2004 North American Interagency Wolf Conference Sponsored by: Yellowstone National Park, Wolf Recovery Foundation, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Nez Perce Tribe, and Defenders of Wildlife. April 6 - 8, 2004 at Chico Hot Springs, Pray, Montana Tuesday ~ April 6th 8:00 am ~ Introductions: Interagency Wolf Conference Introductions and announcements by conference coordinators, Joseph Fontaine, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Suzanne Stone, Defenders of Wildlife; and Ralph Maughan, Wolf Recovery Foundation 8:05 am ~ Northwest Montana Status Update   Carolyn Sime, Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Kalispell, MT 8:25 am ~ Southwest Montana Status Update   Joe Fontaine, Assistant Wolf Recovery Coordinator U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Helena, MT 8:45 am ~ Gray Wolf Recovery in Central Idaho: 2003 Update  (Speaker's Abstract) Curt Mack, Project Leader Nez Perce Tribe, McCall, ID; Carter Niemeyer, Idaho Wolf Recovery Coordinator U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Boise, ID 9:05 am ~ Dynamics of a Harvested Wolf Population in the Central East Slopes of Alberta  (Speaker's Abstract) Nathan F. Webb, Mark Hebblewhite, Evelyn H. Merrill Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 9:35 am ~ Yellowstone National Park Status Update   Doug Smith, Project Leader National Park Service, Mammoth Hot Springs, WY 10:05 am - 10:30 am ~ Break 10:30 am ~ A Historic Wolf Plan for Oregon  (Speaker's Abstract) Amaroq Weiss, Western Director, Species Conservation Defenders of Wildlife and Oregon Wolf Advisory Committee, Ashland, OR 11:00 am ~ Wolves, Elk and Harvest: How Much or How Little of Each for Yellowstone's Northern Range?  (Speaker's Abstract) Nathan Varley and Mark Boyce University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 11:30 am ~ Blue Range Mexican Wolf Introduction Update  (Speaker's Abstract) Dan Stark and John Oakleaf U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM; Paul Overy Arizona Game and Fish Department; Nick Smith New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Noon - 1:00 pm ~ Buffet Style Lunch 1:00 pm ~ The "Other" Wolf: Red Wolf Recovery Update  (Speaker's Abstract) Nina Fascione, Vice President, Species Conservation Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC; Bud Fazio U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Jennifer Gilbreath Red Wolf Coalition 1:30 pm ~ Interdisciplinary Collaboration and the 'Moral Turn' in Wolf Recovery  (Speaker's Abstract) William Lynn Center for Humans and Nature, New York, NY 2:00 pm ~ Planning for State Management of Wolves in Northern Utah   (Speaker's Abstract) Craig McLaughlin Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Robert Schmidt Utah State University; Trey Simmons Utah Wolf Forum 2:30 pm ~ Representation Through Polarization: Public Opinion and Interest Group Rhetoric Regarding Recolonizing Gray Wolves in Utah  (Speaker's Abstract) Jeremy Bruskotter and Robert Schmidt Utah State University 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ~ Break 3:30 pm ~ Wolf/Elk Interactions on State Managed Feed Grounds and Adjacent National Forests in Wyoming  (Speaker's Abstract) Mike Jimenez U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Lander, WY; John Stephenson U.S. Forest Service, Bridger Teton National Forest, WY 4:00 pm ~ From Conflict Resolution and Alternative Dispute Resolution to Environmental Conflict Resolution - What are Consensus Based Processes?  (Speaker's Abstract) Paige Tucker, Department of Environmental Science and Policy George Mason University 4:30 pm ~ Wolf Conservation: It is NOT Just About Wolves  (Speaker's Abstract) Joseph Potts A Video Documentary 6:30 pm ~ Wolf footage from Idaho and Yellowstone   Bob Landis and Isaac Babcock Mission Wolf: Ambassador Wolf Presentation and Discussion Wednesday ~ April 7th 8:30 am ~ Using Depredation Deterrents (Outside on front lawn, weather permitting   Rick Williamson USDA Wildlife Services 9:30 am ~ Wolf Recovery in the Grand Canyon Ecoregion  (Speaker's Abstract) Paul Sneed Grand Canyon Wildlands Council and Environmental Studies Prescott College, Prescott, AZ 10:00 am ~ 10:30 am ~ Break 10:30 am ~ Introducing Nonlethal Deterrents to Livestock Depredations in SW Alberta  (Speaker's Abstract) Jim Pissot Defenders of Wildlife Canada; Charles Mamo Southern Alberta Conservation Cooperative, Defenders of Wildlife Canada. 