by Morgan Gray, Alex R. Krohn, Mario K. Klip, Ryan A. Marsh, and Leslie A. McGinnisDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe Big Bad Wolf or Symbol of the American Wilderness? Gray Wolf Reintroduction in Idaho

Idaho Stakeholders Wolf Management WorkshopFacilitated by: Three Wolf Moon Consultancy

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Current and historic wolf ranges

3 different perspectives on wolvesRanchers

3 different perspectives on wolvesRanchersHunters

3 different perspectives on wolvesRanchersEnvironmental EnthusiastsHunters

Overview 2:10 2:20Stakeholder groups2:20 2:40Individual written response (3) Group exercise (17) Town hall meeting2:40 3:00Stakeholder presentations (10) Group discussion (10) California recommendations3:00 3:15Closing 3:15 3:20Outline

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What are the 3-5 most important wolf management priorities for your group?Group Presentation

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In December 2011, wolf OR7 found in California

Estimated historic range:Sierra Nevada Southern CascadesModoc PlateauKlamath Mountains

Expected in:Del Norte CountyLassen Co.Modoc Co.Shasta Co.Siskiyou Co.

Gray wolf prey base

SpeciesCaliforniaOregonIdahoMontanaMule Deer455,000216,000300,000281,000White-Tailed Deer06,400200,000249,000Total Deer455,000222,400500,000530,000Elk12,000121,000125,000118,000Data SourceCalifornia Department of Fish & Game 2011Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife 2010Zager et al. 2007Hanauska-Brown et al. 2012

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Based on what you know about Idaho, how do you think California should manage the wolves to limit the controversy which has erupted in other states?

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Image Sources and Credits

Slide 1:Nomadic Lass, (CC BY-SA 2.0), http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadic_lass/6457298169/

Slides 2, 9, 10, 14, 15 (background): Harald Hoyer from Schwerin, Germany (CC BY-SA 2.0), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWatching_(2926526109).jpg

Slide 3:(PD), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wolf_distr.gif

Slide 4:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services,http://www.fws.gov/Midwest/wolf/esastatus/index.htm

Slide 5, headlines from various articles: http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/179166541_Environmental_groups_sue_over_Wyoming_wolves.html,http://www.outdoornews.com/March-2013/Wolf-hunt-moratorium-bill-advances/,http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213786-protected-no-longer-more-than-550-gray-wolves-killed-this-season-by-hunters-and-trappers?lite,http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2013/02/04/Activists-aim-to-halt-wolf-hunting-season.html,http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/04/nation/la-na-nn-wyoming-wolves-20120904

Slide 6: Top:(PD) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolf_eating_woman.jpg; bottom:by Patrick Bell (CC BY 2.0),http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolves_Kill.jpg

Slide 7: Top middle:Daniel Stahler/National Park Service, http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/srp-view.aspx?id=159425; bottom middle:Daniel Stahler/National Park Service, http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=50294

Slide 8:Top right: (PD) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHowlsnow.jpg; bottom right: Brooks Tracy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (PD), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAn_endangered_gray_wolf_peers_out_from_a_snow_covered_shelter.jpg

Slides 11, 12:Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/wolf/OR7story.html

Slide 13:Derived by authors fromhttp://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ca-map-counties.htm

Slide 14:Table by authors based on sources cited at bottom of slide.

Welcome the students to the roundtable. Inform them that this session, facilitated by Three Wolf Moon Consultancy on behalf of a consortium of management agencies, is about gathering information about the stakeholders perspectives on wolves, not about informing the stakeholders about managers views. Work to set up an inviting environment where the participants feel welcomed and open to share their views, by emphasizing that this isnt about having the most scientifically knowledgeable understanding of wolf ecology but rather about learning what different perspectives around wolves are, and reminding participants that all perspectives are valid and that the approach in this space is to try to understand different perspectives and find points of similarity. If instructor is knowledgeable about deep listening practices, they can introduce the concept here.Good to remind participants, as should be evident from their stakeholder sheets, that everybody here is from the same community and this discussion isnt between city-folk and rural people, but between co-residents of this landscape who interact with the natural world and wolves in different ways.*Give a quick background to historical wolf populations, in order to get everybody on the same page. This presentation is not meant to be exhaustive but to just help set the stage. Remind participants that they all have meaningful knowledge about wolves that we hope they will share.Originally, the Grey Wolf was the world's most widely distributed mammal. It has become extinct in much of Western Europe, in Mexico and much of the USA, and their present distribution is more restricted; wolves occur primarily but not exclusively in wilderness and remote areas. Their original worldwide range has been reduced by about one-third due to myriad reasons including habitat loss and deliberate persecutionSince about 1970, legal protection, land-use changes and more rural people moving to cities have resulted in an increase in wolf populations in the U.S. Due to several successful reintroduction programs in three areas, the grey wolf has recolonized parts of its former range in North America. *Current wolf management landscape in the US. Two biologically distinct units in the Rockies and Upper Midwest that are managed at the state level and federally protected elsewhere, including California.

Oct 1 FWS handed over control to Wyoming as well*Remind participants that wolf management strategies remain highly contentious. These are example news clippings from 2012 and 2013.

Note to instructor: The instructor is encouraged to check the daily news and use headlines that are more recent, to make the point that this is an ongoing issue.

