Month: December 2008
When Opportunity Knocks…
Kaila in October Rebecca Bose, the curator in charge of the care of the wolves, related this recent incident to us: Rebecca…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us, including Kai the resident German Shepherd, at the Wolf Conservation Center.
Read MoreWinter Rules
Spring may be the time “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” but for wolves, the wintertime is when their hormones turn toward making pups. Wolves are always born in the spring, so winter is the time for breeding. That means that this is the time of year that the males and…
Read MoreWhere the Wild Things Are…
Obviously getting to see the wolves is the highlight of a visit to the Center, but every time I head up to the Center I’m looking forward to being surprised by other wildlife sightings. Located in the midst of an area rich with biodiversity, the Wolf Conservation Center and the surrounding land is, or has…
Read MoreUpdates!
Here’s some recent news about previous topics: BuffaloThe buffalo donated to us after Thanksgiving was cut up and distributed among various SSP wolves and the ambassador wolves. The ambassadors’ reactions to their treats varied a bit. Lukas and Kaila promptly ran off with their shares, but Apache sniffed at the liver and dropped it to…
Read MoreWCC Hits the Road!
Part of our mission at the Wolf Conservation Center is to let people know that there are simple things we all can do to make the world a better place. Kids at our programs always make great suggestions about what people can do; one of them is often “pick up litter.” Well, we’ve decided to…
Read MoreConservationists Petition for Modern Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan
Environmentalists say the federal government’s current plan for re-establishing the Mexican gray wolf in the wild is outdated and legally invalid, and petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to revise it. This is an area of great concern for the Wolf Conservation Center as we participate in the plan and currently house…
Read MoreOtter Nonsense
As I’ve mentioned before, we love to give our wolves opportunities for enrichment – experiences that will provide them with interesting sensations or challenges. A few weeks ago when Atka was appearing at the Maritime Aquarium, his handler Rebecca had the great idea of asking our hosts for an item from one of their enclosures…
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