The film is the byproduct of a partnership between two nonprofits — Yellowstone Forever and the fStop Foundation. Yellowstone Forever is the park’s official nonprofit partner, while fStop is an organization dedicated to using photography to further conservation efforts.

 

 

The Yellowstone Cougar Project is a research effort over 35 years old and the film is about the mountain lions and the researchers who track and seek to understand them. Trail cameras and GPS collars have been used to track and document the interactions of the animals. Part of the film highlights the challenges cougars face being a predator in an ecosystem that also includes bears and wolves.

There are currently four screenings set for the film throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The first is this evening in Big Sky at the Waypoint.

Those screenings are followed by a panel discussion featuring Dan Stahler, senior wildlife biologist at Yellowstone, along with filmmakers and the Yellowstone Cougar Project team.

“These screenings create an opportunity for the public to connect more deeply with the science, the stories, and the people working to better understand and protect Yellowstone’s wildlife,” Lisa Diekmann, president & CEO of Yellowstone Forever, said in a press release. “We are proud to support Yellowstone’s Cougar Project through our comprehensive fundraising efforts.”

Proceeds from the screening will support Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park, which the release said will help advance wildlife research, education, and conservation efforts throughout the region.

The film is the byproduct of a partnership between two nonprofits — Yellowstone Forever and the fStop Foundation. Yellowstone Forever is the park’s official nonprofit partner, while fStop is an organization dedicated to using photography to further conservation efforts.

The Yellowstone Cougar Project is a research effort over 35 years old and the film is about the mountain lions and the researchers who track and seek to understand them. Trail cameras and GPS collars have been used to track and document the interactions of the animals. Part of the film highlights the challenges cougars face being a predator in an ecosystem that also includes bears and wolves.

There are currently four screenings set for the film throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The first is this evening in Big Sky at the Waypoint.

Those screenings are followed by a panel discussion featuring Dan Stahler, senior wildlife biologist at Yellowstone, along with filmmakers and the Yellowstone Cougar Project team.

“These screenings create an opportunity for the public to connect more deeply with the science, the stories, and the people working to better understand and protect Yellowstone’s wildlife,” Lisa Diekmann, president & CEO of Yellowstone Forever, said in a press release. “We are proud to support Yellowstone’s Cougar Project through our comprehensive fundraising efforts.”

Proceeds from the screening will support Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park, which the release said will help advance wildlife research, education, and conservation efforts throughout the region.