Episode 89: She’s Not Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf with Jess Edberg
“Being in an area where I’m not at the top of the food chain is like a challenge and I like that challenge.”
In this episode, Jess Edberg, The Executive Director of the Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely, Minnesota with a diverse career focusing on wildlife, joins us to share her story of trapping wolves and deer for research while providing education and information services for the International Wolf Center. Jess also discusses:
2:20 - Her journey leading up to her time at the International Wolf Center
10:40 - Her Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
15:40 - Her experience trapping deer
18:20 - What is aerial darting
19:30 - How often are traps checked
20:18 - The process of wolf trapping
27:40 - What happens with the wolf pack when a wolf gets trapped
31:00 - The process of releasing a trapped wolf
36:50 - What was it like to connect with nature on this level?
40:20 - What she learned about the wolf and what does she want people to know about them
45:00 - Should we be afraid of wolves?
47:30 - A common thread that holds it all together
49:30 - Who would play her in a Hollywood movie
See below for photos Jess shared from her adventures.
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