National Parks Traveler Episode 39: Yellowstone's Wolves, National Parks of Lake Superior, Seasonal Migrations

By Kurt Repanshek - November 10th, 2019

This week Doug Smith, who heads Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project, discusses how successful the wolf recovery program has been. We also visit with the executive director of the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation to discuss the five national park units the foundation works with, and end with a look at fall and winter migrations across the National Park System.

:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:10 Introduction to Yellowstone wolves discussion with Doug Smith
1:38 Interview with Doug Smith, Yellowstone Wolf Project leader
11:11 National Parks Traveler promotion
11:27 Friends of Acadia promotion
11:59 North Cascades Institute promotion
12:19 Interview with Doug Smith continues
32:51 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
33:16 Washington's National Park Fund promotion
33:55 Interview with Kim Schneider, executive director of National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation
44:23 Yankee Freedom promotion
45:04 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
45:45 Seasonal wildlife migrations in the National Park System
54:49 Episode closing
55:38 Orange Tree Productions

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Submitted by Hal Ganzman on November 14, 2019 - 4:29pm.

although I have not visited Yellowstone yet, overjoyed regarding wolves within part and look forward to listening to podcast

Submitted by Bill Baehr on December 2, 2019 - 2:02pm.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/opinion/is-the-wolf-a-real-american-h... How about having the author of this article on the podcast?

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