Speaking for Wolves

Marsh Institute Research Scientist William Lynn recently participated in the National Wolf Conversation, which brought together a variety of stakeholders with diverse perspectives on wolf conservation and recovery. Lynn, an ethicist, served as a wolf trustee, representing the interests of the animals themselves. In an interview published on Medium, Lynn noted that conflicts between groups often involve an absent “other” — someone who should be at the table but isn’t. “I know that analogy changed things for some people,” Lynn said. “They suddenly saw the wolf-human relationship not as a question of how we use a resource but as a question of how we should treat another group of beings.” Click here to read the entire interview.