Happy birthday, Lava! Red wolf Lava (F2134) turns 5 years old today and she’s celebrating in style! We imagine she and her mate Tyke (M2118) are frolicking in their spacious enclosure, reveling in one another and the spring weather. Lava moved to the WCC from Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium at the end of…

23 years ago today, 11 captive-reared Mexican gray wolves (“lobos”) were released to the wild for the first time in Arizona and New Mexico. Missing from the landscape for more than 30 years, the howl of the rarest and most unique subspecies of gray wolf was once again greeted by the mountains of the southwest.…

With the onset of spring comes many new and exciting developments for the wild world. Flowers bloom, birds return, offspring are born … Yet alongside new growth reemerges age-old anecdotes and misunderstandings about so many wild species. Saddled with the unfortunate brunt of the rumors is North America’s most persecuted species: the coyote. Spring is…

No matter the species, one thing is universal: siblings enjoy annoying the heck out of one another!  Beyond purposefully annoying one another, these Mexican gray wolf sisters represent the Wolf Conservation Center’s participation in the active effort to to save their species from extinction. The Mexican gray wolf or “lobo” is the most genetically distinct lineage…

Oregon State Police officers discovered five dead wolves in Oregon’s Union County last month – the cause of death is unknown. On February 9, a wolf’s GPS collar indicated a mortality signal, Oregon State Police said in an email yesterday when asked about it by The Associated Press. Arriving officers found a total of five wolves…

Wildlife Services – formerly called “Animal Damage Control” – is a federal agency that shoots, traps, and poisons wild animals en masse at the behest of state governments, agricultural interests, and more. According to the agency’s website, Wildlife Services “to improve the coexistence of people and wildlife” and “strives to develop and use wildlife damage…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and its partners are offering a reward of up to $37,000 for information regarding the suspicious death of an endangered Mexican gray wolf near Eagar, Arizona. Federal law enforcement officers found the dead wolf near the Saffel Canyon Road (RTE 76) in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest on February…

Record Number of Pups, Wild Packs Results in All-Time High Population in 2020 In its annual survey released today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reports that 186 wild Mexican gray wolves were counted in the U.S. in 2020 – a 14% increase since last year and a new high since the endangered wolf…

In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the females – 16 wolves, to be exact – that support the WCC each and every day. Meet the wolves: Alawa, Lava, Valentia, Charlotte, Trumpet, Babs, Belle, Max, Jean, Nita, Rosa, Bria, Diane, Hélène, Martha, and SkyRae.   From seasoned mothers that highlight the importance of family, to…

Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I share devastating news about a beloved matriarch. Red wolf Veronica, also known as F1858, passed away earlier today from a closed pyometra. She was nine years old. Veronica joined the Wolf Conservation Center pack in 2017 when she and her family arrived from the Museum…