Jim Dutcher has written several books and made nature films about wolves. Jim and Jamie Dutcher are creators of Wolves at Our Door. In 1990, Jim was given captive pups and was allowed a permit to set up a 25 Acre Wolf observation camp in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho, where he stayed, later joined by his wife Jamie Dutcher, until 1996; raising and documenting the captive pack of wolves and their socializing behavior. The wolves, which became known as the "Sawtooth Pack", then became property of the Wolf Education and Research Center in conjunction with the Native American Nez Perce and moved to northern Idaho. Jim made several films about the Sawtooth pack and wrote many books. The Sawtooth Pack became famous worldwide and very popular with the public. The original pack started out with two wolves, Makuyi and Akai, who were both saved by the Dutchers. Later, the pack grew to include Kamots, Lakota, Matsi, Motomo, Amani, Chemukh, Wyakin, Wahots, Motoki, Piyip, and Ayet. Piyip, the last remaining original member of the Sawtooth Pack, died on Friday, July 5th 2013 at the age of 17. 

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