Wolf Conservation Center 🐺
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The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world.
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🚨Latest News: The USFWS announced it will not move forward with a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, a major reversal from its earlier commitment.
The decision comes despite ongoing threats to wolves in parts of the West where state laws permit aggressive killing.
Read more: bit.ly/4oQWCq6
The decision comes despite ongoing threats to wolves in parts of the West where state laws permit aggressive killing.
Read more: bit.ly/4oQWCq6
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Recovery Plan For Gray Wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not issue a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, which was slated to be launched in December.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨Latest News: The USFWS announced it will not move forward with a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, a major reversal from its earlier commitment.
The decision comes despite ongoing threats to wolves in parts of the West where state laws permit aggressive killing.
Read more: bit.ly/4oQWCq6
The decision comes despite ongoing threats to wolves in parts of the West where state laws permit aggressive killing.
Read more: bit.ly/4oQWCq6
Smile it's officially Friday!😁 #HappyFriday #AmbassadorWolf
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Smile it's officially Friday!😁 #HappyFriday #AmbassadorWolf
📢 Congress is considering multiple bills that would strip gray wolves and grizzly bears of ESA protections, even though the vast majority of Americans want those protections to remain.
Delisting isn’t recovery, it’s a step backward for their species.
Read more: 🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Delisting isn’t recovery, it’s a step backward for their species.
Read more: 🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Congress to consider removing protections for wolves, grizzly bears. What do Americans think?
Recent surveys found people in the West and across the country want to maintain the predators' status under the Endangered Species Act.
www.yahoo.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📢 Congress is considering multiple bills that would strip gray wolves and grizzly bears of ESA protections, even though the vast majority of Americans want those protections to remain.
Delisting isn’t recovery, it’s a step backward for their species.
Read more: 🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Delisting isn’t recovery, it’s a step backward for their species.
Read more: 🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exciting news! This Saturday, Red Wolf, Ginger, will head to her new home at the North Carolina Zoo, where she’ll continue helping the American Red Wolf SAFE program.
A huge thank-you to our partners at Pilots To The Rescue for ensuring Ginger’s journey is safe and smooth. ✈️
A huge thank-you to our partners at Pilots To The Rescue for ensuring Ginger’s journey is safe and smooth. ✈️
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Exciting news! This Saturday, Red Wolf, Ginger, will head to her new home at the North Carolina Zoo, where she’ll continue helping the American Red Wolf SAFE program.
A huge thank-you to our partners at Pilots To The Rescue for ensuring Ginger’s journey is safe and smooth. ✈️
A huge thank-you to our partners at Pilots To The Rescue for ensuring Ginger’s journey is safe and smooth. ✈️
For decades, wildlife policy has defined recovery as survival, keeping species alive, but not truly allowing them to live.
From wolves to grizzlies to bison, we’ve settled for the bare minimum. What if conservation meant more than avoiding extinction?
Read more: theconversation.com/wildlife-rec...
From wolves to grizzlies to bison, we’ve settled for the bare minimum. What if conservation meant more than avoiding extinction?
Read more: theconversation.com/wildlife-rec...
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
For decades, wildlife policy has defined recovery as survival, keeping species alive, but not truly allowing them to live.
From wolves to grizzlies to bison, we’ve settled for the bare minimum. What if conservation meant more than avoiding extinction?
Read more: theconversation.com/wildlife-rec...
From wolves to grizzlies to bison, we’ve settled for the bare minimum. What if conservation meant more than avoiding extinction?
Read more: theconversation.com/wildlife-rec...
This Election Day, let your voice be heard. Speak up for wildlife, wild places, and the values you care about most. 📣#Votetoday
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This Election Day, let your voice be heard. Speak up for wildlife, wild places, and the values you care about most. 📣#Votetoday
With heavy hearts, we share that Mexican gray wolf Diane passed away on October 30th at 7 years old.
Small in size but mighty in spirit, Diane captured hearts around the world and became a powerful ambassador for her critically endangered species.
Read more about Diane’s legacy: bit.ly/3WxqQSZ
Small in size but mighty in spirit, Diane captured hearts around the world and became a powerful ambassador for her critically endangered species.
Read more about Diane’s legacy: bit.ly/3WxqQSZ
In Loving Memory of Mexican Gray Wolf Diane
Dear friends, It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mexican gray wolf Diane. She passed away on October 30th at 7 years old. Diane was born at the Wolf Conservation Center in 2018 to...
nywolf.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
With heavy hearts, we share that Mexican gray wolf Diane passed away on October 30th at 7 years old.