11:00 am ~ Modeling Livestock Depredations by Wolves in SW Alberta  (Speaker's Abstract) Tyler Muhly, C. Cormack Gates, Shelley Alexander and Marco Musiani University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Carolyn Callaghan and Charles Mamo Central Rockies Wolf Project, Canmore, Alberta 11:30 am ~ Gray Wolf Recovery Overview   Ed Bangs, Wolf Recovery Coordinator U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Helena, MT Noon - 1:00 pm ~ Buffet Style Lunch 1:00 pm ~ How Do We Count Wolves? (Speaker's Abstract) Carolyn Sime, Wildlife Biologist Montana Dept of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell, MT; Tom J. Meier National Park Service, Denali National Park; Ed Bangs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Helena, MT 1:30 pm ~ Evaluating Wolf Translocation as a Non-lethal Method to Reduce Livestock Conflicts in the Northwestern United States  (Speaker's Abstract) Elizabeth H. Bradley and Daniel H. Pletscher University of Montana, Missoula, MT; Edward E. Bangs, Thomas J. Meier, Joseph A. Fontaine, Carter C. Niemeyer, and Michael D. Jimenez U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Kyran E. Kunkel Turner Endangered Species Fund; Douglas W. Smith Yellowstone National Park Wolf Project; Curt M. Mack Nez Perce Tribe Gray Wolf Recovery Project 2:00 pm ~ Behavioral Responses of Elk to the Risk of Predation by Wolves: Implications for Population Dynamics  (Speaker's Abstract) Scott Creel, John Winnie, and David Christianson Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman MT; Robert Garrott, Mike Ross and Ken Hamlin Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks, Bozeman MT 2:30 pm ~ Crying Wolf in Central Asia: An Investigation of Wolf Depredation in Kyrgyzstan  (Speaker's Abstract) Carter Niemeyer, Idaho Wolf Recovery Coordinator US Fish & Wildlife Service, Boise, ID 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ~ Break 3:30 pm ~ Mexican Gray Wolves: Challenges for the Captive Breeding Program   (Speaker's Abstract) Patrick Valentino California Wolf Center, Julian, CA; Daniel Moriarty California Wolf Center and University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 4:00 pm ~ Wolves in the News   6:30 pm ~ No host bar and opening the Silent Auction. Proceeds benefit nonlethal deterrent programs for reducing livestock and wolf conflicts. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ~ Alpha Awards Banquet Alpha Award presented by Wolf Recovery Foundation Lu Carbyn: The Ups and Downs of Thirty-Five Years of Wolf Research Lu Carbyn is an emeritus Research Scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service and Adjunct Professor at University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources. His research projects have included avian ecology, ecosystem studies (grassland ecology) and, more extensively, studies on large mammals in Canada's western and northern National Parks. His studies on wolf ecology extend over a 34 year period. He has published more than 100 papers on the ecology of Wolves and Swift Foxes and is the author/ editor of several books. His international involvement included two short assignments involving wolf projects in Poland and Portugal and he is a member of three IUCN SSC committees. Thursday ~ April 8th 8:30 am ~ Economic Tools for Wolf Recovery and Conservation: A Discussion About Incentives  (Speaker's Abstract) Frank Casey, Director, Conservation Economics Program Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC 9:00 am ~ Preliminary Data on Wolf Dispersal in Central Idaho  (Speaker's Abstract) Curt M. Mack and Jim Holyan Nez Perce Tribe Gray Wolf Recovery Project, McCall, ID 9:30 am ~ Cottonwood Recruitment Following Wolf Extirpation, in Northeastern Yellowstone National Park  (Speaker's Abstract) Dr. Robert L. Beschta College of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 10:00 am ~ 10:30 am ~ Break 10:30 am ~ Wolf Den-Site Selection and Characteristics in the Northern Rockies: A Multi-Scale Analysis  (Speaker's Abstract) Panel ~ Jon Trapp, David Parsons, Paul Beier, Curt Mack, Edward Garton, and Paul Paquet 11:00 am ~ Elk Population Dynamics Across 25 years of Wolf Recolonization in Banff National Park's Northern Range  (Speaker's Abstract) Linda Thurston, M. Hebblewhite, and E.H. Merrill Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; L.E. Morgantini Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 11:30 am ~ Western Ranching and Wildlife Project: Moving Forward with New Concepts for Livestock Depredation Compensation, Incentives and Sustainable Ranching  (Speaker's Abstract) Dr. John Sullivan University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Suzanne Stone, Nina Fascione, and Frank Casey Defenders of Wildlife; Lane Adamson Madison Valley Ranchlands Group, Ennis, Montana; Jan Holder Ervin's Grassfed Beef, Safford, AZ; Lowell Cerise Healthy Rivers Jerky, Salmon, ID Noon - 1:00 pm ~ Buffet Style Lunch Friday ~ April 9th 4:30 am - 2:00 pm ~ Field Trip: Wolves of Yellowstone Join us for an early morning expedition to view wolves and/or their habitat in Yellowstone National Park's northern range. 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