2021 Program

Select sessions from Speak for Wolves 2021 are available on our YouTube channel.

Saturday August 14th

Corrine Nugent-Hayes, Poet, Wolf Advocate
Poetry reading: “When Shall These Mournings For Us End”
Christopher Sebastian McJetters, Author, Researcher, Lecturer
Lone Wolf
Zoë Hanley, Defenders of Wildlife
Innovating Predator-Livestock Non-Lethal Tools:
Radio-Activated Guard Box 2.0
Michael Waasegiizhig Price, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
“Whatever Happens to the Wolves Will Happen to Us”: Cultural Reflections
of the Relationship Between the Wolf and the Anishinaabe People
Sristi Kamal, Defenders of Wildlife
Oregon’s Wolves: Conflict and Coexistence
Stephen Capra, Executive Director, Footloose Montana
Update on Wolves in Montana
John Murtaugh, Defenders of Wildlife
Colorado’s Gray Wolf Reintroduction
“FAMILY” short film screening followed by Q&A with the Director,
Rain, Filmmaker; Global Indigenous Council

Sunday August 15th

Anna Le, Biologist & Educator, Yellowstone National Park
The Harms of Gatekeeping Wildlife
Quinn Read, Center for Biological Diversity
Fish & Wildlife Commission Reform
Panel: Jodi Habush Sinykin, Environmental Attorney; Samantha Bruegger, WildEarth
Guardians; and Nancy Warren, National Wolfwatcher Coalition
Blueprints for Wolf Conservation Planning Using Science, Inclusivity & Ethical Practices
Erica Prather, National Outreach Representative, Defenders of Wildlife
Advocacy Tips: Have Your Voice Heard Through the Legislative Process
Sarah Hanneken, Animal Equality and Faunalytics
The Importance of Data for Effective Wildlife Advocacy
Panel: Airick, Hunt Saboteurs Association; Steph, Speak for Wolves
Using Direct Action as a Tactic for Saving Wildlife