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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…
Read MoreConservationists 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…
Read MoreBuilding 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…
Read MoreHonoring 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…
Read MoreWild 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…
Read MoreTrump 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…
Read MoreWolf 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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreWest 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…
Read MoreTaylor, 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…
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