Small in size but mighty in spirit, Diane captured hearts around the world and became a powerful ambassador for her critically endangered species.
Read more about Diane’s legacy: bit.ly/3WxqQSZ
Small in size but mighty in spirit, Diane captured hearts around the world and became a powerful ambassador for her critically endangered species.
Read more about Diane’s legacy: bit.ly/3WxqQSZ
The USDA’s new Beef Industry Plan prioritizes expanding public lands grazing and loosening protections for predators, despite wolves posing almost no threat to livestock.
Wolves have killed 0.002% of cattle, yet hundreds of wolves were killed by government programs.
🔗 nywolf.org/2025/10/how-...
Wolves have killed 0.002% of cattle, yet hundreds of wolves were killed by government programs.
🔗 nywolf.org/2025/10/how-...
How the USDA’s New Beef Industry Plan Puts Wolves at Risk
Last week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced their Beef Industry Plan aimed at “fortifying” a subset of American business owners who already receive significant subsidies and handouts...
nywolf.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The USDA’s new Beef Industry Plan prioritizes expanding public lands grazing and loosening protections for predators, despite wolves posing almost no threat to livestock.
Wolves have killed 0.002% of cattle, yet hundreds of wolves were killed by government programs.
🔗 nywolf.org/2025/10/how-...
Wolves have killed 0.002% of cattle, yet hundreds of wolves were killed by government programs.
🔗 nywolf.org/2025/10/how-...
The pack’s ready for a howling good Halloween! 🎃🐺
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The pack’s ready for a howling good Halloween! 🎃🐺
Despite decades of work to restore wolves in California, the U.S. still lacks the tools and support needed to help people and predators coexist.
CA's decision to kill 4 wolves recently, highlights why proactive coexistence measures are more vital than ever.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
CA's decision to kill 4 wolves recently, highlights why proactive coexistence measures are more vital than ever.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | The Reality of Living With Wolves, Bears and Mountain Lions
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Despite decades of work to restore wolves in California, the U.S. still lacks the tools and support needed to help people and predators coexist.
CA's decision to kill 4 wolves recently, highlights why proactive coexistence measures are more vital than ever.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
CA's decision to kill 4 wolves recently, highlights why proactive coexistence measures are more vital than ever.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Boop incoming in 3...2...1
#MexicanGrayWolf
#MexicanGrayWolf
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Boop incoming in 3...2...1
#MexicanGrayWolf
#MexicanGrayWolf
Latest news: The Trump administration has ordered Colorado to halt gray wolf re-introduction from Canada, a move that could delay future releases.
Read more:
apnews.com/article/colo...
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apnews.com/article/colo...
Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
The Trump administration is telling the state of Colorado it can no longer import wolves from Canada.
apnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Latest news: The Trump administration has ordered Colorado to halt gray wolf re-introduction from Canada, a move that could delay future releases.
Read more:
apnews.com/article/colo...
Read more:
apnews.com/article/colo...
Join the WCC and Gotham Bat Conservancy for a FREE webinar on October 30 at 6pm ET! 🦇
Much like wolves, bats play important roles in preserving ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity, but popular myths and fairy tales incorrectly portray them as villains.
Register here: nywolf.org/gothams-real...
Much like wolves, bats play important roles in preserving ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity, but popular myths and fairy tales incorrectly portray them as villains.
Register here: nywolf.org/gothams-real...
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join the WCC and Gotham Bat Conservancy for a FREE webinar on October 30 at 6pm ET! 🦇
Much like wolves, bats play important roles in preserving ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity, but popular myths and fairy tales incorrectly portray them as villains.
Register here: nywolf.org/gothams-real...
Much like wolves, bats play important roles in preserving ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity, but popular myths and fairy tales incorrectly portray them as villains.
Register here: nywolf.org/gothams-real...
Four wolves from California’s Beyem Seyo pack, including the breeding pair, were recently killed by state and federal agencies.
Their deaths mark a heartbreaking step backward for wolf recovery in CA, where wolves only returned a little over a decade ago after a century of absence.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jwvpda
Their deaths mark a heartbreaking step backward for wolf recovery in CA, where wolves only returned a little over a decade ago after a century of absence.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jwvpda
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Four wolves from California’s Beyem Seyo pack, including the breeding pair, were recently killed by state and federal agencies.
