Please note: The Wolf Conservation Center is offering limited onsite programming during this time. Please refer to our Program Calendar for a list of upcoming events. We are not accepting visitors that have not registered for a program in advance. Thank you for your anticipated understanding.
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:
Photography Sessions
Enjoy the opportunity to photograph some of the WCC's wolves from unique vantage points!
Virtual Programs
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.
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
Wolf Conservation Center Mourns Loss of Endangered Red Wolf Mother
Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I share devastating news about a beloved matriarch. Red wolf Veronica, also known as F1858, passed away earlier today from a closed pyometra. She was nine years old. Veronica joined the Wolf Conservation Center pack in 2017 when she and her family arrived from the Museum…
Wisconsin Hunters Kill 135 Wolves in Two Days, Exceeding State Kill Quota and Ending Hunting Season Early
Wisconsin’s wolf season is coming to a short and bloody end as hunters exceeded the state quota of 119 wolves, killing 135 wolves by Wednesday morning at 8 am CST. The hunt was scheduled to begin on February 22, 2021 and run through February 28, 2021. A judge ordered Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…
Idaho Proposes to Expand Wolf Hunting, Trapping on Public and Private Lands
In February, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission (IDFG) announced a proposal to extend the season for wolf hunting and trapping across the state on public and private land. The IDFG offered a total of seven hunting proposals and eight trapping proposals. In general, the proposals aim to extend all hunting and trapping opportunities, including to: Allow…
USFWS Transfers Two Red Wolves to Recovery Area in North Carolina
North Carolina just got a little bit wilder! Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released two male red wolves onto Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern N.C.! Earlier this season, USFWS moved the red wolf boys from the St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge – an island propagation site off the coast of…
Free Webinar: Dire Wolves: The Last of an Ancient New World Canid Lineage
Game of Thrones was a popular television show that made dire wolves famous. But unlike many of their mythical counterparts in the show (dragons, giants, and White Walkers) the dire wolf was once very real! These prehistoric canines were one of the most common and widespread large carnivores in Pleistocene America, yet relatively little is…
Urgent – Montana Bill Seeks to Allow Hunters to Snare Wolves
Right now, Montana lawmakers are considering several bills that would significantly change the way Montana manages wolves. The proposals range from expanding wolf trapping seasons to classifying wolves as predators, meaning they could be killed year-round without a license. Additional proposals would allow trappers to use snares to kill wolves and allow for private reimbursement…
At Least Ten Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Killed in Last Months of 2020
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) announced in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Quarterly Update that ten endangered Mexican gray wolves were found dead in Arizona in the last quarter of 2020, bringing the total number of Mexican wolves killed in 2020 to 29. The incidents are under investigation. Another wolf pup died in U.S. Fish…
Montanans, Wolves Need You to Fight Anti-Wolf Bills in Your State
Right now, Montana lawmakers are considering several bills that would significantly change the way Montana manages wolves. The proposals range from expanding wolf trapping seasons to classifying wolves as predators, meaning they could be killed year-round without a license. Additional proposals would allow trappers to use snares to kill wolves and allow for private reimbursement…
Prepping For Endangered Wolf Pups!
It’s is an exciting season for wolves! While the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) has been a vocal and visible advocate in securing protections for critically endangered wolf species, we have also naturally been quite active in physically safeguarding the representatives of the rare species that have been entrusted to our care. As a participant of…
Judge Orders USFWS to Resume Releases of Captive Red Wolves
U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle, of the Eastern District of North Carolina, ruled in a case brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center(SELC) that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a plan by March 1 of this year to resume the successful practice of releasing captive red wolves into the Red Wolf Recovery…