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The Nanny Chronicles
by Ellen Dietz
"Nannies" were recruited by the International Wolf Center's Wolf Curator Lori Schmidt to help care for three new wolf pups that were brought to the Center in May 2004. Nannies fed and cleaned up after the pups, comforted them and did myriad other chores to help the Center's wolf care team.
On the Track of the Wolf
by Rich Bard
It's 4 a.m. as I leave the Mexican wolf reintorduction project field office in Alpine headed fora n area in the APache-Sitgreaves National Forest northwest of Springerville. Biologist and campers have reported sightings of a wolf there. We don't know where he came from or how long he has been there. ALl we really know is that he is probably a male since he was seen witha known female wolf right after breeding season last spring.
What are the two longest-running wolf predator/prey studies
by Walter Medwid
This past summer Secretary of the Interior Gayle Norton came to Minnesota to announce plans to remove eastern populations of wolves from the endangered species list. I'd like to share portions of the speech I was invited to deliver at the event on behalf of nongovernmental organizations that have played a role in restoring wolf populations.
The Pups Join the Pack
by Lori Schmidt, Wolf Curator, International Wolf Center
August 9, 2004, was a long-awaited date for the International Wolf Center staff, nanny participants, ethology students, behavioral observation team members, Web cam viewers and the many visitors to the Ely educational facility. On this day the newest ambassador wolves, pups Grizzer, Maya and Nyssa, joined the adults Shadow and Malik in the Exhibit Pack.
Algonquin Becomes First Park with Surrounding, Permanent Protection for Wolves
by John and Mary Theberge
On March 3, 2004, the Ontario government announced a permanent ban on the killing of wolves in all townships surrounding Algonquin Provincial Park.
Mexican Wolf Update
by Terry B. Johnson
Recent Arizona wildfires have many people concerned about Mexican wolves and their habitat. Actually, the fires have produced a mosaic of forest from lightly burned meadows to small patches of totally charred timber. The overall result will be a diverse forest with rich new growth capable of supporting more wolf prey, such as elk and white-tailed and mule deer.
Exciting Year for Red Wolf Pups
by Sarah Kruegger
Every spring, field biologists with the Red Wolf Recovery Program listen for the squeaky whine of young red wolf pups as they search beneath logs, in the pocosin thickets and in brush-pile burrows for red wolf dens.
The Wolves of Yellowstone: Unwelcome Neighbors?
Text and photos by William Konstant
If you accept that there are two sides to every story, then consider that there are at least two perceptions of every experience as well. Recently, I visited Yellowstone National Park and heard the howl of a wild wolf pack for the first time in my life. Almost 80 years ago the species was exterminated in the park, but animals reintroduced from Canada in the past decade have reestablished a viable population. I share with you some notes from my journal.
Vicious: Wolves and Men in America
by Jon Coleman, Yale University Press, 2004
reviewed by Jim Williams, Assistant Director of Education, International Wolf Center
In his classic book Of Wolves and Men, Barry Lopez described America's history of sadistic wolf killing and attributed it to a deeply ingrained tradition of European folklore that cast the wolf as an allpurpose symbol of evil. Intentionally painting with a broad brush, Lopez left it to future scholars to more closely analyze how, precisely, wolf folklore motivated wolf killing.
An excellent new book picks up where Of Wolves and Men left off. Vicious: Wolves and Men in America by historian Jon Coleman, is a groundbreaking study that examines the particular folktales at work in individual episodes of wolf killing.
Coloring Contest Winners Announced
Thanks to everyone who entered our coloring contest! We received almost a hundred entries of the coloring sheet offered in the Spring 2004 issue of International Wolf magazine and on our Web site, and several more entrants chose to draw their own interpretation of our theme "At Home in the Wild."
So You Want to Work with Wolves?
by John Shivik
Growing up with three older sisters was a bit like being raised by wolves. One of their favorite games was called "stop hitting yourself." To play, I was immobilized, and then with my arms overpowered, I was forced to repeatedly pummel my own noggin while they uttered the name of the game. Watching
yourself hit yourself, feeling the pain and humiliation, yet being unable to stop is somewhat like being a federal biologist working with wolves. I've learned humility from my experiences but also formed the opinion that if you want to work with wolves, first consider medication; if that doesn't help, at least develop your sense of humor.
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