Doug Smith is a former Senior Wildlife Biologist and the former Yellowstone National Park Wolf Program Lead for 28 years. Chris Servheen was the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for 35 years.

Both Doug and Chris went into great detail about the history of grizzly bear and wolf recovery, the changing landscape in predator management since the 1980's, and their concerns about the future of both species in the western United States.

**Please read their paper published in The Yellowstonian below**

Will Two Of The World’s Greatest Wildlife Conservation Success Stories Be Unwritten?

Bear Specialist Group

Yellowstone Wolf Project

@thewolfconnectionpod