Month: February 2018
Endangered Wolf Family Released In Chihuahua, Mexico!
The Wild is Calling and the Lobos are Ready! On February 9, 2018, a family of 5 wolves from Buenavista del Cobre Sonora Wildlife Facility were released in the wild…
Read MoreOnly 114 Mexican Gray Wolves Left in the Wild
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just released its annual Mexican gray wolf population count – only 114 wild lobos remain in Arizona and New Mexico. The critically endangered…
Read MoreAre red wolves on the brink of extinction?
Are red wolves on the brink of extinction? According to experts, yes. WNYC Radio, along with science and nature writer DeLene Beeland, investigates the challenges facing red wolf recovery. One…
Read MoreRed Wolf Love Is In The Air
BREAKING! This handsome fella (M1606, also known as “Jack”) was spotted in a copulatory tie with F2121 (“Charlotte”) this morning! She was probably taken in by his amber eyes, striking…
Read MoreWolf Conservation Center Standing Up for Critically Endangered Lobos
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized its deeply flawed recovery plan for the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf last month that will prevent the species from recovering in its…
Read MoreA Wolf Encounter in the High Arctic
A wild encounter with a young arctic wolf at at -40°C. Arctic wolves don’t often see people, so this youngster was noticeably curious when she encountered renowned filmmaker Oliver Goetzl.…
Read MorePay a State Fee to Enter a National Park? Leave it to Wyoming…
Even though Yellowstone belongs to all Americans as part of our National Park System, Wyoming is proposing that all visitors to America’s first National Park be required to pay an…
Read MoreEarth Touch: Lobos in Limbo
Not long ago, the Mexican wolf came perilously close to extinction. Eleventh-hour conservation efforts nudged the iconic predator back from the brink – but only by a little. Decades later,…
Read MoreSaving Endangered Wolves Via Artificial Insemination
While the Wolf Conservation Center has been a vocal and visible advocate in trying to secure protections for critically endangered wolf species, the WCC also pursues extraordinary conservation measures to…
Read MoreSuper Bowl Gets Thrown to the Wolves
Beyond being the cutest QB ever, Atka is ecologically important as a critical keystone predator. GO WOLVES!
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