George Wuerthner is an ecologist who has been studying predators for four decades. In particular, he has been involved in wolf restoration efforts in Montana, and for years lived near Yellowstone National Park. He is also a licensed guide in Yellowstone National Park. He is the former Ecological Projects Director for the Foundation for Deep Ecology, and is currently the executive director of Public Lands Media.

George is the author of 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including Welfare Ranching, Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy, Energy: The Delusion of Endless Growth and Overdevelopment, Thrillcraft, and Keeping the Wild. His most recent publication is Protecting the Wild. In 2000, he published an analysis of the potential for wolf restoration in Oregon and concluded that Oregon could support 2000 plus wolves. George received the Grassroots Activist of the Year Award for 2017 from the Fund for Wild Animals.