a dying concept; dying right along with the untold numbers of wild sentient beings killed in the name of conservation. Such problems drive home a critical flaw in the paradigm of conserving wildlife. In the state…
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Education and Awareness Wins Over Angry Rhetoric Every Time…
Advice for wining the war-on-wolves. There’s a culture of trolling, attention seekers, and the haters in the comment section on every wolf advocacy page. Those trolls can create a culture of angry rhetoric real fast. It’s my experience (been doing this since the year 2000) that anyone claiming to kill…
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Let’s bring back the heart in conservation management…
Do not feed the bears. I have followed the career of Dr. Jane Goodall since childhood. I remember watching National Geographic specials with wide-eyed-wonderment. I was amazed at how Dr. Goodall observed chimpanzees in their natural habitat. A natural habitat can be defined as; the natural environment in which an…
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Changing Perceptions by Planting Seeds of Compassion
Changing the perceptions of people who have negative views of wolves begins with dialogue. If we want to change this negative to a positive perception we must open the dialogue, and engage, ask questions, and plant seeds – seeds of compassion that will grow into new perceptions of valuing the…
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Compassionate Conservation
When I think of compassionate conservation several well known conservationists, scientists, and psychologists come to mind. On a scale one to ten Dr. Jane Goodall, Joy Adamson, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, and Marc Bekoff Ph.D all rate in the top ten for their compassionate ideals and work regarding wild Animals.…
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Wild Animals Belong In Our Hearts & Minds
Lack of ethical science in our government wildlife agencies is prevalent today more than ever. Or is it? Is there science in wildlife management? Is this science lacking empathy for the creatures they manage? Let’s look at the leading expert of chimpanzee behavior, Dr. Jane Goodall, who refused to call…
People & Wolves on the Air 