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The Pros and Cons of Owning Wolf-dog Hybrids
by Tracy O'Connell
Wolf-dog hybrids are increasingly popular, but they aren't for everyone. Should crossing
wolves and dogs be encouraged - or prohibited?
by Cornelia Hutt
International Wolf offers some suggestions for making informed choices among
the huge selection of wolf books on the market.
by Jason Kauffman
Wolves in winter go where the elk are plentiful. In this case, a pack shares living
space with people and domestic dogs in a residential neighborhood, causing both fear
and excitement Ð and some changed minds.
by Nancy jo Tubbs, International Wolf Center
Father tucked me into bed and opened our favorite book. I was about six years old,
and when I wasn't climbing trees or catching frogs, I was learning to read a bit myself.
I proudly picked out a few of the words as he read "The Old Mother West Wind" tale.
Finding a Place in the Pack
by Lori Schmidt, Wolf Curator, International Wolf Center
The 2008 introduction of wolf pups, Aidan and Denali, into our Exhibit Pack was a
great success, and as predicted, their presence changed the pack's dynamics. Several
positive outcomes occurred after the pup introduction, including the strong social
bond formed with the pups by Grizzer and Shadow, two of our adult wolves.
by Steve Grooms
The Wolf Returns to Germany
History can dish up some delicious ironies. Germany has not had resident wolves
ever since the last beleaguered survivors were killed in the 19th century.
No continent exhibited more wolf hatred than Europe, and no European country is more
associated with wolf hatred than Germany. Moreover, Germany is a modern, highly
developed nation with a dense human population of 82 million people . . . hardly an
appropriate home for large wild predators, or so many people might think.
The Czechoslovakian Wolf-dog (not a wolf and not a dog)
It is not often that conservative kennel authorities recognize a new breed of dog.
It is even less usual when the "dog" is the result of breeding animals usually thought
to belong to different species. That is part of the mystique of the Czechoslovakian
Wolfdog, a relatively new breed arising from an experiment conducted in 1955 that
involved cross-breeding a German shepherd dog with a Carpathian gray wolf.
by Carissa Winter
Biologist Dave Mech and a Canadian colleague, Dean Cluff, teamed up with me again
last summer on a project to take people from all around the world on a "virtual"
research trip. The 2009 expedition marked Dave's 24th summer studying wolves on
Ellesmere Island, a destination so remote it can take several days to get there.
Thousands of adventurers accompanied Dave and Dean through their blog,
The Wolves of the High Arctic.
Introducing Children to the Wonder of Wolves
by Nancy Schwartz
In a world where time with parents is being replaced with technology, reading to and
with your children as well as getting them outside will instill a love and appreciation
of both books and nature. Parents hold the cards to the winning hand for wild things
and wild places! Parents play a key role in children's knowledge of the natural world
and in their ability to tell the difference between real and imagined animals. Here
are two titles for your consideration if you want to begin now to grow the resources
on your bookshelf. If you're like me, you'll never regret the investment!
Neighbors adjust to wandering wolves
Reprinted with permission from the Idaho Mountain Express
by Jason Kauffman, Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer
The wide-ranging Phantom Hill wolf pack, which has been moving throughout the Wood
River Valley this winter, has changed the views many locals have from their dining
room tables.
Just ask Jan Main, who along with her husband, Bob Main, lives out the East Fork
of the Big Wood River near Triumph. In the early morning hours before daybreak last
Wednesday, Main went to let her dogs out.
New Conservation Model Turns Opponents into Partners
by Hank Fischer
Sometimes we ask the Endangered Species Act to do more than it is capable of. That's
the case with wolf recovery in the northern Rockies where environmental groups have
filed lawsuits in hopes of gaining further protections for wolves in Yellowstone and
central Idaho.
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