Please note: The Wolf Conservation Center is temporarily closing to the public effective March 12 - April 30 as a measure to help slow the spread of COVID-19. We thank you for your understanding as we all look out for our wolves, each other, and our community in Westchester County, NY.
Visit the Wolf Conservation Center
Come meet the wolves! We do not allow drop-in visitors, so please sign up for one of our programs:
Private Group Visit
Learn about North America's wildest residents - wolves - during an education session with a WCC wolf expert.
Birthday Parties
Throw your birthday to the wolves! Guests will celebrate by creating "presents" for the WCC's Ambassador wolves and will learn about wolf behavior.
Summer Wolf Camp for Kids
Give the animal lover in your family a chance to thrive among wolves all week long!
Sleeping with Wolves
Camp out overnight with the 40+ wolves that call the WCC home! With wolves, vultures, and open skies, we're New York's version of Yellowstone!
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Latest News & Research
Happy Birthday to Red Wolf Lava!
Happy birthday, Lava! Though it’s her 4th birthday, it’s Lava’s (F2134) first birthday living here at the WCC which is all the more reason to celebrate if you ask us! This long-legged beauty moved to the WCC from Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium at the end of 2019 and settled in quickly with her…
Generous Donation Provides Food for Endangered Wolves
A wonderful moment of community kindness – Down East Seafood generously donated over 500 lbs of fish to the Wolf Conservation Center! In these challenging times, neighborly support is essential and we’re grateful to have generous friends. Fish serves two purposes – it’s a protein-packed food source for the WCC’s 44 wolves, but it’s also stinky enrichment. Unique,…
Wild Anniversary for the Critically Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf
22 years ago today, 11 captive-reared Mexican gray wolves (“lobos”) were released to the wild for the first time in Arizona and New Mexico. Missing from the landscape for more than 30 years, the howl of the rarest and most unique subspecies of gray wolf was once again greeted by the mountains of the southwest.…
Celebrate LoboWeek With Fun Giveaways
Thank you for continuing to celebrate #LoboWeek with the Wolf Conservation Center! We’ve chosen to howl our thanks by providing supporters with a free ringtone of Mexican gray wolf Magdalena’s howl, and the chance to win a free 20″ x 16″ canvas print of a Mexican gray wolf. Magdalena is a former resident of the WCC, where she…
We Have A Lot To Learn From Wolves
When it comes to teamwork, we can learn a lot from animals — specifically, wolves. For wolves, every day is about survival. Wolves rely on each other to function, thrive, and survive. As highly social animals, wolves live in structured family units called packs. Cooperative living gives wolf families a number of benefits. Teamwork facilitates…
LoboWeek – Celebrating the Mexican Gray Wolf’s Wild Milestone
This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the Mexican gray wolf’s (“Lobo”) return to the wild! Missing from the landscape for more than 30 years, the howl of the rarest and most unique subspecies of gray wolf was once again greeted by the mountains of the southwest. Celebrate this exciting milestone for Lobos and wildlife…
More Wolves Searching for Mates
Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club, 602-999-5790, [email protected] Burke, Wild Arizona, 928-606-7870, [email protected] Anderson, Western Watershed Project, 520-623-1878, [email protected] Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, 914-763-2373 x200, [email protected] Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, (928) 202-1325, [email protected] More Wolves Searching for Mates The annual Mexican gray wolf population count revealed the steady increase in numbers continues, but what does…
Idaho Kills 17 Wolves on Public Lands to Boost Elk Numbers for Human Hunters
Although Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) primarily “manages” wolf populations using hunters and trappers, the agency also authorizes its “control actions” in areas where regulated killing is deemed as an insufficient tool to meet “management” goals. Idaho’s Lolo Elk Management Zone is in a remote area of the Clearwater National Forest. It’s a steep and rugged…
Wolf Conservation Center Offering Free Distance Learning Programs to Schools Nationwide
Attention Teachers: We’re Offering Free Distance Learning Programs As governments and school districts across the country are making the difficult decision to close schools to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) aims to do its part to help mitigate the impact of the virus on our schoolchildren. To…
Trying to Maintain Strong Bonds from a Distance? Learn from Wolves.
Wolves have been communicating through a variety of non-physical tactics for centuries, proving that when it comes to social distancing they’re the true experts. Wolf Communication Methods Howls. Arguably the most well-known method of wolf communication, howls allow wolves to convey information while several miles apart. A howl’s low pitch and long duration is well…