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Wolf biologist and local birdwatcher honored with Raynes, Craighead conservation awards

An esteemed wolf biologist and an avid Jackson Hole naturalist are the recipients of two Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative awards that celebrate conservation biology and citizen science. Meeting virtually for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Symposium, staff for the Jackson-based organization announced that the Raynes Citizen Conservation Award recipient for 2021 was Tim Griffith, a fixture in the valley’s birdwatching community. Meanwhile, Yellowstone National Park Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Smith, who leads the Yellowstone Wolf Project, was given the Craighead Conservation Award. “He goes out of his way to share his passion for wolves and nature, and works hard to create the respectful dialog that is so needed, especially when the goal is conservation of a feared and loathed predator,” NRCC President Peyton Curlee Griffin said while announcing the award-winners. “Smith exemplifies the Craighead tradition with his efforts to educate through film, books and

Field Notes

ibis, a pair of killdeer and several blue-winged and green-winged teal. A northern harrier dived on the teal but did not make a catch. A burst of swallows: tree, barn and violet green on the wing over water. Deb also heard curlews. chorus frogs are calling vigorously. In Buffalo Valley superb evening concerts of chorus frogs, snipe winnowing and Canada geese providing commentary. Fifty seems to be the magic number of species at the South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area this week. Tim Griffith explored the area four times and hit either 50 or 51 species each time. The highlight was finding a large flock of 89

EDITORIAL: Wildlife tourism can give back

Wyoming treasures its wildlife. Some value the opportunity to hunt wild game to feed their families. Others prize the chance to see a grizzly fill its belly with the meat from an elk or bison that didn’t survive the winter. Preserving wildlife for both possibilities takes resources. So we’re glad to see the so-called “hook and bullet crowd” and the “bug and bunny people” joining forces for the sake of wildlife. That second moniker is one that our beloved Far Afield columnist Bert Raynes, who we lost this year, noted has been used to describe wildlife watchers like himself.

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