Welcome
The Wolf OR-7 Expedition retraced the approximate track generated by the GPS collar worn by the Oregon wolf known as Wolf OR-7. This young male grey wolf traversed over 1,200 miles through Oregon and into California, to became the first and only documented free-roaming wolf in California in nearly 90 years, and he is still out there . . . Our team consisted of a wolf ecologist, a storyteller, a filmmaker, a National Geographic Young Explorer, a logistics coordinator and a wild peace advocate. Our aim was and continues to be about raising awareness of local strategies that make on-the-ground strides toward human and wolf coexistence in the region. Our mission continues as we release educational products and a documentary related to the expedition.-
Reflection: Wolves in the 21st Century
The Wolf OR-7 Expedition team retraced Wolf OR-7’s dispersal route from NE Oregon into California to explore... -
Expedition Report
A Journey of Surprises Who could have guessed that the day we set out on the Wolf OR-7 Expedition news would arrive... -
Wildlife Tracking as a Tool for Wild Peace
From our bicycles, we could see the disturbance left by the large paws of a bear on the dirt road beneath our tires.... -
Stereotyped
We did it too. We set out to meet with “ranchers,” “hunters,” “environmentalists,” “biologists”... -
Common Ground
Our expedition set out to explore wolf country from Wallowa County to Lassen County on Wolf OR-7’s heels with... -
To Walk in the Wake of a Wolf – Poem
I wrote just before crossing the California border back into Oregon again. It is dedicated to my team members:...
Support Us
Our generous sponsors Xplore and Sculpt the Future Foundation, as well as the kickstarter community, have helped make this expedition possible. Corporate, Non-Profit and Private Donations can help us further to fund presentations in schools and communities to help spread the word for wolf coexistence.
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Q: How can we find out where female wolf, and potential mate of Wolf OR-7, came from?
Have questions? Submit them and we'll try to find an answer! Our quest across Oregon and Northern California is about asking questions — take a few minutes to think of your own and share them at our Education page or via social media.
Wild Peace and Coexistence
As a Wild Peace Alliance project we encourage collaboration between all community members living with the challenges of human-wildlife coexistence. We will be asking ourselves and communities what can human-wolf coexistence look like?
Education with Adventure
We are producing a documentary film, multimedia content and hosting storytelling events to help us all understand wolves better. We are all learning on this adventure and invite you to submit your questions about wolf-human coexistence and engage with us.
Tracking and Research
We will use our experience as ecologists and wildlife trackers to conduct a rough biological survey of wildlife and wildlife habitat along Wolf OR-7’s travel route as we go, using CyberTracker software, we will create a multimedia digital map of the wildlife tracks we encounter.
Celebrate Collaboration
Ask for opinions on wolves in wolf country and you will hear everything between "this is no place for wolves" to "this is no place for humans." Oregon has shown us that by including a diversity of views at the table collaborative management plans can be effective.
