Month: January 2011

“Atka Shaking Things Up!” by Spencer Wilhelm

Atka by Lynnea Bolin “The Rocky Mountain West is producing solid science in regard to wolves. Too bad what’s learned is buried under what’s opined.” ~ Steve Bunk Here‘s an interesting article published in “New West” by Steve Bunk, a former science journalist.  In an era where politics and emotional opinions seem to be dictating…

This has been a GREAT season for Kaila and the other 23 wolves that reside on the WCC’s 27-acre winter wonderland, but the staff and volunteers are having a harder time embracing this month’s record snowfall. Weekly blizzards have taken their toll on our equipment and during yesterday’s clean up our only snow blower died.…

Atka and Hélène in 2002 Hélène Grimaud, co-founder of the WCC, is in town this week which makes for some very giddy wolves. Hélène played a big role in the upbringing of all the WCC’s ambassadors and Atka and Kaila went bananas when they saw her!  Hélène will be performing at the WCC’s “2011 –…

Peek-a-boo! Lynnea Bolin captured this adorable moment earlier this month during one of the WCC’s Photo Session Programs. If you have any great shots you would like to share, we would love to see them!  please post your photos on the WCC’s Facebook Page or send them to maggie@nywolf.org.

What a great day at the American Museum of Natural History! Our annual trek to the Upper West Side is always a treat and this afternoon we were so pleased to see a number of familiar faces from previous visits. Six-year-old Olivia first met Atka at the museum last year and today she really enjoyed…

January 20, 2011 – A full house of Wolf Conservation Center supporters braved the snowy landscape yesterday to attend a compelling program about an American legend and the magnificent glacier he called home.  John Hyde, a photographer, cinematographer, and artist is the author of Romeo: The Story of an Alaskan Wolf, which details the life…

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