Their deaths mark a heartbreaking step backward for wolf recovery in CA, where wolves only returned a little over a decade ago after a century of absence.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jwvpda
Their deaths mark a heartbreaking step backward for wolf recovery in CA, where wolves only returned a little over a decade ago after a century of absence.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jwvpda
One of the challenges to red wolf recovery is misinformation, especially the belief that people don’t want them back. But new research tells a different story: people living where red wolves once roamed support their return and recognize their ecological and societal value. Read more: bit.ly/3JoPlyF
Challenging Misconceptions About Red Wolf Reintroduction: Public Support Outweighs Opposition
A recent study authored by Drs. Ben Ghasemi and Jeremey Bruskotter of Ohio State University’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with Wolf Conservation Center’s senior resea...
nywolf.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of the challenges to red wolf recovery is misinformation, especially the belief that people don’t want them back. But new research tells a different story: people living where red wolves once roamed support their return and recognize their ecological and societal value. Read more: bit.ly/3JoPlyF
On Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island, gray wolves have been observed hunting sea otters, a rare and surprising behavior.
Researchers are now working to learn more about how these wolves are adapting to marine prey, using methods such as wolf teeth analysis and trail cameras. Read more: bit.ly/4qofVsr
Researchers are now working to learn more about how these wolves are adapting to marine prey, using methods such as wolf teeth analysis and trail cameras. Read more: bit.ly/4qofVsr
Coastal gray wolves display unexpected hunting behavior with unknown ecosystem impact
On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are doing something unexpected: hunting sea otters. This surprising dietary shift appears to have notable implications for both ecosystems and wolf healt...
phys.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
On Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island, gray wolves have been observed hunting sea otters, a rare and surprising behavior.
Researchers are now working to learn more about how these wolves are adapting to marine prey, using methods such as wolf teeth analysis and trail cameras. Read more: bit.ly/4qofVsr
Researchers are now working to learn more about how these wolves are adapting to marine prey, using methods such as wolf teeth analysis and trail cameras. Read more: bit.ly/4qofVsr
Misinformation has long fueled fear and misunderstanding about wolves, but science tells a different story.
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Misinformation has long fueled fear and misunderstanding about wolves, but science tells a different story.
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
Share this to help replace fear with understanding and support wolf conservation.🐾 #mythvsfact #wolfawarenessweek
Did you know that there's a strong support for continued wolf protections across America? Yet Congress is considering bills that would strip gray wolves of protections, despite desires of the American public.
Urge your Member of Congress to oppose these bills.📣 Take action below:
bit.ly/42PZcUR
Urge your Member of Congress to oppose these bills.📣 Take action below:
bit.ly/42PZcUR
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Did you know that there's a strong support for continued wolf protections across America? Yet Congress is considering bills that would strip gray wolves of protections, despite desires of the American public.
Urge your Member of Congress to oppose these bills.📣 Take action below:
bit.ly/42PZcUR
Urge your Member of Congress to oppose these bills.📣 Take action below:
bit.ly/42PZcUR
Wolf families are much like human families. 🐺They pass down knowledge across generations, teach their young how to survive, and rely on teamwork every day.
Your support helps ensure wolf families like this can continue to thrive for generations to come.🐾 nywolf.org/donate/ #WolfAwarenessWeek
Your support helps ensure wolf families like this can continue to thrive for generations to come.🐾 nywolf.org/donate/ #WolfAwarenessWeek
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wolf families are much like human families. 🐺They pass down knowledge across generations, teach their young how to survive, and rely on teamwork every day.
Your support helps ensure wolf families like this can continue to thrive for generations to come.🐾 nywolf.org/donate/ #WolfAwarenessWeek
Your support helps ensure wolf families like this can continue to thrive for generations to come.🐾 nywolf.org/donate/ #WolfAwarenessWeek
This #WolfAwarenessWeek, we challenge you to take action for wolves! 🐺
Learn something new about these incredible animals, share what you discover with friends, practice coexistence in your community, and support efforts to protect wolves and their habitats. Every small step makes a big difference.
Learn something new about these incredible animals, share what you discover with friends, practice coexistence in your community, and support efforts to protect wolves and their habitats. Every small step makes a big difference.
