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Close Encounter of the "Wolf" Kind

Wolf Researcher Amy Jacobs describes her incredible experience with wolves during her research in Yellowstone, where she almost got "run over" by a wolf!

Beyond 2000: Realities of Global Wolf Restoration

Many of the world's pre-eminent wolf researchers, managers, advocates, and federal and state representatives came together in February to discuss the realities of wolf restoration world-wide during a symposium that attracted approximately 600 people.





From the Executive Director


    After years of planning and countless preparatory meetings, the International Wolf Center's third international wolf symposium is now history. Nearly 600 participants from 44 states and 29 countries gathered in Duluth in late February to learn and share their wolf knowledge, experiences and perspectives.

International Wolf Center Notes From the Field

Tracking the Pack

    The Pack and the Staff Are Digging Dens

    One cold February morning, Wolf Curator Lori Schmidt walked the fence line during a regular check of the wolf enclosure at the International Wolf Center and spotted a sprinkling of sand on the top of a snow bank in the woods. When Schmidt looked closer she found a den the wolves had dug into a sandy slope.

Wolves of the World

    Northeastern North Carolina and the Red Wolf - A Cautious Optimism
    He is now 11 years old, the only living free-ranging red wolf born in captivity. Once the alpha male of the Milltail pack in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, this venerable patriarch was deposed two years ago when his mate, the alpha female, died. Yet he remains with the pack, tolerated by the other members, interacting with pups and serving as a surrogate grandfather.

    The Southwes and the Mexican Wolf - Triumph and Trial for El Lobo
    In mid-March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took another step closer to moving the gray wolf off the endangered species list. There are now about 3,100 wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and close to 700 in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, plus about 40 in Arizona and New Mexico.

    The Northern Rockies and Yellowstone, Central Idaho, Northwestern Montana - After Five Years
    Science-based wildlife management has been responsible for some major achievements in wildlife and habitat conservation. Among the greatest milestones in species restoration and recovery is the return five years ago of the wolf to Yellowstone and central Idaho.

    Russian Federation - What Good Is a Wolf?
    Nikita Ovsyanikov, eminent scientist and bear researcher, is one of the relatively few people in Russia who speaks for the wolf. Wolves in Russia are protected only in a few nature reserves; elsewhere throughout the country, they are routinely persecuted, and in some regions, bounties are paid.

As a Matter of Fact

    How do Arctic wolves differ from other wolves?

Wolf Tracks

    The Wolf in Early Scientific Literature

    Writings like Seton's and a few other texts on natural history, along with a handful of scattered notes in journals largely based on fortuitous observations of hunters, trappers and woodsmen composed the "scientific" literature on the wolf before Adolph Murie's classic book, The Wolves of Mount McKinley, published in 1944.

News and Notes

Wolf Tales; Wolf Trails

    Cindy Gorman, an International Wolf Center member since 1992, brought International Wolf magazine with her while visiting the city of Jerusalem.

Wild Kids

    Home Sweet Home

    Imagine you're a furry newborn wolf pup. You weigh just a pound. At home in your den, you're snuggled up against your mother and four brothers and sisters.

A Look Beyond

    What Will the Future Bring?

    For many years, wolf organizations, advocates and biologists have worked with dedication and courage on behalf of wolves. These groups and individuals have persisted in the face of daunting obstacles, and their achievements are indeed remarkable.