Posts by Regan Downey
Thank You, Wolves
On this Thanksgiving day, we give our thanks to wolves – may they remind us of the most important things in life. Thank you to Zephyr, Alawa, and Nikai, the…
Read MoreNational Wolf Awareness Week Begins Today
National Wolf Awareness Week has begun! Wolves have long been shrouded in myth and superstition, so this week provides an opportunity to open the door to understanding the importance and…
Read MoreFewer than 30 Red Wolves Are Left, What Happens Now
Last spring, the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) celebrated the birth of ten critically endangered red wolf pups. Every one of them adorable, and all valuable contributions to the recovery…
Read MoreThe Best Football Games Include Wolves
And the MVP (Most Valuable Predator) Award goes to…wolves! Wolves are a critical keystone species in a healthy ecosystem, living up to their “MVP” moniker. By regulating prey populations, wolves…
Read MoreNine-Month-Old Mexican Wolves Use Den as a Playground
A wolf pup’s first home is usually a den – it’s like a nursery! Varying in size and design, a den is simply a cave or hole dug under a…
Read MoreBusy Season Ahead – Prepping For Endangered Wolf Pups
The Wolf Conservation Center participates in the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for two critically endangered wolf species, the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and the red wolf (Canis rufus).…
Read MoreA Wolf’s Nose Knows Bounds
Wolf families (or packs) maintain territories in which they hunt and live. Members of the pack take their territory very seriously – they’ll aggressively defend it from all non-pack members.…
Read MoreEndangered Plant Garden Named in Honor of Ambassador Wolf Atka
The Wolf Conservation Center, in partnership with Sacred Warrior, is proud to announce the creation of an endangered species and medicinal plant garden at the WCC. The garden, named “Atka’s Garden: Sacred…
Read MoreFederally Protected Wolf Mistaken for Coyote and Killed in South Dakota
A hunter mistakenly killed a gray wolf in South Dakota, claiming he believed it was the “biggest coyote he had ever seen.” This tragedy points up a problem that concerned…
Read MorePeace is always beautiful. Wolves are too.
Meet Alawa and Nikai! Beyond being beautiful, they’re powerful players in the fight to preserve wolves’ rightful place in the environment. As Ambassador wolves, Alawa, Nikai, and their brother, Zephyr,…
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