Month: December 2015
Study Concludes that Coyote Sterilization Program Successfully Safeguarding Red Wolf Genetics
A new study finds that using the “placeholder” concept to reduce genetic introgression of red wolves is working! A main threat to the last remaining wild red wolf population comes…
Read MoreCritically Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Born in Westchester, NY Released in the Wild
The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is celebrating a small victory this month on behalf of the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf! The combined and ongoing efforts to support and grow…
Read MoreSimulated Archaeological Site Research at the Wolf Conservation Center: The Bones that Got Away
Chew on this! Archaeologists dig up other peoples’ trash to try to say something interesting about them. But often other creatures came between the people who discarded the trash in…
Read MorePlay Like a Wolf
Although the most famous form of wolf communication is howling, wolves “talk” to one another in several ways. Wolves use body language to convey the rules of the pack, communicate…
Read MoreYou Heard Our Howls! Thank You!
You did it! Yesterday the Wolf Conservation Center invited you to be a part of Giving Tuesday and you heard our howls! Over 400 supporters helped the WCC raise $45,356…
Read More70 Scientists Recommend Continuing Federal Protection for Wolves Under the ESA
Via an open letter, seventy scientists and scholars have recommended continuing federal protection for wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the Great Lakes region and beyond. In the…
Read MoreDonations to the Wolf Conservation Center Have Double the Impact On Giving Tuesday
Give Greater Today! Why is Ambassador wolf Alawa smiling? Because it’s Giving Tuesday! TODAY ONLY your donation to the Wolf Conservation Center will have double the impact thanks to a…
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