August 1997
Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Directorate, Santa Fe, New Mexico

September 1997
Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration in the United States. Symposium on “Ecology and Conservation of Canids” at the Seventh International Theriological Congress, Acapulco, Mexico (invited talk).

Phillips, M. K. Wolf recovery. Evening Lecture Series at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (invited talk).

October 1997
Phillips, M. K, and R. B. Turner. The Turner Endangered Species Fund. National Geographic Television Senior Staff, Washington, D.C.

November 1997
Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration: 15 years of success. 80th Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau, Las Cruces, New Mexico (invited keynote talk).

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery. The Wolf Stock Annual Yellowstone Fundraiser. Park City, Utah.

December 1997
Phillips, M. K. Wolves and endangered species restoration. Montana State University Ecology Department Seminar Series, Bozeman, Montana.

February 1998
Phillips, M. K. Do we know how to restore wolves: a ten-year perspective. Year of the Tiger Conference sponsored by the Tiger Information Center, Sumatran Tiger Project, Hornocker Wildlife Research Institute Siberian Tiger Project, IUCN-SSC Cat Specialist Group, Exxon Corporation, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Dallas, Texas, (invited keynote talk).

March 1998
Phillips, M. K. and D. W. Smith. Gray wolves and private landowners in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. 63rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Orlando, Florida (invited talk).

April 1998
Phillips, M. K. Wolf recovery: why experimental-nonessential works. Evening Lecture Series, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery. Montana State University College of Engineering Annual Fundraiser, Bozeman, Montana.

October 1998
Phillips, M. K. Lessons from the Field. Hastings Center Conference “Wolves and Human Communities: Biology, Politics, and Ethics”, Museum of Natural History, New York New York (invited talk)

November 1998
Phillips, M. K. The future of wolf recovery. Defenders of Wildlife conference “Restoring the Wolf: A Conference on Wolf Biology, Recovery, Management, and Activism”, Seattle, Washington (invited talk).

February 1999
Truett, J. C., et al. The Turner Endangered Species Fund: a private effort to conserve biodiversity. Southwest Region of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference (poster presentation).

March 1999
Phillips, M. K. Private efforts of conserve biological diversity. Northwest Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Bozeman, Montana.

April 1999
Phillips, M. K. Why wolf recovery in Minnesota matters. International Wolf Center Panel Discussion, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota (invited talk).

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund: a private effort to save nature. Evening Lecture Series, International Wolf Center, Ely, Minnesota (invited talk).

May 1999
Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration and private efforts to conserve biodiversity. San Juan Mountains Association Wilderness Workshop, Durango, Colorado (invited talk).

June 1999
Phillips, M. K. Private efforts to conserve biodiversity. Greater Yellowstone Coalition’s Annual Flying D Fundraiser, Flying D Ranch, Montana.

Phillips, M. K. Private efforts to conserve biodiversity. Brainerd Foundation Meeting, Flying D Ranch, Montana.

Phillips, M. K. Private efforts the conserve biodiversity. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Annual Board Meeting, Big Sky, Montana (invited talk).

July 1999
Phillips, M. K., and K. E. Kunkel. Wolf restoration and private efforts to conserve biotic diversity. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Annual Board Meeting, Big Sky, Montana (invited banquet talk)

Phillips, M. K. Utility of private land for conserving large carnivores. LaSalle Adams Fund Board Meeting, Chico Hot Spring, Montana (invited talk)

Phillips, M. K. Wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Senior Staff, Missoula, Montana.

August 1999
Kunkel, K. E., and W. E. Clark. Effects of wolves on deer spatial use in Glacier National Park. Ecology and Management of Ungulates Conference, Nelson, British Columbia

September 1999
Phillips, M. K., and K. E. Kunkel. Private efforts to conserve biological diversity. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.

Krausman, P, K. E. Kunkel, and M. K. Phillips. Translocating mountain sheep onto private lands: a case study of success. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.

Murphy, K. M., D. W. Smith, and M. K. Phillips. The Yellowstone wolves: the first four years. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.

