Jamie Dutcher

Jamie Dutcher (born 1964), is an American naturalist, author and sound recorder/sound mixer. Jamie and her husband, Jim Dutcher, have collaborated on seven books and two films about wolves.
Early life.
Jamie Dutcher was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, Maryland. After attending Walt Whitman High School she graduated from the University of Maryland. She began her career as an animal keeper and veterinary technician at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. While working at the animal hospital of the National Zoo she began a correspondence with Jim Dutcher, and was invited to join his study of wolves in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho.
Wolves.
Jamie contributed her knowledge of animal husbandry and medical care to the Dutcher film projects, and recorded the vocalizations of the Sawtooth Pack, winning a Primetime Emmy award for the Discovery Channel wildlife documentary "Wolves at Our Door" (1997).
In 2005, the Dutcher's produced a follow–up documentary entitled, "Living with Wolves", which chronicles their experiences living with the Idaho wolf pack, and founded Living with Wolves, a non-profit educational organization.
Awards.
Jamie Dutcher received the 1998 Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming Emmy award for her work on "Wolves at Our Door".