Hearing the haunting lament of a wolf’s howl in the wild is a transcendent experience. But what if we could understand what that howl meant, and how wolves use various howl and occasionally barking sounds to communicate with each other?
In this exciting webinar, guest speakers John and Mary Theberge will take us on a journey into the world of wild wolves, based on six decades of research on wolf packs ranging from Algonquin Park in Ontario, to the southwest Yukon, central Labrador, and Arizona, New Mexico, and Yellowstone National Park in the U.S.
Wednesday October 21, 12 – 1pm PDT
Panelists:
John and Mary Theberge
John and Mary Theberge have spent more than six decades conducting field research on wolves in the Yukon, Labrador, British Columbia, and Algonquin Park, Ontario.
Host:
Dr. Kristen Weiss
Pacific Wild’s Forest & Wildlife Campaigner, whose background includes wildlife ecology, wild carnivore conservation, science communication, and environmental advocacy.
This husband and wife team have a deep, intimate knowledge of wolf behaviour and ecology. Combined with ever-improving tracking and acoustic technology, John and Mary are discovering in more detail than ever just how intelligent and emotionally complex wolves are, and why many of our current approaches to wolf “management” — including the wolf cull in British Columbia — are ill-informed and outdated.
John B. Theberge served as a longtime professor of ecology and conservation biology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Mary Theberge is a wildlife illustrator and wolf researcher and has presented many popular programs about their discoveries. They have collaborated on many scientific and popular articles and were jointly awarded the 1994 Equinox Citation for Environmental Achievement. They have also co-authored several books, including a new upcoming publication on their wolf bioacoustics work.
We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation, hosted in honour of Wolf Awareness Week, to celebrate wolves and advocate for science-based, compassionate conservation.
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