Wildlife Wire

Keegan Kuhn is an acclaimed documentary film director, producer, writer, cinematographer, and composer.  His work has sparked global conversations about the environment, health, and animal rights. His films have been executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Joaquin Phoenix. He has challenged industries and inspired countless people to reconsider their impact on the planet and their own well-being. With a passion for storytelling...

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://blue...

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...

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...

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-...

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

• The US government’s war on wildlife, explained in 3 charts
• 'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
• This cute animal is one of Yosemite’s ‘most dangerous,’ rangers say
• Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film

Then we interview Chris Schadler about eastern coyotes and w...

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

• Feds kill endangered, potentially pregnant, Mexican wolf
• Is killing animals an effective way to regulate populations?
• Why are we afraid of snakes?
• Building bobcat alley in New Jersey

Then, Mark and Sam are joined by Ryan Sedgeley, an advocate for gray wolves and other imperiled species in Colorado for the Endangered Species Coalition.

He holds an M.A. in Env...

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

• Trump threatens to revoke tax-exempt status of environmental nonprofits
• Frog, Lizard, Salamander Added to New York’s Endangered Species List
• Patenting woolly mammoths
• Are Dire wolves Pontiacs with a body kit?
• Baby Colossal Squid caught on camera

Then, we are joined by Max Seigal, renowned photographer and biologist, to talk wildlife expeditions, how to...