Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators

Human-carnivore conflicts present an array of conservation challenges, especially in complex and cross-cultural settings. Described here is a facilitated, multi-method, collaborative process the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations' Traditional Territory, British Columbia, Canada, aimed at building project to address human-wolf following species' natural re-colonization national park reserve. Participants reported that this prompted dialogue engagement will help bridge gap between Nations non-Indigenous people Territory. Although remains ongoing, pragmatic lessons about its can already be identified: (1) early, ongoing collaboration was crucial setting project's priorities; (2) adopting co-learning approach set respectful tone for project; (3) reframing using tolerance-oriented lens bridged diverse perspectives worldviews. The preliminary outcomes these efforts date are constitutively different from conventional because has changed relationships ways many such previous have not.