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Features


Wildlife Art no Longer Extinct

Art dealers and galleries are carrying more wolf art than ever before. Steve Grooms investigates where to find quality wildlife artwork.

Mexican Wolf Fate Teeters Between Science and Politics

Will the fate of the Mexican wolf be determined by scientific-based decision-making or by politics?

Departments

As a Matter of Fact

    What is the average litter size of the wolf?

From the Chair of the Board

    A Portal into Wolf Wonderland

    Alice ("in Wonderland") climbed down the rabbit hole and met the Red Queen, Tweedlee and the Cheshire Cat. This quarter, International Wolf is your portal into another wild world populated with fascinating characters. Like Wonderland, the International Wolf Center offers many doorways.

International Wolf Center Notes From Home

Tracking the Pack

    Wolf Days of Summer

    Have you heard the expression "Dog Days of summer"? Those hot summer days best spent lying on the porch? At the International Wolf Center in Ely, we have experienced the same behavior in our ambassador pack of wolves. The summer of 2001 will be remembered for the unusually hot daytime temperatures.

Wolves of the World

    Wolves in Saudi Arabia - A Struggle for Survival

    Some 600-700 wolves survive in Saudi Arabia. Most of the known range of these wolves extends along the Red Sea coast where their main prey are sheep, goats, chickens and garbage.

    Wolves in Germany - "A Delightful Cultural Event"
    The first wild wolves in over 100 years have been born in Germany. The three pups belong to a pack of six wolves living on a military training site in eastern Germany near the Polish and Czech border. Wolves have been extinct in Germany since the 19th Century, and news of their return has caused what Oliver Matla, president of the German Wolf Association, described as a huge wave of euphoria.

    Wolves in Norway - Another Wolf Hunt Underway
    Norway's winter wolf hunt, reported in the Summer 2001 issue of International Wolf, was conducted between February 10th and April 6th, 2001. The hunt spurred harsh criticism around the world. E-mails protesting plans to kill 10 wolves were sent to the Norwegian Directorate of Nature (DN), and conservation organizations filed lawsuits.

    Wolves in the United States - The Last Best Place?
    The southern Rockies ecoregion covers an area nearly the size of Maine. Falling principally in Colorado, it extends from northern New Mexico to southern Wyoming and includes vast tracts of public land with abundant prey for wolves. Biologists maintain that the region can support at least 1,000 wolves.

Personal Encounter

Book Review

    The Wolves of Minnesota, Howl in the Heartland edited by David Mech

    Different authors who are all, including editor/author Dave Mech, field researchers, contributed chapters to this book summarizing briefly the history of wolf recovery and research in Minnesota and what problems are likely to shape the futures of these activities.

News and Notes

Wild Kids

    Back from the Brink

    In the year 2000, scientists estimated that at least one species of plant or animal goes extinct every 20 minutes—that's 26,280 species that disappear every year!

A Look Beyond


    I had been working with my students K through 6, at Dogwood Elementary School for over 10 years regarding the wolf. Dogwood Elementary is located in Smithtown on Long Island in New York state. My students were surprised to learn that, at one time, wolves had lived, not only in the western states, but also on Long Island.