Episode 151: Tracing The Epic Journey Of Europe’s Most Famous Wolf With Adam Weymouth
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Adam Weymouth, Author, Journalist
Adam Weymouth is a writer and journalist whose work has been widely published, appearing in Granta, The Atlantic, The Observer, and the BBC. Adam’s features have covered subjects as diverse as illegal cedar logging in Malawi, the politics of oil in Alaska, migration in Greece, flooding in Wales, and depopulation on the Outer Hebrides. His writing consistently explores the interplay between people, animals, and the natural world. The National Writing Centre has named him as one of ten writers shaping the UK’s future.
Adam Weymouth’s first book, Kings of the Yukon, tells the story of his five-month, 2,000-mile canoe trip across Canada and Alaska. The book examines the decline in salmon numbers and explores how their disappearance is affecting the numerous communities and ecosystems that rely on them. Kings of the Yukon won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, the Stanfords Adventure Travel Book of the Year, and the Prix Paul-Emile Victor, and was also shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize.
Lone Wolf was recently published in May 2025. In it, he goes on a thousand-mile walk through the Alps, following in the footsteps of a wolf who had made the same journey a decade before, and examining the rapid changes faced by these wild corners of Europe.
Show Notes
Lone Wolf: Exploring Human-Wildlife Coexistence with Adam Weymouth
In this episode of the Rewilding Earth Podcast, author Adam Weymouth discusses his new book, ‘Lone Wolf,’ with host Jack Humphrey. They delve into the fascinating story of Slavc, a lone wolf who traveled over a thousand miles from Slovenia to Italy in search of a mate. The conversation covers Adam’s journey retracing Slavc’s steps, the profound lessons learned about human-wildlife coexistence, and the complex socio-political dynamics tied to conservation. They also touch on Adam’s unique research method of immersing himself in the journey and the transformative impact it had on him and his understanding of movement and the natural world.
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Where the Journey Began
03:17 More on Adam’s Journey and Inspiration
04:46 Following Slavc: The Lone Wolf’s Journey
10:57 Human-Wolf Coexistence
13:22 The Wolf as a Symbol, A Path Forward
34:31 Reflections on Boundaries and Movement
37:27 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Host and Producer of the Rewilding Earth Podcast
Jack started Rewilding work as Executive Director of Sky Island Alliance in the mid-1990’s, organizing the Sky Island Wildlands Network design, ripping up illegal roads on forest service lands, installing wolf acclimatization pens on Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch & conducting howling surveys to help make way for the final stage of the Lobo reintroduction program in the Southwest.
Through the years, Jack has worked with Dave Foreman and the Rewilding Gang to further Rewilding initiatives and education.