*Some environmental enthusiasts/organizations can focus on the majestic beauty of the wolf, and its important role in maintaining resilient ecosystem dynamics*Some environmental enthusiasts/organizations can focus on the majestic beauty of the wolf, and its important role in maintaining resilient ecosystem dynamics*Some environmental enthusiasts/organizations can focus on the majestic beauty of the wolf, and its important role in maintaining resilient ecosystem dynamics*Welcome the students to the roundtable. Inform them that this session, facilitated by Three Wolf Moon Consultancy on behalf of a consortium of management agencies, is about gathering information about the stakeholders perspectives on wolves, not about informing the stakeholders about managers views. Work to set up an inviting environment where the participants feel welcomed and open to share their views, by emphasizing that this isnt about having the most scientifically knowledgeable understanding of wolf ecology but rather about learning what different perspectives around wolves are, and reminding participants that all perspectives are valid and that the approach in this space is to try to understand different perspectives and find points of similarity. If instructor is knowledgeable about deep listening practices, they can introduce the concept here.Good to remind participants, as should be evident from their stakeholder sheets, that everybody here is from the same community and this discussion isnt between city-folk and rural people, but between co-residents of this landscape who interact with the natural world and wolves in different ways.*Welcome the students to the roundtable. Inform them that this session, facilitated by Three Wolf Moon Consultancy on behalf of a consortium of management agencies, is about gathering information about the stakeholders perspectives on wolves, not about informing the stakeholders about managers views. Work to set up an inviting environment where the participants feel welcomed and open to share their views, by emphasizing that this isnt about having the most scientifically knowledgeable understanding of wolf ecology but rather about learning what different perspectives around wolves are, and reminding participants that all perspectives are valid and that the approach in this space is to try to understand different perspectives and find points of similarity. If instructor is knowledgeable about deep listening practices, they can introduce the concept here.Good to remind participants, as should be evident from their stakeholder sheets, that everybody here is from the same community and this discussion isnt between city-folk and rural people, but between co-residents of this landscape who interact with the natural world and wolves in different ways.*This is the first slide of the California presentation.

Wolves are coming back to California. OR7, was aptly named Journey because of his extensive travels. Journey was born in Oregon and dispersed from Imnaha Pack in Western Oregon in September 2011. Since then Journey moved into California and has been seen a number of times. This wolf is radio collared and consequently can be followed. The whereabouts of this wolf can be tracked on the following website: http://californiagraywolf.wordpress.com/. It is unclear whether other wolves have already moved into CA. It is likely that Journey is looking for a mate and the establishment of the first known wolf pack is only a matter of time in California.

Please refer for latest information and management documentation: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/wolf/OR7story.html*The picture shows that the wolf has entered California and then went back to Oregon. In the meantime it is back in CA, maybe there to stay?

You have discussed various views on wolves previously. You discussed economic impacts such as life stock losses, social loss and how it impacts a way of life, especially hunting. As you have seen, wolves compete with hunters for ungulates. You have heard about ecological benefits as well, such as the dispersal of elk. Some people really dread the return of wolves to California. Other people welcome the wolf back into California and cannot wait for the first established pack. *It is unclear how many wolves historically lived in California, and confirmed scientific accounts are scarce. There are only a few California wolves in museums, and 2 specimens are in the Museum of Vertebrate Biology at UC Berkeley. Mexican wolves, a different wolf subspecies, have been seen in coastal range areas and their presence further complicates the question of native wolf populations in California. The estimated range included the Sierra Nevada range. California Department of Fish and Game experts expect wolves to first become established in Northern portion of the state, since wolves will likely come in from Oregon.

*Welcome the students to the roundtable. Inform them that this session, facilitated by Three Wolf Moon Consultancy on behalf of a consortium of management agencies, is about gathering information about the stakeholders perspectives on wolves, not about informing the stakeholders about managers views. Work to set up an inviting environment where the participants feel welcomed and open to share their views, by emphasizing that this isnt about having the most scientifically knowledgeable understanding of wolf ecology but rather about learning what different perspectives around wolves are, and reminding participants that all perspectives are valid and that the approach in this space is to try to understand different perspectives and find points of similarity. If instructor is knowledgeable about deep listening practices, they can introduce the concept here.Good to remind participants, as should be evident from their stakeholder sheets, that everybody here is from the same community and this discussion isnt between city-folk and rural people, but between co-residents of this landscape who interact with the natural world and wolves in different ways.*Welcome the students to the roundtable. Inform them that this session, facilitated by Three Wolf Moon Consultancy on behalf of a consortium of management agencies, is about gathering information about the stakeholders perspectives on wolves, not about informing the stakeholders about managers views. Work to set up an inviting environment where the participants feel welcomed and open to share their views, by emphasizing that this isnt about having the most scientifically knowledgeable understanding of wolf ecology but rather about learning what different perspectives around wolves are, and reminding participants that all perspectives are valid and that the approach in this space is to try to understand different perspectives and find points of similarity. If instructor is knowledgeable about deep listening practices, they can introduce the concept here.Good to remind participants, as should be evident from their stakeholder sheets, that everybody here is from the same community and this discussion isnt between city-folk and rural people, but between co-residents of this landscape who interact with the natural world and wolves in different ways.*