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California, Here They Come
by Tracy O'Connell
In the waning days of 2011, a solitary wolf made history by setting his paw in northern
California. The most populous state in the United States, California had been readying
for the day when OR-7 or a compatriot crossed its northern border. In fact, the state's
Department of Fish and Game has been working on a wolf management plan for the past
two years, but without a female, it is unlikely OR-7 will establish a home base in
the Golden State.
Wolves in the Land of Salmon
by David Moskowitz
In British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, salmon comprise 2 to 16 percent of the
diet of local wolves, but during the peak of the fall salmon runs, the fish can make
up a much higher percentage of the wolves' diets. The wolves select shallow streams
where they can wade into the water easily and face upstream, into the current, which
allows them to approach the fish from behind.
Conservationist vs. Environmentalist: Real or Imagined?
by Jerritt Johnston
Understanding what conservation and environmentalism mean in our social contexts and
possibly working to change common perceptions of these terms are important for sustaining
viable wolf populations.
by Nancy jo Tubbs
A chorus of howls can be heard from the International Wolf Center's Board of Directors
these days. The pack is both unsettled and congratulatory at the news that Executive
Director Mary Ortiz is retiring after 25 years with our pack. It's been a privilege
for our board members to work with Mary since she began as a volunteer in 1987 and a
year later became a part-time employee at the organization's first office-a desk in
the corner of her bedroom.
A Zoonotic is No Trip to the Zoo
by Lori Schmidt, wolf curator, International Wolf Center
The International Wolf Center will be raising pups during the spring and summer of
2012, but the logistical effort of pup management begins much earlier. Last summer,
the Center conducted a program called Planning for Pups. This program was a prerequisite
for individuals who will assist with the pupsocialization process. Part of the training
in Planning for Pups included the discussion of zoontic diseases. By definition, a
zoonotic disease can be transmitted between animals and humans.
Wolves, Caribou Lose Ground in Canadian Tar Sands
by Tracy O'Connell
The tar sands of west-central Alberta, Canada, have been in the U.S. news frequently
this past year. Industry-sponsored commercials have urged popular support for an
oilextraction project as major U.S. companies have sought to bury a second massive
conduit (called the Keystone XL Pipeline) under the plains states of the United States
to transport Canadian oil to Gulf Coast refineries in Texas.
Glassy-Water Morning
by Polly Carlson-Voiles
It was a quintessential glassy-water morning. Lake Vermilion was so still that trees
lay across the surface in perfect reflection. I went out on my cabin deck and nestled
into the quiet with my coffee, putting off the writing project that awaited me.
Mornings like this are like meditation, and I reached with my senses to hear the raucous
call of a piliated woodpecker, the flopping of a frog or fish along the shore, the
stirring of a red squirrel in leaves. I couldn’t take my eyes off the fiery reflections
on the undersides of branches overhanging the water. It was six weeks after the 1999
blowdown in northern Minnesota, and I was getting used to the gap along our shore, the
loss of a 150-year-old grandfather white pine.
Sometimes Chocolate Can Be Good for Wolves
In 2005, seven young girls in California with a passion for chocolate and a desire
to make a difference founded the Yummy Dummy Chocolate Company. With support from
their families, the girls made, marketed and sold more than 30,000 chocolate bars.
They also donated 100 percent of their profits.
Each of the girls chose where they wanted their profits to go. Bay Warland, Yummy
Dummy co-founder and "researcher, chocolate lab," selected the International Wolf
Center as the recipient of her share of the proceeds.
What's "New" in Wolf Biology Over the Last 50 Years?
by Nancy jo Tubbs
Time flies, whether we are keeping up or not. Changes in vocabulary illustrate just
how quickly the world of science is evolving. Think of the concepts and tools in
common use today that were unknown when our grandparents were young. Here are just
five of many that are significant to wolf biologists.
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