Meet the ever-growing team of individuals and organizations that help guide our work.
We hope you'll join us or be in touch with any questions you may have!
Our Mission
The Rocky Mountain Wolf Projectaims to improve public understanding of gray wolf behavior, ecology, and options for re-establishing the species in Colorado. The benchmark of our success: Wolves again roaming the snow-capped peaks, rim rock canyons, and primeval forests of western Colorado.
Disseminate Science-Based Information
about wolves and dispel existing myths.
Engage Coloradans
about the reality of co-existing with wolves, including ways to mitigate the effects on hunters, ranchers, and others concerned about wolves.
Cultivate Enthusiasm
among Coloradans about returning wolves to the Western half of the state.
Our Science Advisory Team
The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project is guided by the best available science. To that end the Project has assembled a stellar science advisory team that includes:
E.O. Wilson
Harvard University, retired
Barry Noon
Colorado State University
Joel Berger
Colorado State University
Kevin Crooks
Colorado State University
Phil Cafaro
Colorado State University
Marc Bekoff
University of Colorado, retired
Rick McIntyre
Yellowstone National Park
Mike Stewart
Troy University — Retired
Adrian Treves
University of Wisconsin
Diane Boyd
University of Montana
Mike Phillips
Turner Endangered Species Fund
Dave Mech
U.S. Geological Survey
Rolf Peterson
Michigan Technological University, retired
Doug Smith
Yellowstone National Park
John Vucetich
Michigan Technological University
Phil Hedrick
University of Arizona
John Emerick
Colorado School of Mines — Retired
Thomas Gootz
Consulting Biologist
Stewart Breck
USDA-Wildlife Services/National Wildlife Research Center
Rich Reading
Denver Zoo, retired
Bob Wayne
University of California, Los Angeles
Bridgett vonHoldt
Princeton University
Ed Bangs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
Carter Niemeyer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
Diana F. Tomback
University of Colorado Denver
Delia Malone
Sierra Club
Rebecca Niemiec
Colorado State University
Joanna Lambert
University of Colorado – Boulder
17 Million Acres
Of Available Public Lands in Western Colorado
758,000
Wild Deer and Elk Population
40 Year Plan
Concluding to Restore Wolves in the West
0 Campers Injured
By Wolves While Hiking in National Parks
Our Coalition
The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project is comprised of individuals and organizations—from wildlife biologists to Colorado landowners to conservationists—dedicated to returning wolves to Colorado. The following conservation organizations actively support the Project.
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