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Dr. Rolf Peterson discusses wolves at Isle Royale National Park

Dr. Rolf Peterson, a long-time wolf biologist at Michigan Tech University, discusses Isle Royale National Park's wolf recovery program in this week's episode, while host Kurt Repanshek reviews a book on butterflies you might encounter in national parks and another on marine life photography, and ends the program with a look at the many national parks with caves you can explore.

:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:16 Dr. Rolf Peterson discusses Isle Royale National Park's wolf recovery program
8:47 Traveler Promo
9:05 Washington National Park Fund
9:42 Yosemite Conservancy
10:18 Wolves interview continues
21:45 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
22:13 Dry Tortugas / Yankee Freedom
22:51 North Cascades Institute
23:10 Book Reviews: Wings in the Light: Wild Butterflies in North America, and Silent Kingdom, A World Beneath the Waves
29:45 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
30:20 Friends of Acadia
30:49 Exploring caves in the National Park System
37:43 Orange Tree Productions

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As the calendar runs down on the current session of Congress, there are a number of pieces of legislation that would involve or possibly impact the National Park System if they find their way into an omnibus lands bill that gains passage before the session adjourns.
 

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Humans like to play, right? We play cards, we play baseball and basketball, we go fishing or take a hike into the mountains. It’s our play time, time to recharge, refocus, relax.

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