Ep. 37: The Wolf Returns to the West | The American West

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of the wolf to the American West after a century of attempts to eradicate it.

One of the stories that will long define the American West in the modern era is the return of the wolf after a century of wholesale attempts to obliterate it. From New Mexico to Montana and west to the Pacific Coast, a five-million year-old native is on its way home again. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.  YouTube , Spotify , Apple , iHeart , Pandora , Amazon . MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Check out more MeatEater's American History audio originals " The Long Hunters " and " Mountain Men " Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop  MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: MeatEater

Topics covered

• wolf reintroduction
• conservation
• American wildlife
• environmental history
• native species
• ecology

Keywords

• wolf
• reintroduction
• American West
• conservation
• wildlife
• native species
• ecology

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Mexico, Montana, Pacific Coast, American West

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