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October is here- an evening with the wolves is upon us

October brings all sorts of nice things. Halloween, cooler weather, a new fiscal year, Pumpkin Patch Express, and a bunch of wolf stuff.    October is when our wolves get their annual physicals and when wolf transfers tend to occur. Before our male wolf heads off to his new home, we’ll celebrate Wolf Awareness Week (October 14th-20th). We’ll be doing programs down at the wolf exhibit daily at 2 PM, but our special event is in the evening.  On OctoberRead more

Senate’s Amendment to Farm Bill Threatens Red Wolves

And more bad news for red wolves 🙁 I feel like such a downer, but I think you should know that a bill being proposed in the senate would have grave effects for red wolves. Head over to the red wolf coalition website for more info on bill SA 2315 of the Farm Bill. There might be wonderful parts of this Farm Bill for many different constituents, but for red wolves, not-so-much.Read more
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Groundbreaking update.

Groundbreaking for the red wolf center in Columbia, NC  occurred last week. Kim Wheeler posted this video of day one of work. (And while we’re talking wolves, BIG THANKS for supporting the Crowdrise challenge: the red wolf coalition took second place and earned an additional $15,000!).   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8O93d8yklo&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]      Read more

QuikPost: Interesting wolf article

It’s an interesting read– take a look at this interesting yet sad –  report of a wolf in Alaska who apparently died of starvation. http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/why-lone-alaska-wolf-traveled-thousands-miles-only-die-starvation And don’t forget, you can still help out red wolves until 11:59 PM on May 15th: The Red Wolf Coalition– the only not-for-profit whose only goal is to advocate for the long-term survival of the red wolf – is part of an Earth Day Fundraiser through Crowdrise. Right now through May 15th, the Coalition is part of Crowdrise’sRead more

QuikPost: It’s here

The Wolves and Wild Lands in the 21st Century traveling exhibit was just unloaded off the truck. It opens this Saturday April 21st, and you can see it through July 8th. Come and check it out.Read more