This week we’re detouring from our regular programming exploring current events in the states and D.C. to revisit a collaboration delving into the most contentious yet successful wildlife restoration story in U.S. history – wolf reintroduction. 

We’re handing the reins to our colleagues at the Idaho Capital Sun and Boise State Public Radio. Earlier this year, they released a five-episode podcast series exploring how politics and science have collided while these wolves struggled to survive. 

Howl recently won Rode’s Creator of the Year award in podcasting.

In this episode of Howl, reporters Clark Corbin and Heath Druzin trek back 30 years to the beginnings of wolf reintroduction from the people who put the predators back on the Western landscape. 

Episode produced and edited by Mallory Cheng. Music for Stories From The States composed by David Singer. Special thanks to Boise State Public Radio and the Idaho Capital Sun.

To hear the full Howl series, head to https://idahocapitalsun.com/podcasts/howl-a-new-series-podcast-about-natures-greatest-comeback/.

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Photo: Logo for “Howl” from a podcast collaboration from Boise State Public Radio and the Idaho Capital Sun.