by David L. Witt | Jan 7, 2025 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
Wolf design by freepik.com AN AWARD Each year the National Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) gives out its Ernest Thompson Seton Award. The Award “recognizes the efforts of a state agency and team leader to raise public awareness of scientific wildlife...
by David L. Witt | Jan 31, 2024 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
Screen shot, Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Dear Lobo, Deciding who has the right to be where and the right to which resources is perhaps the question for the ages. Your people were very happy to consume everything from bunnies to bison before we came along. My people...
by David L. Witt | Jan 11, 2024 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
The Century Magazine March, 1900 One of the first environmentalist articles was written by Seton and published in the March 1900 issue of The Century Magazine. This abridgment of “The National Zoo at Washington” reads much like today’s environmentalist...
by David L. Witt | Nov 10, 2023 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation, Wolves (Lobo)
A short note this time: In 2008 a London film production company created a documentary about Lobo, based on the Ernest Thompson Seton story. The American version may be found on PBS Passport (for members). Clips from the British version with narration by the...
by David L. Witt | Feb 1, 2023 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
(Editor’s note: Rick McIntyre will be known by many of you for his tireless efforts on behalf of wolves and as one of the most elegant spokespersons for wild nature through award winning books and lectures. Ernest Thompson Seton, who visited Yellowstone National Park...
by David L. Witt | Dec 22, 2022 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
Undated drawing by Ernest Thompson Seton My colleague Marita Prandoni shared an article from The Guardian about one of the best-known celebrities in Los Angeles. Mountain Lion P-22 lived without the company of other giant felines. He was stranded on a small wild...
