Month: September 2009
Documentary Premiere! “Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators” — Film & Discussion
October 10 – Award-winning filmmakers Karen and Ralf Meyer of Green Fire Productions will show their new documentary, Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators. Actor Peter…
Read MoreRoad Trip! WCC Brings Red Wolf M1587 Home
September 29, 2009 – A small group of WCC staff and volunteers is heading south to pick up male red wolf, M1587, from the Mill Mountain Zoo in Virginia. The…
Read MoreProtections for Grizzly Bears Are Restored
Photo: U.S.G.S.Federal Judge Donald W. Molloy restored protections for about 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park, citing a decline in their food supply caused by climate change.…
Read MoreHélène Grimaud: Wolves are a way into music
Hélène bottle feeding Atka as a young pupHélène Grimaud, co-founder of the Wolf Conservation Center, reveals – why wolves? To read more from Reuters India click more More…
Read MoreWhere’s Atka?
Photo: Josh LewisToday the Wolf Conservation Center is visiting Catskill Elementary School in a region vivid with natural beauty. Dubbed “America’s First Wilderness,” the Catskills is a bountiful and beautiful…
Read MoreWolf Advocates Won’t Appeal Decision
In order to expedite the lawsuit that should ultimately overturn the wolf delisting and restore Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies, wolf advocates have opted not…
Read MoreWhere’s Atka?
Atka hits the beach! Tonight the Wolf Conservation Center will be visiting the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, a nature preserve near the tip of long Island, with ambassador wolf, Atka! The…
Read MoreCourt rules that wolf delisting likely violates the Endangered Species Act. Hunt will continue while court hears lawsuit.
September 8, 2009 – the U.S District Court of Montana agreed with plaintiffs that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service likely violated the Endangered Species Act in delisting wolves in…
Read MoreThank Goodness My Dogs Can’t Read!
Owen of the WCC “Staff Pack” is horrified! (Photo: Josh Lewis) A new study of dogs worldwide suggests that wolves may have first been domesticated for their meat! To read…
Read MoreIdaho Wolf Hunt Begins Today
Wolf hunting will begin in the Northern Rockies as federal Judge Malloy weighs the request by environmental and animal conservation groups to stop the predators from being killed. Judge Malloy…
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