Maurice Hornocker, PhD, is a wildlife biologist best known for advancing our knowledge of the elusive mountain lion's behavior and ecology. During his fifty-five years of research in Idaho, New Mexico, and Yellowstone National Park, he published numerous scientific papers about cougars and edited books that include Cougar: Ecology & Conservation, Yellowstone Cougars,  and Desert Puma. In 2024 he was the recipient of The Wildlife Society’s Aldo Leopold Medal for Distinguished Service to Wildlife Conservation. Hornocker and his wife, Leslie, live in Bellevue, Idaho, with their bird dogs, dressage horses, and a domestic cat named Redd.

David Johnson is a retired roving regional reporter-columnist for the Lewiston Tribune in Lewiston, Idaho. He holds bachelor's degrees in wildlife management from the University of Minnesota and journalism from the University of Idaho. Johnson lives with his wife, Linda Weiford, in Moscow, Idaho.