Cry Wolf Project × Women for Wolves
Protecting Wolves Through Research Technology, Coexistence Programs, & Community Collaborations
Our goal is to prevent human-wolf conflict to save wolves and empower people.
Your contribution to our fundraiser will fund research and protection technology for wolves near Yellowstone National Park and in Northern California. Wolves need you.
About the Cry Wolf Project
The Cry Wolf Project, founded by computational linguist Jeff T. Reed, uses cutting-edge acoustic research to decode wild wolf communication and reveal what wolves are truly saying on the landscape. Known for building the world’s largest database of wolf vocalizations and pioneering low-cost monitoring technology, Jeff’s work helps scientists, tribes, and communities understand wolf behavior in real time and has shifted national awareness toward science-based, empathy-driven coexistence.
This fundraiser supports Cry Wolf’s new Yellowstone Wolf Research and Protection initiative, which applies low-power AI recorders to study pack communication while adding a vital layer of safety. Funding will install five acoustic gunshot detectors along Yellowstone’s boundary, an invisible line where wolves face legal hunting, to provide real-time alerts and pinpoint gunfire and to help researchers protect vulnerable packs and better understand where wolves are most at risk.
About Women for Wolves (WFW)
Women for Wolves, founded by conservationist Anjali Ranadive, protects wild wolves and provides sanctuary for rescued wolf-dogs through advocacy, education, Indigenous partnerships, and hands-on coexistence programming. WFW works to promote coexistence by educating millions every month, partnering with indigenous groups to change narratives, community education, and working to deploy non-lethal tools like sound machines or guardian dogs.
Their work has helped shift public understanding of wolves—replacing fear and misinformation with understanding and a growing movement dedicated to allowing wolves and human communities to thrive together.
Why This Partnership Matters
Wolves continue to be harmed by outdated policies, misinformation, and a lack of protection technology. Together, Cry Wolf Project and Women for Wolves are bridging truth and action—combining Jeff Reed’s investigative storytelling and research with WFW’s coexistence education and public advocacy.
Our Shared Mission
Keep wolves alive. Restore ecosystems. Educate the public. Build coexistence, not conflict.
Your support directly strengthens this work.
FUNDING BREAKDOWN:
Cry Wolf Project ($50k)
Hardware (gunshot detectors, cameras): $25,000
Software Analytics (SaaS portal, AI alerts): $15,000
Deployment (site surveying, hardware deployment): $5,000
Staff Support (part time): $10,000
Women for Wolves ($50k)
Lobbying & legislation (billboards, petitions, legal, PSA’s, & outreach): $5,000
Youth education & programming: $5,000
Tribal partnerships & Grants : $20,000
Non-lethal programs (guardian dogs, fencing, sound machines): $10,000
Rescue & sanctuary care (wolf-dogs): $10,000
Impact Milestones
Protect Yellowstone wolves by combining AI-driven listening with intelligent detection.
Launch coexistence programming: community collaborations, guardian dog rescue placement, indigenous partnerships & outreach
Educate 10-20 youth programs in critical areas where wolves our returning.
Introduce legislation requiring non-lethal implementation in California for ranchers in wolf dense areas.
Provide 5 micro grants and scholarships to women, youth, and/or indigenous peoples in wolf inhabited regions.
Publish continuous research and findings, such as wolf vocalizations and behavior to inform coexistence strategies.
FAQs
Q: Who runs the funds?
A: Both orgs will receive a 50% split and publish quarterly spending updates.
Q: Will devices harm wolves?
A: No. All monitoring and protective tools used in this project are completely non-injurious. They do not interact with wolves physically and are designed only to gather data and detect gunfire in the surrounding area.
Q: How soon will devices be deployed?
A: Priority deployments begin as funds reach milestones; exact timeline posted on the campaign page.
Q: How does money go towards advocacy?
A: Paying lobbyists, publishing ads and PSA’s, round the clock research, content creation, educational/outreach program materials and more.
“The challenges we face as real humans go far beyond individual opinions on wild wolves. It is about the future of wildness itself.”
— Jeff T. Reed (Cry Wolf Project)
“Wolves saved my life, so I fight to save theirs. This partnership brings real, tangible solutions to stopping the killing of wolves in this country.”
— Anjali Ranadive (Women for Wolves)