Fritts, S. H., C. M. Mack, D. W. Smith, K. M. Murphy, M. K. Phillips, M. D. Jimenez, E. E. Bangs, J. A. Fontaine, C. C. Niemeyer, W. G. Brewster, and T. J. Kaminski. Comparing results of soft and hard releases on the restoration of wolves to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.

Phillips, M. K. Private efforts to conserve biological diversity. The Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Conference, San Francisco, California (invited talk)

Phillips, M. K. Private efforts to conserve biological diversity. National Wildlife Federation’s Annual Board Meeting, Flying D Ranch, Montana

Hagan, G. Conservation of red-cockaded woodpeckers in the Red Hills Region, Georgia. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Red-cockaded Woodpecker Workshop, get final details from Greg

Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration to the Southern Rockies. Senior Staff Carson National Forest, Taos, New Mexico.

Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration to the Southern Rockies. Executive Director, Whittington Center, Raton, New Mexico.

Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration to the Southern Rockies. Representatives from the CS Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico.

Phillips, M. K. Wolf restoration to the Southern Rockies. Ranch and Conservation Task Force, Philmot Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico.

November 1999
Honness, K. Swift fox reintroduction feasibility study. Missouri Breaks Chapter of the Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, Bad River Ranches, South Dakota.

January 2000
Kunkel, K. E. Private efforts to conserve biological diversity. Conservation Biology and Veterinary Medicine course, University of California, Davis, California

Phillips, M. K. Condors, trout, and wolves: a private effort to save nature. National Wildlife Federation Wolf Conference “The Missing Link”, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine (invited keynote talk).

Phillips, M. K. Turner Endangered Species Fund: a private effort to save nature. Colorado Chapter of the The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado.

February 2000
Woolf, M. Management of the Mexican gray wolf at the Ladder Ranch, New Mexico Southwest Region The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Truett, J. C. Prairie dog restoration. Southwest Region The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Kunkel, K. E. Desert sheep recovery in New Mexico. Idaho Chapter Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, Boise, Idaho (invited paper)

Long, D.H. New Mexico breeds Black-footed ferrets for Arizona. Arizona and New Mexico chapters of the Wildlife Society 34th joint annual meeting. Sierra Vista, AZ.

Honness, K. Swift fox reintroduction feasibility study. South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Regional Conservation Officers and Trappers, Chamberlain, South Dakota.

Phillips, M. K. Wolves and livestock: the ultimate problem. International Wolf Center Conference “Beyond 2000: Realities of Global Wolf Restoration”, Duluth, Minnesota (invited plenary talk).

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund: a private effort to save nature. Senior-level Ecology Class, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

March 2000
Honness, K. Swift fox reintroduction feasibility study. South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Chamberlain, South Dakota.

Phillips, M. K. Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Directorate, Washington, D. C.

Phillips, M. K. Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. U.S. Forest Service Directorate, Washington, D. C.

Phillips, M. K. Mexican wolf recovery and development of a management center of excellence at Vermejo Park Ranch. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Regional Directorate, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Devine, B. S. Vickerman, and M. K. Phillips. Invasive species and the conservation community. 65th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Washington, D.C.

April 2000
Woolf, M. Management of the Mexican gray wolf at the Ladder Ranch and the Turner Endangered Species Fund involvement in southwestern wolf recovery. Sierra County Chapter of the Sierra Club, Truth of Consequences, New Mexico (invited talk).

Truett, J. C. Bison and biodiversity. Bison 2000 Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Phillips, M. K., and K. E. Kunkel. Wolves, condors and trout: a private effort to save nature. North American Interagency Wolf Conference 2000, Chico Hot Springs, Montana.

Smith, D. W., K. Murphy, W. Brewster, M. K. Phillips, M. Jimenez. The Yellowstone wolves: the first 5 years. North American Interagency Wolf Conference 2000, Chico Hot Springs, Montana.

