Wolf Ranch Foundation

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Press Release

For Immediate Release
September 25, 2005

Michael Wolf Selected to Present at “Frontiers of Wolf Recovery.”

Moscow, Idaho: Michael Wolf, a University of Idaho student and founder of Wolf Ranch Foundation, has been selected as a presenter at the premier event for wolf recovery, “Frontiers of Wolf Recovery” held in Colorado Springs October 1st through 4th 2005.

Michael submitted the abstract titled “Addressing Shortfalls of Wolf Recovery: Recommendations for Cooperative Education Initiatives and Criteria for Their Success” in early 2005. It was accepted by International Wolf Center, hosts of the conference, over the summer. The abstract was from a paper written by Michael for a technical writing course he took at UI last fall (2004).

This represents an incredible opportunity both for Michael in his educational pursuits towards a PhD, as well as for Wolf Ranch Foundation, which is still in initial startup phase.

Michael founded Wolf Ranch Foundation, originally as an educational website, in 1999, in order to contribute to wolf recovery efforts. What started as an educational website has turned into a plan to start a research facility working with livestock-predator interaction and related research that will be based in central Idaho. Currently, Michael is working towards his educational goals which will allow him the experience and expertise to direct the research facility. Wolf Ranch Foundation is the organization that will fund the research facility and education efforts. Formal organization is currently underway, with UI Legal Aid Clinic tentatively offering assistance in that regard.

Michael is disabled, and no longer has the ability to fund Wolf Ranch Foundation activities on his own. As such, he is seeking to raise the approximately $1000 for the conference through various avenues. Michael, and some volunteers, will be selling wolf photographs taken by Michael between 1998 and 2002 in front of the Commons in the afternoons starting Monday, September 26th.

The presentation and related material are on Wolf Ranch's Website uner "Foundation News."
Frontiers of Wolf Recovery’s website is http://www.wolf.org/wolves/wolfconference/wolf_2005.asp



For more information, contact Michael Wolf at mwolf@wolveswolveswolves.org