The Human Perspective

The Human Part of the Issue

Learn more about the human side of the conflict with wolves and how emotions and politics influence wildlife management

Federal Protection and State Management of Wolves

One of the biggest sources of conflict around wolf issues in their association with government overreach and the subsequent tension between federal and state …
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Wolves and Human Nature: A Story of Fear, Control, and the Wild

Humans respond in fear; we try to control the things we don’t understand, and we often destroy the things we can’t control. That is …
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Caught in the Crossfire: Wolves and Politics

Wolves have always received a disproportionate amount of attention compared to other wildlife and have come to symbolize the wild itself. But in more …
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Wolves in the Media

Wolves have been villainized in the media throughout our history, dating back to the Bible and classic battle between the wolf and the shepherd. …
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Our History with Wolves

Like all other things with wolves, our shared history has two extremes. Symbiotic Coexistence In many indigenous cultures, wolves are admired and respected. The …
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The War on Wolves

How emotions, politics, and human perceptions have shaped wolf management in North America, creating generations of anger and resentment and fueling ongoing conflict How …
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The National Wolf Conversation

A new solution has been proposed to solve the conflict around wolves. The debate over wolf management in the United States has been one …
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The Connection between Humans and Wolves: Why Wolves Matter

Throughout the history of humanity, we have often looked at our relationship with wild animals as us vs. them. This has never been truer …
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