Phillips, M. K. Wolves, condors and trout: a private effort to save nature. Cleveland Museum of Natural History Explorer Lecture Series, Cleveland, Ohio (invited talk).

Phillips, M. K. Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf-livestock conflicts. Montana State University Ecology Seminar Series, Bozeman, Montana.
May 2000
Phillips, M. K., and K. E. Kunkel. Private efforts to conserve biological diversity. Society for Conservation Biology, Missoula, MT (poster presentation).

Phillips, M. K., and K. E. Kunkel. Private efforts to conserve biological diversity. Western Forest Carnivore Committee Annual Meeting, Whitefish, MT.

Truett, J. C. Wildlife restoration on Turner ranches. New Mexico History Honors Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Phillips, M. K. Mexican wolves in the Southern Rockies: why not? Denver Museum of Nature and Science “Wolf-Red Wolf Symposium”, Denver, Colorado (invited talk).

Phillips, M. K. Wolves, condors, and trout: a private effort to save nature. Denver Museum of Nature and Science “Wolf-Red Wolf Symposium”, Denver, Colorado (invited keynote talk).

Phillips, M. K. Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery. Environmental Grantmakers Meeting, Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, MT

June 2000
Murray, D., T. K. Fuller, and M. K. Phillips. Survival in a recolonizing red wolf population. Society for Conservation Biology Annual Conference, Missoula, Montana

Kunkel, K. E. Restoring biodiversity to private lands. Envirovet Summer Institute, White Oak Plantation, Florida (invited paper)

Phillips, M. K. Wolves, condors, and trout: a private effort to save nature. Forest Guardians Annual Conference, Kingston, New Mexico (invited keynote talk).

Phillips, M. K. Turner Endangered Species Fund and comments about wolf-livestock conflicts. Park County Environmental Council Monthly Meeting, Emigrant, Montana.

August 2000
Hagan, G. A private land approach to red-cockaded woodpecker translocation”
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Red-cockaded Woodpecker Regional Translocation Meeting, Tallahassee, Florida

Bly Honness, K. Black-tailed prairie dog restoration at the Bad River Ranches. Field Meeting of the Pierre/Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Interest Group, Bad River Ranches, South Dakota

Phillips, M. K. Mexican wolves in the Southern Rockies: why not? IUCN-SSC facilitated workshop “Population and Habitat Viability Analysis for Wolf Recovery in the Southern Rockies”, Vermejo Park Ranch, Raton, New Mexico

September 2000
Hagan, G. Red-cockaded woodpecker reintroduction: an emerging success story on private land. Florida Ornithological Society, Tallahassee, Florida

Truett, J. C. Wildlife restoration on Turner ranches. Hawks Aloft Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Phillips, M. K. Wolf recovery: how do we get there from here? Defenders of Wildlife Annual Board Meeting, Aspen, Colorado (invited talk).

October 2000
Hagan, G. Longleaf pine restoration: a private land approach. Southeastern Forestry Association, Tallahassee, Florida

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Senior Staff, Washington, D. C.

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund and wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. U.S. Forest Service Senior Staff, Washington, D. C.

Phillips, M. K., and T. R. Mader. A proposal to restore California condors. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service California Condor Recovery Team Meeting, Ventura, California.

November 2000
Bly Honness, K. Black-tailed prairie dog restoration at the Bad River Ranches. Master Gardener’s Monthly Meeting, Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Honness, K. Efforts to restore swift fox to Bad River Ranches. Master Gardener’s Monthly Meeting, Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Kruse, C. Private interest in a public resource: aquatic conservation in the west. South Dakota State University - Advance Fish Management Departmental Seminar, location from Carter, South Dakota (invited talk).

Kunkel, K. E., K. Honness, and M. K. Phillips. Feasibility of restoring swift foxes to west-central South Dakota. Defenders of Wildlife Carnivores 2000 Conference, Denver, Colorado

Phillips, M. K. A world without large carnivores: does wolf recovery offer an alternative. Defenders of Wildlife Conference “Carnivores 2000”, Denver, Colorado (invited plenary talk).

