Month: February 2015
Daisy and Eleanor Take the #Howl4Wolves Challenge
Daisy and Eleanor took the #Howl4Wolves Challenge — Now it’s your turn! Join us in telling U.S. Fish & Wildlife to save the critically endangered red wolf. For the sake…
Read MoreOver Sixty Canadian and International Signatories Voice Opposition to the B.C. Wolf Kill
Over Sixty Canadian and International Signatories Voice Opposition to the B.C. Wolf Kill in an Open Letter to the B.C. Government ‘B.C. Government scapegoats wolves for its failure to protect…
Read MoreHelp Save Endangered Red Wolves
Red wolves are among the world’s most endangered species; with just a few hundred animals in existence (and about 100 in the wild), they are classified by the International Union…
Read MoreCritically Endangered Wolves Make Valuable Contributions to Genetic Health of Their Species
The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) participates in the Species Survival Plan (SSP) and Recovery Plan for two critically endangered wolf species, the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and the…
Read MoreScientists Urge Congress to Leave Wolves Alone
February 18, 2015 – More than 50 world-renowned wildlife biologists and scientists, many of whom have devoted their entire professional careers toward understanding the social and biological issues surrounding wolves…
Read MoreEndangered Mexican gray wolf population reaches 109
Numbers encouraging, but wolves still far from recovered Phoenix, AZ – Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that the wild Mexican wolf population has increased to 109…
Read MoreMexican Wolf Cross-Foster Effort Confirmed as Success
Last spring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s (FWS) Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team made history – they successfully completed the first cross-fostering event of Mexican wolf pups in the wild! Cross-fostering…
Read MoreThe Annual Mexican Gray Wolf Count
Any day now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will complete its an annual survey and announce their estimate of how many critically endangered Mexican gray wolves (and breeding pairs)…
Read MoreMexican Wolf Makes Priceless Contribution to Species Recovery
Yesterday we took an unusual step in our mission to preserve the endangered Mexican gray wolf – a spaying! Early in the morning a small team of Wolf Conservation Center…
Read MoreHappy Groundhog Day!
Atka saw his shadow too and came prepared to do something about it… Happy Groundhog Day!
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