Wolves and Predators Ecology in Oregon

Ecologist George Wuerthner will be giving a free public lecture/powerpoint at the Bend downtown library on Tuesday, May 31 beginning 6:30 PM on wolf and predator ecology. The focus will be on wolf restoration in Oregon but will touch on predator ecology in general with its implications for cougars, bears, and coyotes as well. Wuerthner has published 38 books and numerous articles, many dealing with aspects of predator ecology including a review of the potential for wolf restoration in Oregon.

He was involved with wolf restoration in Montana, including Yellowstone NP. He will discuss new insights into predator ecology that has implications for management, as well as what we have learned from wolf restoration in other areas like the Rockies that is germane to Oregon’s wolf recovery efforts.

The program is sponsored by Western Watersheds Project and Predator Defense.