In his 2025 TED talk, Dr Jeffrey Reed presented a simple infographic about the planet his generation is leaving to our children and grandchildren.
"If your body represented the total weight of all the world’s land mammals. Your right forearm would represent what’s left of the wild ones...only six percent of the terrestrial mammals. The rest of your body? That’s us, our livestock and our pets. Your right forearm represents all of the domestic dogs on the planet. That's right. Dogs are equivalent to all of the wild mammals left on the planet. As for carnivores—lions, tigers and wolves, it’s less than your pinky. The challenge we collectively face as real humans, not artificial ones, goes far beyond individual opinions on wild wolves—it's about the future of wildness itself, for hunter (like me) and non-hunter alike."
In partnership with National Park Service's Yellowstone Wolf Project and Yellowstone Forever, the official non-profit of Yellowstone National Park, Grizzly Systems and Wild Livelihoods Business Coalition is leading an innovative study on wild wolf communication by:
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Deploying autonomous recording units (ARUs), as featured in the TED talk, to monitor the presence, distribution, and numbers of wolves in the greater Yellowstone region.
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Creating effective data collection protocols and AI models for bioacoustics research in Yellowstone and beyond.
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Providing fundamental research towards a better understanding of animal communication.
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Developing non-invasive monitoring tools.
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Studying spatial and temporal patterns in wolf vocalizations, pack and individual identity, and within- and between-pack communication.
Where Your Dollar Goes:
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50% supports our General Wolf Project Fund, helping with habitat protection, field research, and community outreach.
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50% goes to our Bioacoustics Project, specifically for acquiring AI-powered hardware and software to analyze wolf vocalizations and behavior, such as ARUs from Grizzly Systems.
Every contribution helps us better understand and protect these incredible animals. Learn more about Yellowstone's Wolf Project.
Photo: Evan Stout
Yellowstone's Wolf Project Team
"The Yellowstone Wolf Project is recognized internationally as the premier long-term study of wolves and their ecosystem impacts. For decades, it has provided invaluable data on wolf behavior, ecology, and their transformative role in the Yellowstone ecosystem. From wolf social behavior to multi-species interactions, the project continually expands our knowledge of complex natural systems through ground-breaking research, monitoring, and conservation outreach. This cutting-edge study on wolf communication is the next part of our legacy of discovery."
Dr Dan Stahler, NPS Senior Wildlife Biologist and Yellowstone Wolf Project Leader
You can also donate GrizCam's to your favorite conservation organization.
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* Other ways to donate to The Cry Wolf Project include our Adventure for Impact tours and One Month of Wild Sounds artwork.