2022 Conference

The 2022 conference has ended. Thanks for joining us for an informative and inspiring two days of talks on wildlife and activism!

Recordings of select sessions are available on our YouTube channel.

Saturday August 13th, 10 am – 5:30 pm PDT

All times are given in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

10:00 – 10:20 am	Welcome and Conference Opening
10:20 – 11:15 am	Respecting Otherness: From Wolves to All Animals *Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, PAN Works, Project Coyote, The Rewilding Institute*
11:15 – 12:15 pm	Panel: State Court Litigation Saved Wisconsin Wolves *Jessica Blome, Greenfire Law; Claire Loebs Davis, Animal & Wolf Advocates; Melissa Smith, Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife*
12:15 – 12:45 pm	30 minute lunch break
12:45 – 1:15 pm	Michigan’s Secret Wolf Killings *John Barnes, Independent Investigative Journalist*
1:15 – 2:00 pm	An ecologically healthy approach to human-wolf interactions *Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project*
2:00 – 2:15 pm	15 minute break
2:15 – 2:45 pm	Counting Cougars in a Temperate Rainforest: The Olympic Cougar Project *Cameron Macias, University of Idaho*
2:45 – 3:45 pm	The “Decolonization” of Conservation *Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy, Writer*
3:45 – 4:00 pm	15 minute break
4:00 – 4:45 pm	Wolves: A Tribal Perspective *Julian Matthews, Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment*
4:45 – 5:30 pm	Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Updates *John Murtaugh, Defenders of Wildlife*

Sunday, August 14th, 10 am – 5 pm PDT

All times are given in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

10:00 – 10:05 am	Day 2 Welcome
10:05 – 11:00 am	Fido for President: Dogs and Politics *Christopher Sebastian, Author, Researcher, Lecturer*
11:00 – 11:45 am	The Status of Wolves in Washington *Lynn Okita, WDFW Wolf Advisory Group, Western Wildlife Outreach*
11:45 – 12:15 pm	Protecting Oregon’s Wildlife From Trapping *Quinn (Quynh Dien) Read, Center for Biological Diversity*
12:15 – 1:00 pm	45 minute lunch break
1:00 – 2:00 pm	Keetch Prey-go-neesh Nes-kwe-chohl: Condors Return Home *Tiana Williams-Claussen, Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department*
2:00 – 2:25 pm	Businesses Supporting Wolf Conservation *Shawn Donnille, Mountain Rose Herbs*
2:25 – 3:05 pm	Federal Authority and Responsibility to Mitigate Carnivore-Livestock Conflicts *Lizzy Pennock, WildEarth Guardians*
3:05 – 3:15 pm	10 minute break
3:15 – 4:00 pm	Art and Wolf Advocacy *Dillon Hanson-Ahumada, Endangered Species Coalition*
4:00 – 4:45 pm	Montana Wolf Update *Stephen Capra, Footloose Montana*
4:45 – 5:00 pm	Conference wrap-up

Due to COVID cases spiking again and the fact that a virtual format increases access for speakers and attendees, this year’s conference will be online only.

Speak for Wolves is committed to creating inclusive and safe spaces for all people. Please read our Safer Spaces policy for details.