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The International Wolf Center is a 501(c)(3) organization.
The International Wolf Center advances the
survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship
to wildlands and the human role in their future.
Our response to controversies as they arise is to provide
information that helps people to make their own informed decisions.
We pledge to educate the public by offering the most up-to-date,
accurate wolf information possible.
Education may not translate into immediate action, but it
does result in reevaluation and change. As people gain knowledge
and appreciation of wolves and their place as predators in the ecosystem,
they can become concerned about wolf survival and recovery. Decades
of research have unveiled multitudes of facts about this species.
That research, used in public education, has motivated people to
help and to allow wolves to begin reclaiming small portions of their
former habitat.
Wolf educators are challenged to deal with complex issues:
reintroduction of the species into Yellowstone, population control
in Alaska and Canada, bounties, livestock depredation, the tragedy
of a pet wolf-dog hybrid's attack on a child. Each is more sensational,
more conducive to emotionalism, more provocative to the media than
the last.
We who want knowledge about wolves need clear, thoughtful
presentation of the facts and issues involved. That is exactly what
the International Wolf Center seeks to provide. The study of wolf
survival continues to include the study of human tolerance. It is
hard for people to tolerate or to respect what they are raised to
fear. The wolf problem is a people problem. We need everyone's help
to solve it.
With your support, we can spread the facts about wolves and
work to ensure their survival around the globe.