Phillips, M. K. Wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. Denver Zoo Evening Lecture Series, Denver, Colorado.

Phillips, M. K. The Turner Endangered Species Fund and comments on wolf-livestock conflicts. Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado (invited talk).

December 2000
Wright, A. L., H. Quigley, and K. Kunkel. Cougars and desert bighorns in the Fra Cristobal Range: scale, geography, and seasonality. Sixth Mountain Lion Workshop, San Antonio, Texas

Kruse, C. 2000. Private interest in a public resource: aquatic conservation in the west. South Dakota State University - Advance Fish Management Departmental Seminar, South Dakota State University.

January 2001
Truett, J. Prairie dog restoration. Malpais Borderland Science Conference, Douglas, AZ

February 2001
Long, D.H. Prairie dog restoration on Vermejo Park Ranch, NM. Arizona and New Mexico chapters of the Wildlife Society 35th joint annual meeting. Gallup, NM.

Bangs, P., P. Krausmann, K. Kunkel, and Z. Parsons. Efforts to restore desert bighorn sheep in the Fra Cristobal Mountains, New Mexico. Arizona and New Mexico chapters of the Wildlife Society 35th joint annual meeting. Gallup, NM.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and current status of the TESF. Board of Directors, Montana Nature Conservancy, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk)

Phillips, M.K. Wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado (invited talk).

Truett, J. Prairie dog translocation. Colorado Front Range Prairie Dog Workshop, Fort Collins, CO

March 2001
Kruse, C. G. 2001. Conservation on private land: Have we Turn(er)ed the corner? 36th Annual Meeting, Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. March 20, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Phillips, M.K. Status and future of the TESF. Turner Manager’s Annual Meeting, Bozeman, Montana.

Phillips, M.K. Westslope cutthroat trout restoration. Trout Unlimited, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk)

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. International Wolf Center wolf fieldtrip, Bozeman, Montana.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. Antioch College biology class, Bozeman, Montana.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF and wolf restoration in the Southern Rockies. Western Regional Workshop for the American Zoological Association, Colorado Spring, Colorado (invited keynote address).

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. Optimist Club, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk).

Kunkel, K.E., K. Honness, and M.K. Phillips. 2001 Feasibility of restoring swift foxes to west-central South Dakota. South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Spearfish, SD.

April 2001
Asher, V, J. A. Shivik, K. Kunkel, M. Phillips, and E. Bangs. 2001. Managing wolves in captivity for recovery. North American Interagency Wolf Conference 2001, Chico Hot Springs, Montana.

May 2001
French, H. B., T. S. Smith, K. E. Kunkel, and E. H. Follmann. Effects of human activities on coastal brown bears (Ursus arctos) at Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, Alaska, 13th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, Jackson, Wyoming.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Environmental Defense endangered species workshop, Missoula, Montana (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. Sierra Club and Congressman Mark Udall’s chief of staff, Boulder, Colorado.

Phillips, M.K. Wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. National Wildlife Federation/Colorado Wildlife Federation sponsored panel discussion “Wolf Recovery in the Southern Rockies”, Lakewood, Colorado (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Southern Rockies wolf recovery. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo/Southern Rockies Wolf Information Forum, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Phillips, M.K. Wolf recovery. Colorado State University graduate class and ABC News, Flying; Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, Montana.

Phillips, M.K. History of wolf recovery in the U.S. Yellowstone Institute wolf conservation course, Lamar Ranger Station, Yellowstone National Park.

Phillips, M.K. Wolf Recovery. Greater Yellowstone Coalition fieldtrip, Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk).

Honness, K. Efforts to Restore the Swift Fox to the BRR South Dakota's Trappers Association Annual Meeting, Ft. Pierre, SD

Honness, K. Grasslands Ecology and Restoration of Imperiled Species Watertown High School Ecology Class, Watertown, SD

June 2001
Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. Political Economic Research Center fieldtrip, Bozeman, Montana.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. Montana Agricultural Teachers, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Southern Rockies wolf recovery. 1st Annual meeting of the Southwestern Carnivore Committee, Albuquerque, New Mexico (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. Continuing Legal Education endangered species workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Wolf recovery in the western U.S. Greater Yellowstone Coalition’s annual fundraising dinner, Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, Montana.

