Month: February 2013

Last year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a five year review for the wolf that recommends stripping Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from gray wolves across the…

Kaila R.I.P. (May 1, 1995 – February 21, 2011) Two years ago today we said goodbye to the WCC’s quiet queen. Kaila pioneered our education program as the WCC’s first…

The next time you visit Yellowstone and take a great wolf photo, you could also be helping researchers as they monitor everything from infectious diseases to breeding habits among the…

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Best of luck wooing your mate. Red wolf M1483 needed some help with his timing back in February of 2010… Enjoy! Video: WCC’s Josh Lewis

  It’s an exciting time for wolves and the Wolf Conservation Center– it’s the season of romance! Hormones are racing and hopefully several courtships have already begun. We’re keeping our…

 Atka rocks out with some of his favorite artists Billy Idol Gene Simmons Tony Bennett Adele Willow Smith (I Whip My Hair)

Mexican gray wolf F613 Winter is here and it’s an exciting time for wolves and the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC)! Wolves are “mono-estrus” — breeding only once a year during…

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) delivered some encouraging news on the lobo front! During its annual year-end surveys, the Mexican wolf Interagency Field Team counted at least 75 Mexican…

AZGFD photo Last month we celebrated the first new Mexican wolf release in over 1500 days. Now we’re counting his days in captivity before he gets a second chance —…

 “That rodent predicts an early Spring? I’m swimming to Greenland.”