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As a Matter of Fact

From the Executive Director

International Wolf Center Notes From Home

Tracking the Pack

The Return of the Omega Wolf
by Lori Schmidt, Wolf Curator, International Wolf Center
When we last left omega wolf Lakota in the Summer 2001 issue of International Wolf, she ranked at the bottom of the Center's pack. It was all downhill from there.

Wolves of Europe - The Action Plan for Wolf Conservation in Europe
by Jay Hutchinson
Wolves, brown bears, wolverines, and two species of lynx once roamed Europe's broad moasic of forests, plains and mountains. Humans, ever increasing, came to dominate Europe's landscapes, depleting these large carnivores and forcing them to survive in small pockets and on the fringes of the human landscape.

Wolves in Germany - Outlook for German Wolves Positive in Spite of Livestock Losses
by Neil Hutt
The excitement over the return of the wolf to Germany and the birth of the first pups (spring 2001) in more than 150 years has been tempered by recent livestock losses. In late April 2002, a new pack believed to consist of three 2-year-old wolves, killed 27 sheep in the Lausitz region of Saxony.

Wolves in Bulgaria - Wolves Make Steady Gains in Bulgaria
by Neil Hutt
In Bulgaria public attitudes toward wolves are often negative, especially in rural areas, where many people believe wolves prey on humans. Moreover, wolves are frequently blamed for livestock deaths, many of which are actually caused by disease and attacks by feral dogs.

Wolves in the United States - Adaptive Management: A Success Story for Red Wolves?
by Shauna Baron
Interbreeding (hybridization) between red wolves and coyotes has long been a threat to the survival of the highly endangered red wolf. In 1999, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists partnered with other scientists to conduct research and design an Adaptive Management Plan to better understand the interbreeding phenomenon.

Calls in the Night - Howling with Red Wolves
by Hugh Biggar
At just past 8:30 in the evening, I find myself surrounded by the inky dark of the Carolina night, the only sounds the hum of crickets and croaking of bullfrogs and the scuffling of feet on a gravel road.