History

Now entering its 19th year, the Wood River Wolf Project stands as one of the longest-running and most successful coexistence initiatives in the American West. For nearly two decades, we have demonstrated that ranchers and wolves can share the same landscape — and that proactive, nonlethal deterrents effectively protect livestock, wolves, and other native predators.

What began as a bold experiment in Blaine County has become a proven model of collaboration, science, and trust across the globe.

Our project area spans approximately 282,600 acres of rugged terrain within the Sawtooth National Forest — a vast and challenging landscape where sheep, wolves, elk, and people all intersect. It is here, season after season, that coexistence is put into practice and made real. More »

How You Can Help

The Wood River Wolf Project exists because people like you believe wolves belong on this landscape.

Your support directly protects wolves by sustaining field monitoring, proactive nonlethal deterrence, and rapid response efforts that prevent conflicts before they escalate. This work reduces the risk of lethal control and helps ensure that wolves remain a living, vital part of the Sawtooth ecosystem.

Every contribution strengthens nearly two decades of proven coexistence work — work that has helped end aerial gunning in our area, prevent wolf trapping and snaring on public lands, and demonstrate that protecting wolves and rural livelihoods can go hand in hand.

The Wood River Wolf Project is a primary program of the International Wildlife Coexistence Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which serves as our fiscal sponsor.