Webinar

Learn to Draw Wolverines

November 2024

In this nature-based art lesson, we will draw an animal so cool and ferocious that it became a comic book superhero: the wolverine. Wolverines are not only strong beyond their size, but the success of their population is also a marker for a healthy ecosystem.

Join scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi and special guest Rebecca Watters, executive director of the Wolverine Foundation, to learn more about these tenacious beings.

Explore resources from the art lesson

Learn more about wolverines with this fun, printable worksheet. Ideal for learners Grade 4 and up!
Send your artwork to your local representative to help care for the at-risk ecosystems both wolverines and people rely on. You can find your local representative here.
Call for a provincial law that prioritizes biodiversity and ecosystem health. You can send a letter using our letter-writing tool.
Learn how to say ‘wolverine’ in the language of the Indigenous community on whose territory you live. Visit FirstVoices.com to find words, songs and stories about wolverines from different First Nations.
Learn more about wolverines with this Ted Talk from Rebecca Watters, executive director of the Wolverine Foundation.
Check out some of the work being done to protect wolverines.
Learn more about our education program.

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Meet the Speakers

Dr. Julius Csotonyi

Dr. Julius Csotonyi is a scientific illustrator and natural history fine artist. He has a scientific background in ecology (MSc) and microbiology (PhD) which has taken him to study sensitive ecosystems, from sand dunes in the Rocky Mountain parks to hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

These experiences have fuelled a strong resolve to work toward preserving the earth’s biota. Painting biological subjects is one means that he uses to both enhance public awareness of biological diversity and to motivate concern for its welfare.

He paints murals and panels that have appeared in numerous museums (e.g. the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History), press release images for scientific publications, books, stamp sets (e.g. the 2018 “Sharks of Canada” set for Canada Post), and coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His work is viewable on his online gallery, http://csotonyi.com

Rebecca Watters

Rebecca Watters is a writer and wildlife researcher living in Bozeman, Montana. She is the founder of the Mongolian Wolverine Project and is on the board of the Wolverine Foundation. She has conducted field work on wolverines and other climate-sensitive wildlife in the US and Mongolia, and has worked on environmental issues in Cambodia. In her spare time she writes, draws, does ceramics, and enjoys running and skiing.