Month: April 2016
Mexican Gray Wolf F1226 Turns 5 Years Old!
In October of 2015, Mexican Gray Wolf F1226 (affectionately nicknamed “Belle” by the Wolf Conservation Center’s webcam watchers) joined the WCC family in order to meet a handsome “husband” –…
Read MoreMore Wolves, Less Politics
At least once a week I am privileged enough to hear one of the most rare and raw sounds: the howl of a Mexican gray wolf. The hauntingly beautiful sound…
Read MoreSpring Calls For a Wardrobe Change for Wolves
Flowers are blooming, the trees are green, the peepers are peeping – signs all pointing to the arrival of a new season! Although the official start to spring can be…
Read MoreHunting Wolves Near National Parks Leads to Fewer Wolf Sightings
It seems obvious, but now there’s hard science that confirms when wolves are allowed to be hunted near a national park, visitors tend to be treated to fewer wolf sightings.…
Read MoreCourt Settlement Provides Hope for Mexican Gray Wolves
NEWS RELEASE: April 25, 2016 Contacts: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice, 415-217-2093, rbowe@earthjustice.org Steve Parker, Endangered Wolf Center, 636-938-5900, sparker@endangeredwolfcenter.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Maggie Howell, Wolf…
Read MoreColor the World with Love on Earth Day
TODAY is Earth Day, the 46th annual international event meant to raise awareness about the efforts to protect the planet and secure a sustainable future. This day underscores the ripple…
Read MoreB’Earth Days Abound!
Happy Birthday to Mexican Gray Wolves F1143 and M1059 Eight years ago, the Wolf Conservation Center family grew. During the early morning hours on April 22, 2008, Mexican gray wolf…
Read MoreStep Aside New Mexico, It’s Time to Release More Wolves
Although New Mexico denied the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) application to release Mexican wolves into the wild in 2015, the federal agency announced on Monday its plan to…
Read MoreAmbassador Wolf Milestone: Happy Birthday Alawa and Zephyr!
Throw back your head and let out a long celebratory birthday howl for Alawa and Zephyr! It’s hard to believe our rambunctious pups are entering their fabulous fives! An inspiration…
Read MoreLegislation Poised To Allow Hunting and Trapping of Wolves to Resume
Despite its success and public support, Congress just unveiled its 100th legislative attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in just 16 months. Nearly half of these attacks are attempts…
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