Please note: The Wolf Conservation Center is only open to registered guests during scheduled programs. Please refer to our Program Calendar for a list of upcoming events.
Visit the Wolf Conservation Center
Come meet the wolves! We do not allow drop-in visitors, so please sign up for one of our programs:
Photography Sessions
Enjoy the opportunity to photograph some of the WCC's wolves from unique vantage points!
Virtual Programs
After School Programs
Take a walk on the wild side and give the young animal lover in your family a chance to thrive among wolves and other woodland critters!
Sleeping with Wolves
Throw yourselves to the wolves and spend the night at the Wolf Conservation Center!
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Webcams
Can't visit our wolves in person right now? Meet our wolves on webcam!
Latest News & Research
Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers are Up, but Trump Administration Budget Cuts Could Threaten Recovery
Mexican gray wolf population count increases, but lobos are still threatened by low gene diversity and high illegal killing Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, csmith@wildearthguardians.orgClaire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, claire@gcwolfrecovery.orgMichael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.orgGreta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, greta@westernwatersheds.orgRegan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center, regan@nywolf.org ALBUQUERQUE,N.M. – The Arizona Game and Fish Department and New Mexico Department of…
Montana Bill Would Allow Mass Slaughter of Wolves, Public Comment Needed
Montana’s legislative session is in full swing, and so are the anti-wolf, anti-science bills. On Thursday, January 30th at 3 pm MST, the House Fish, Wildlife & Parks committee will discuss HB 259. The bill would undermine science-based management of wolves and completely disregards the right of wolves to exist. We urge you to OPPOSE this bill,…
Montana Introduces Slew of Anti-Wolf Bills, Public Comment Needed
The start of Montana’s 2025 legislative session has seen the introduction of several anti-wildlife and anti-wolf bills, and a pair of especially dangerous bills are being discussed by the House Fish, Wildlife, and Parks committee on January 21st at 3 pm MT. The two bills, HB176 and HB222, would drastically cut the wolf population and…
Federal Government Denies Anti-Wolf Petitions that Sought to Weaken Wolf Protections
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today announced a denial of proposals that would have removed Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for wolves in various parts of the United States. The two petitions, brought by anti-wolf, hunting advocacy groups, sought to 1) designate and delist a “Western Great Lakes” wolf population, and 2) designated…
Latest Report on Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Shows Ongoing Problems
For immediate release December 20, 2024 Media contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928) 202-1325 claire@gcwolfrecovery.org Bryan Bird, Defenders of Wildlife, (505) 395-7332, bbird@defenders.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center, (914) 763-2373, regan@nywolf.org Latest Report on Mexican Gray Wolf…
Alaska Board of Game Proposals Unfairly Target Wolves, Public Comment Needed
The Alaska Board of Game will discuss a variety of proposals, several of which seek to increase the number of wolves killed, during their January 2025 meetings. These proposals blatantly disregard fair chase and ethics, incorrectly blame wolves for decline in caribou populations, and seek to liberalize both killing seasons and the methods people can…
North Carolina Wildlife Agency Recommits to Red Wolf Recovery
North Carolina’s Wildlife Resources Commission adopted a new resolution on December 5, 2024, requiring staff to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to collaboratively manage canids on the Albemarle Peninsula (AP) in eastern North Carolina. The AP is home to the world’s only wild population of Red Wolves; just 16 are known to…
EU Votes to Downgrade Wolf Protections, Let Farmers Kill Wolves
In a meeting on Tuesday, members of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats voted to downgrade the status of wolves from “strictly protected” to “protected.” This will allow the EU to modify the Habitats Directive and make it easier for countries to grant kill orders for wolves that are…
Thrillist Explorers Visit the Wolf Conservation Center
Thrillist Explorers and travel photographer Nikki Tomlin journeyed to the Wolf Conversation Center in South Salem, New York. Nikki joined WCC Director of Education Regan Downey and Research Associate Sunny Murphy and got up close with Silas and Nikai. She even joined them for a howl! Thanks for visiting, Nikki!
Conservation groups demand justice after Mexican wolf near Flagstaff found dead
Media contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, 520-272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter, 602-999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, 801-300-2414, TMcKinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, 928-202-1325, claire@gcwolfrecovery.org FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department announced today that Hope,…