Kruse, C. G. 2001. A public conservation initiative on private land: Reflections and perspectives of the Turner organization regarding Cherry Creek. Practical Approaches for Conserving Native Inland Fishes of the West, Symposium of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, June 6-8, Missoula, Montana.

Hunter, D.L.. Health of Native Ruminants on Turner Properties including Johne’s Disease in Bison. Montana Veterinary Medical Association, 2001 Summer Meeting, Bozeman Montana.

Honness, K. Grasslands Ecology and Restoration of Imperiled Species, SD Wildlife Federation Conservation Camp, Custer, SD

Phillips, M.K. TESF 2002 and 2003 budgets and workplans. TESF Board of Trustees. Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, Montana.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. Turner Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia.

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF and wolf recovery in the Southern Rockies. New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau Annual Meeting, Taos, New Mexico (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Wolf recovery. Defenders of Wildlife Senior Directorate and Board of Directors from the Bailey Wildlife Foundation, Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk).

Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF with an emphasis on avifauna conservation. California Condor Recovery Team meeting, Big Sur, California.

Hunter, D.L., Kunkel, K., Phillips, M.: The Role of Private Lands in the Recovery of Imperiled Species. International Joint Conference - Wildlife Disease Association and the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine Conference, Pilansberg National Park, South Africa.

Leid, J., Hunter, D.L. Speer, C.A.: Early Diagnosis of Johne’s Disease in the American Bison by Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against Antigen 85. International Joint Conference - Wildlife Disease Association and the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine Conference, Pilansberg National Park, South Africa.

Truett, J and K. Kunkel. Reducing predation impacts during reintroductions of imperiled species. Southwest Carnivore Committee Meeting, Albuquerque, NM

Quigley, H, T. Wright, and K. Kunkel. Cougar-bighorn sheep interactions on the Armendaris Ranch. Southwest Carnivore Committee Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

August 2001
Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF. University of Montana Craighead Day, Flying D Ranch, Bozeman, Montana.

Asher, V. J. A. Shivik, K. Kunkel, M. Phillips, and E. Bangs. 2001. Evaluation of electronic aversive conditioning for managing wolf predation. International Theorological Congress People and Predators Conference, South Africa.

September 2001
Phillips, M.K. Conservation and the media. Jackson Hole Film Festival, Jackson, Wyoming (invited talk).

Long, D.H. Ranching and prairie dogs. Grassland ecosystems, endangered species and sustainable ranching in the Mexico-United States borderlands. Janos, MX.

Bangs, P. D., P. R. Krausman, Z. Parsons, and K.E. Kunkel. Characteristics of bighorn sheep lambing sites. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada

Truett, J. TESF goals and activities. Southwest Environmental Center, Las Cruces, NM

October 2001
Phillips, M.K. Grasslands conservation in central Montana. Turner Foundation Board of Trustees, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

November 2001
Phillips, M.K. Genesis and status of the TESF and Southern Rockies wolf recovery. “Mountains and Rivers: lecture series”, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana (invited talk).

December 2001
Phillips, M.K. Southern Rockies wolf restoration. Board of Directors, International Wolf Center; Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mckibbin, W. L., D. W. Willis, and C. G. Kruse. 2001. Using slot length limits to restructure largemouth bass populations in small South Dakota impoundments: Do the benefits last? Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.

Kruse, C. G. 2001. Cutthroat trout conservation in the West: Are we cutting our throats? Ecology Seminar Series, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

Kunkel, K. E. 2001. Role of private lands in endangered species conservation. National Huemul Conservation Plan Workshop, Bariloche, Argentina

Hunter, D.L. Veterinary Medicine Concerns in the Conservation of Imperiled Cervids: Avoiding Stress and Diseases. Huemul Workshop, Bariloche, Argentina.