George Wuerthner is a professional photographer, writer and ecologist who has been studying predators for four decades. In particular, he has been involved in wolf restoration efforts in Montana. He has written more than two dozen books on natural history and other environmental topics. He is currently the ecological projects director for the Foundation for Deep Ecology. Wuerthner has visited hundreds of mountain ranges around the West, more than 380 wilderness areas, more than 180 national park units, and every national forest west of the Mississippi. This interview was conducted in two parts.