Please note: The Wolf Conservation Center is temporarily closed to onsite visitors. Onsite programs return in 2027! In the meantime, explore our virtual and offsite programs. Please refer to our Program Calendar for a list of upcoming events.
Experience the Wolf Conservation Center
The WCC is temporarily closed to onsite visitors, but our work (and our wolves) never stop. Stay connected through our virtual and offsite programs until we open our doors again in 2027.
Virtual Programs
Offsite Programs
Bring wolf conservation to your community! Our educators travel to schools, organizations, and community events to share the story of wolves and our work to protect them.
Webinar Series
Get the latest from the front lines of wolf research. Our scientific webinar series connects you with leading experts in conservation and wildlife ecology.
Watch our Webcams
Meet our wolves from anywhere in the world! Tune in to our live webcams for an up-close look at the WCC's ambassador, red, and Mexican gray wolves.
PROGRAM DATES:
(Offsite Event)- Wilderness Walk at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
April 25 @ 9:00 am
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(Offsite Event)- Beardsley Zoo Party for the Planet – Educational Tabletop
April 25 @ 12:00 pm
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Webcams
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Latest News & Research
Wolf Pup Development: Milestones in Their First Year
The speed of physical pup development is incredible! Although no bigger than one pound at birth, wolves reach their adult size in less than one year, and reach sexual maturity at about two years old. So what, exactly, does pup development look like? 0 – 12 daysEyes and ears are closedDark fur, rounded heads –…
Conservationists Celebrate Release of Mexican Gray Wolves in Durango, México and Urge Family Pack Releases in the U.S.
For immediate release April 8, 2026 TUCSON, Ariz. – Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost fifty years after the last wolves were removed from the state to initiate the captive breeding program that saved the subspecies from extinction. Mexico has been releasing wolves in…
Building the Future: 2026 Mating Season at WCC
The Wolf Conservation Center participates in the SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) Program, formerly known as Species Survival Plan (SSP), for two endangered wolf species, the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and the red wolf (Canis rufus). The Mexican gray wolf and the red wolf are among the rarest mammals in North America; both…
Honoring the Women Behind Our Mission at the Wolf Conservation Center
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are proud to spotlight the incredible women who power our mission each and every day. At the Wolf Conservation Center, our work to protect and preserve wolves would not be possible without the dedication, expertise, and compassion of the women on our team. From animal care and research…
Wild Mexican Gray Wolf Population Increases to 319 Wolves in Southwest
The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the New Mexico Game and Fish Department announced today that the number of Mexican gray wolves living across Arizona and New Mexico has increased from 286 in 2024 to 319 in 2025 (an increase of 33 wolves). There is an interesting “Catch 22” that comes along with this…
Trump Administration Allows Ranchers to Kill Endangered Mexican Wolf
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A newly revealed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document allows Catron County ranchers to kill any one endangered Mexican gray wolf who happens to be in the area of two grazing allotments near Quemado, New Mexico. The permit doesn’t identify which wolf the ranchers can shoot, nor does it specify livestock lost…
Wolf Conservation Center Study Finds Coastal Coyotes Preserve Red Wolf Ancestry Through Survival and Adaptation
Distinct body form and high survival of coastal coyotes along the Texas-Louisiana border region allow coyotes harboring red wolf ancestry to persist decades after the red wolf’s extirpation from the region. South Salem, NY — A new study led by the Wolf Conservation Center Integrative Ecology and Coexistence Lab and published in Ecosphere reveals how…
How the Media Negatively Shapes the Narrative Around Wolves
It’s unconscionable and truly disappointing that our modern-day storytellers continue to vilify wolves, thereby perpetuating the myth that they are ferocious predators who actively stalk and viciously hunt humans. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, over the last hundred years in the U.S., there have been no documented human deaths attributed to…
West Virginia Students Inspire Community to Make a Better World for Wolves
In a classroom in Martinsburg, West Virginia, home of the Berkeley Heights Elementary School Badgers, the sounds of curiosity and excitement fill the air. Mrs. Kelly Gray’s Roots and Shoots students sit as a group, planning their next adventure and learning about the world around them – a world that includes wolves. With the walls…
Taylor, the Boundary-Defying Wolf, Found Dead on Interstate 40 in New Mexico
For immediate release: January 21, 2026 Albuquerque, N.M. – Taylor, the Mexican gray wolf made famous for establishing a home range last year near Mount Taylor, and returning there twice after having been removed despite a federal rule banning wolves north of Interstate 40, was found dead over the weekend on the interstate near Grants, New…
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