Tagged OR-7, he was the seventh wolf to
be fitted with a GPS collar in Oregon.
His collar signals his location to scientists,
and helps us further understand wolves
and their behavior.
Wolves are returning to their historic rangelandsin the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Those wolves re-entering areas unaccustomed to their presence require tolerance and effective management interventions to avoid unnecessary conflict with human communities.
Our Mission
1. Celebrate the hard work already done in Oregon toward human-wolf coexistence, as we retrace Wolf OR-7's original dispersal route by foot and mountain bike over 1,200 miles.
2. Create and share educational content to combat misinformation about wolves and encourage funding for wolf research to mitigate depredation around ranches.
3. Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the spirit of adventure.
Educational Presentations for schools and businesses, together with Storytelling events.
What we will achieve
Raising awareness is no easy business, aspart of the expedition we will create targeted educational products, an inspiring documentary and multimedia posts and articles.
Documentary of the expedition, by award winning filmmaker, with live multimedia from the field.
Host dialogues around the camp fire with wolf specialists, conservationists and local communities.
Wolf Pack Card Game, E-book and Educational Map of Wolf OR-7's journey.
With your support we can make this expedition happen and celebrate the journey of Wolf OR-7.
Your support counts
Sponsor us with much needed funding or with in-kind donations and be associated with this Wild Peace expedition for wolves.
Please email us for a Sponsor's Pack or to make a donation below via Paypal.
Follow our social media pages, and donate to our Kickstarter campaign in January 2014.
The Wild Peace Wolf OR-7 Expedition is an adventure across mountains, desert highlands, and forests by foot and mountain bike to celebrate the remarkable journey of an ordinary wolf.
The story of wolves and OR-7 is entwined with humans. Trail along online as we celebrate the public wild lands that OR-7 crossed, new discoveries in wolf ecology and the diverse people who work hard to ease human-wildlife conflicts in those areas where wolves are making a comeback to their historic rangelands.
Wolf OR-7 has been called a hero, a rogue, a killing machine, a foreign invader and school children have named him “Journey”. We will adventure in his tracks to unravel the facts of his story and focus on the landscape he has entered — one that has been without wolves for nearly 90 years.
From the Eagle Cap Wilderness in N.E. Oregon, west to Crater Lake, and south to Mount Shasta in California, we will follow Wolf OR-7’s 2011 dispersal route. Wolf OR-7 traveled up to 30 miles a day with stealth and only the fur on his back. As less-adept survivalists, we will need resupply points and to bike between public lands.
We’ll take our first steps in spring 2014 and push into California six weeks later. Keep track of our adventures over rugged lands with tales of the challenges we may face via six weekly Expedition Journal updates. For more up-to-the-minute updates, like us on Facebook and follow us on twitter.
You might know how the joke goes… "a filmmaker, wolf ecologist, storyteller, multimedia documenter and adventurer go for a walk in wolf country…" Well, that’s us! We are a team from diverse backgrounds, excited to step into the tracks of a lone wolf, with a common aim in the name of adventure, education and fun.
Wild Peace
The Wild Peace Alliance encourages collaboration between adventures, conservationists and communities to highlight the challenges faced by communities living within human-wildlife conflict zones. The Wolf OR-7 Expedition is a project of the Wild Peace Alliance, and celebrates the contribution that wilderness and corridors play in mitigating human-wildlife conflict.
Our Approach
Our views on wolf management vary within the team, but we’re all impressed that for the last decade Northeast Oregonians have in fact been living with wolves, however challenging. From OR-7's trail we will explore the science of an actual wolf and where his life intersects a range of human experience.
The Expedition
Our focus is on adventure and education. Participate in the discovery of OR-7's journey and the excitement of the expedition via online challenges and real-time games. Some games will have real-life effects for our team!
Finding Common Ground
Ask for opinions on wolves in wolf country and you'll hear everything between "this is no place for wolves" and "this is no place for humans." We may not see eye to eye on just how many wolves belong in the Northwest, but we all value the natural heritage that makes the Northwest home.
