Join Mark and Sam as they discuss the top wildlife news, including:

• Car crashes and wildlife
• Rattlesnake roundup
• Ladies helping the jag
• Public land sale

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Join Mark and Sam as they chat with Nick Gevock, the Sierra Club's Campaign Organizing Strategist for the Northern Rockies. The discussion revolves around ethical hunting, public lands, and the privatization of wildlife.

• Elks Slaughter Bill in Montana
• Bison given new status in Colorado
• Lead ammo in wildlife and humans

Join Mark and Sam as they dive into top wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Smiling Salamanders learn to live
• Money up for grabs!
• Lead poisoned bald eagles
• Hellbenders need help

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On this episode, we are joined by the executive producer of The Snake and The Whale, Scott Levy. This film won Best Feature at this year's Colorado Environmental Film Festival. We dive into why this film is important, some of the characters, and the challenges that resident orcas and wild salmon face because of the Snake River dams.

You can watch the trailer for the film here.

Find out more about the dire situation at https://bluefish.org/

Please contact your local film festivals and let them know this film needs to been seen.

Join Mark and Sam for the top wildlife news stories, including:

• • Wolf killed in Colorado
  • Sea otters get another chance
  • Heavyweight bobcat

Michelle Lute is a conservation scientist and advocate with nearly twenty years’ experience in biodiversity conservation on public and private lands around the globe. She dedicates her professional life to promoting human-wildlife coexistence through effective public engagement, equitable participatory processes, and evidence-based decision-making.

Michelle holds a PhD in wildlife management from Michigan State University, an MS in Animal Behavior and Ecology from the University of Notre Dame, and a BS in Geography and Environmental Science from Valparaiso University. She started her environmental career in the National Park Service, worked for large and small nonprofits, state government and held research positions at universities across the US. Michelle has authored over 30 publications in ecology and social sciences to develop evidence-based approaches to human-wildlife coexistence.

We are shifting formats here at the Wildlife Wire! News is coming every Tuesday and Interviews on Thursday. Today's news has the following:

• https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/how-colorados-first-elk-migration-agreement-marks-a-big-step-for-conservation-and-agricultural-productivity
• Billboards celebrate parks, call out DOGE
• Right-way Right Whales

The Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust and the Property and Environment Research Center combine efforts to provide elk habitat, while More Perfect Union trolls DOGE with brilliant billboards. Finally, 2 lost Right Whales left Alabama for Canada.

Join Mark and Sam for the top wildlife news stories, including:

• New Mexico wildlife agency gets new name and mission
• Cougars coming back to Vermont?
• After 11 more bears killed, judge orders stop to Alaska predator control program
• California California county declares state of emergency over gray wolf activity

Then we are joined by Matt Barnes. Matt is a conservation scientist, rangeland ecologist, and advocate for human-wildlife coexistence based in southwestern Colorado. With a background in wildlife ecology and range science, he has dedicated his career to integrating ecological principles into land management practices across the American West. Barnes has served in various roles, including as a rangeland management specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and as a prescribed fire manager with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Through his multifaceted work, Barnes continues to bridge the gap between ecological science and practical land management, aiming to create resilient landscapes that support both human livelihoods and wildlife conservation.