Wolf Conservation Center

The Wolf Conservation Center is a New York based non-profit that protects wolves through hands-on education, science and the breeding of critically endangered species.

Wolves are among the most misunderstood animals on the continent. Decades of persecution, habitat loss, illegal killing and hostile legislation have pushed some populations to the edge, even though these predators are keystone species that keep whole ecosystems in balance. The Wolf Conservation Center exists to change how people see them and to give the rarest wolves a genuine future.

From its base in South Salem, the centre works on two fronts at once. It cares for ambassador wolves that help the public meet these animals up close, and it runs a serious recovery operation for endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves. Education sits at the heart of everything, delivered through on-site visits, school sessions, summer camps, live webcams and online programmes that reach people far beyond New York.