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- ↑ "Back with the Pack". Washington Post. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Jim and Jamie Dutcher, 'Living with Wolves'". All Things Considered. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jim and Jamie Dutcher". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Emmy Awards: Jamie Dutcher". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 21 May 2016.