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This #WolfAwarenessWeek, we challenge you to take action for wolves! 🐺
Learn something new about these incredible animals, share what you discover with friends, practice coexistence in your community, and support efforts to protect wolves and their habitats. Every small step makes a big difference.
Learn something new about these incredible animals, share what you discover with friends, practice coexistence in your community, and support efforts to protect wolves and their habitats. Every small step makes a big difference.
🚨 Yesterday a lawsuit was filed to stop MT's 25-26 wolf hunting and trapping rules, which allow 558 wolves to be killed, the highest quota since 2011.
These rules are cruel and unethical and put an already at-risk population in danger.
Read more: bit.ly/4n6aFGV
These rules are cruel and unethical and put an already at-risk population in danger.
Read more: bit.ly/4n6aFGV
Conservation groups ask court to protect Montana wolves from state’s slaughter plan
MISSOULA, M.T. — Today, four conservation groups challenged Montana’s 2025/26 wolf regulations, which greenlit the killing of 558 wolves by hunting, trapping, and lethal...
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚨 Yesterday a lawsuit was filed to stop MT's 25-26 wolf hunting and trapping rules, which allow 558 wolves to be killed, the highest quota since 2011.
These rules are cruel and unethical and put an already at-risk population in danger.
Read more: bit.ly/4n6aFGV
These rules are cruel and unethical and put an already at-risk population in danger.
Read more: bit.ly/4n6aFGV
Happy National Bosses Day to the true leaders of the pack!
These wise wolves may not realize it, but they guide everything we do. From educating the public and helping people truly understand wolves, to inspiring guests onsite.
Adopt one of our ambassadors to celebrate ➡️ nywolf.org/adopt-a-wolf/
These wise wolves may not realize it, but they guide everything we do. From educating the public and helping people truly understand wolves, to inspiring guests onsite.
Adopt one of our ambassadors to celebrate ➡️ nywolf.org/adopt-a-wolf/
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy National Bosses Day to the true leaders of the pack!
These wise wolves may not realize it, but they guide everything we do. From educating the public and helping people truly understand wolves, to inspiring guests onsite.
Adopt one of our ambassadors to celebrate ➡️ nywolf.org/adopt-a-wolf/
These wise wolves may not realize it, but they guide everything we do. From educating the public and helping people truly understand wolves, to inspiring guests onsite.
Adopt one of our ambassadors to celebrate ➡️ nywolf.org/adopt-a-wolf/
Although classified as carnivores, wolves may sometimes follow an omnivorous diet. They can eat meat, eggs and even fruit!
This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Although classified as carnivores, wolves may sometimes follow an omnivorous diet. They can eat meat, eggs and even fruit!
This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
Thank you to Washington Wildlife First for securing a temporary restraining order blocking the WDFW from killing members of the Sherman pack.🙌
This decision provides a much-needed reprieve for the wolves and underscores the importance of ethical, science-based wildlife management.
bit.ly/3KQSqrJ
This decision provides a much-needed reprieve for the wolves and underscores the importance of ethical, science-based wildlife management.
bit.ly/3KQSqrJ
Washington Wildlife First Obtains TRO Stopping State from Killing Sherman Pack Wolves - Washington Wildlife First
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Thank you to Washington Wildlife First for securing a temporary restraining order blocking the WDFW from killing members of the Sherman pack.🙌
This decision provides a much-needed reprieve for the wolves and underscores the importance of ethical, science-based wildlife management.
bit.ly/3KQSqrJ
This decision provides a much-needed reprieve for the wolves and underscores the importance of ethical, science-based wildlife management.
bit.ly/3KQSqrJ
"If there’s any justice to be found in the matter, it rests with the prospect that Roberts’ brutality could spark real change for the better for wolves and other wildlife, for ethics and for Wyoming’s future."
www.skyhinews.com/news/the-wol...
www.skyhinews.com/news/the-wol...
The wolf-killing case that could change Wyoming
The Wyoming man who deliberately ran down a wolf with his snowmobile in 2024 didn’t face any consequences, unless you count a $250 fine for “possessing a live animal.” But as the haunting story and...
www.skyhinews.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"If there’s any justice to be found in the matter, it rests with the prospect that Roberts’ brutality could spark real change for the better for wolves and other wildlife, for ethics and for Wyoming’s future."
www.skyhinews.com/news/the-wol...
www.skyhinews.com/news/the-wol...