…months following release. Many released wolves died or were removed for behavioral reasons; in fact, only about thirty percent of Mexican wolves from captivity have successfully produced pups in the wild. Also, the Mexican wolf reintroduction area was not in a large national park or wilderness system, but rather on…
…had taught me many things,” Karl said, “but chief among them was the realization that transformative wilderness experiences are something that should be accessible to everyone—not just those with the personal skills or resources to do so.” Millions of people have seen the kids’ photographs on display in galleries, stadiums,…
…in the five remote locations they loved and shared together, The Carry Home embodies Olson’s literary legacy through its articulation of the Wilderness Movement, exploring the fundamental meaning of wilderness and by being a “well-written story stylistically,” said Alan Brew, associate professor of English at Northland College, who served on…
…northern Wisconsin to experience the “primitive and unchanged” landscape Sigurd Olson talks about in The Singing Wilderness. “I can talk all day about wolves and will never have the impact taking students out has,” Olson said. “Hearing a wolf howl changes lives.” The following is one story from one student—Bijit…
…People Fighting to Save Them by Terri Farley, photographs by Melissa Farlow (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, New York) Children’s Honorable Mention My Wilderness: An Alaskan Adventure by Claudia McGehee (Little Bigfoot, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, Washington) The Seeds of Friendship by Michael Foreman (Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts) The Stranded Whale…
…received a $1,000 grant to support an effort to assess the wildlife diversity of Madeline Island. “What we’re going to be doing is implementing a camera trap survey,” Olson said describing how they would be installing trail cameras at certain locations within the Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve as well as…
