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Get a behind the scenes look at the bison herd that calls Wolf Park home! You’ll learn all about North America’s largest land mammal and how Wolf Park cares for these wonderful creatures!
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WOLF PARK | GREATER LAFAYETTE
Wolf Park is an education, conservation, and research facility located in Battle Ground, Indiana. Since 1972, we have studied wolves and other wild canids to learn more about their behavior and assist researchers in the wild. Each year, we teach thousands of visitors about the importance of predators in the ecosystem. We assist researchers around the world with studies of subjects including cognition, behavior, and comparative studies between wild and captive animals.
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Fall is here! It’s time to put on a sweater, grab some coffee in a travel mug, and visit Wolf Park’s ambassadors as they grow their thick winter coats!
Make your reservation at wolfpark.org
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🐺GIVEAWAY🐺 Wolf Awareness Week is coming to a close, but if you want to continue learning about and supporting wolves there is no better way than becoming a Wolf Park Member!
We offer single and family memberships that come with LOTS of benefits (swipe to see membership perks).
Members now receive FREE admission to Howl Nights! If you want a taste of Wolf Park’s membership perks, tag 3 friends in the comments and we will select one lucky winner to receive FOUR FREE TICKETS to Howl Night!!
This post will be edited with the winner on 10/25
EDIT: Congratulations @barrbaraallison , see you at Wolf Park soon! 🐺 We really want to welcome the rest of you to Wolf Park too! You can book a program at wolfpark.org or keep watch for more giveaways!!
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On the 6th day of #WolfAwarenessWeek , we are highlighting the American Red Wolf !
The American Red Wolf is the only wolf species entirely native to the United States. They went extinct in the wild by 1980, but thanks to conservation breeding programs, they were reintroduced in North Carolina in 1987. This was the first ever reintroduction of a large carnivore into the United States and set the stage for gray wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park in 1995. For nearly 30 years the red wolf’s story was considered a conservation success, with the population peaking around 150 wolves in eastern North Carolina. Unfortunately, due to political mismanagement, the population has declined to fewer than 15 individuals. The USFWS is beginning to resume conservation strategies to build the population, like pup fostering and reintroduction of adult wolves, but they need to hear from YOU that this species is essential and deserves protection! Call or write the southeastern office in support of red wolf conservation by visiting fws.gov/southeast/
You can also help the American Red Wolf by supporting stronger protections for the Endangered Species Act and by visiting wildlife facilities home to these beautiful and essential animals
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On the 5th day of #WolfAwarenessWeek , we encourage you to support Relisting wolves on the Endangered Species Act. Wolves lost their federal protections under this Act in January, resulting in hundreds of wolves being killed in states using unscientific quota systems and hunting methods. Support for lethal management of wolves is often based on misconceptions and is simply unnecessary for several reasons:
1) Wolves are a self-regulating species, meaning they control their own population numbers based on carrying capacity (food availability, disease, interspecies competition, etc)
2) Wolves do not over-hunt elk and deer populations. Instead, they create healthier herds by reducing sick and diseased animals. They also shape the behavior and travel patterns of deer, reducing car collisions with deer. Wisconsin deer-collisions have been reduced by 24%, saving an estimated $10.9 million in losses.
3) Wolves occasionally cause livestock loss, but across the U.S. they only account for less than 2% of unwanted livestock loss. Idaho is home to 2.5 million cattle, and only 0.004% have been hunted by wolves so far this year. Domestic dogs, disease, and even lightning are responsible for more cattle loss than from wolves.
Learn more at relistwolves.org and raise your voice to #relistwolves
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To celebrate the 4th day of #WolfAwarenessWeek we’re encouraging you to attend Wolf Park’s annual Pumpkin Party this Saturday, October 23rd, from 3:00-5:00pm EST.
Wolves are facultative carnivores, meaning they need meat to survive but will sometimes eat fruit or insects to supplement their diet. Wolf Park’s wolves will often eat part of their pumpkins as they tear into them to get the treats inside. Come join the fun this Saturday! Make your reservations at wolfpark.org. Members attend for free!!
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On the third day of #WolfAwarenessWeek , we’re encouraging you to participate in Citizen Science! There are many Citizen Science projects involving a wide variety of topics. Volunteers range from kids in their backyard to retired scientists, but the data collected is essential. These projects include wolf ecology and conservation. Check it out!
Community Wildlife Monitoring Project
(conservationnw.org/our-work/wildlife/wildlife-monitoring)
Wisconsin Howl Surveys
(northland.edu/twa
timberwolfinformation.org)
Wisconsin Carnivore Tracking Program
(dnr.wisconsin.gov)
Wood River Wolf Project
(woodriverwolfproject.org)
Wolf Range & Indian Lands
(nywolf.org/learn/u-s-wolf-populations)
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
INFORMATIVE AND FUN GUIDED WALKING TOURS IN WOLF PARK
I went to Wolf Park with a group of 32 and the staff was very friendly with accommodating us. It is a great place for group or family visits, try to go for the whole 3 hours on the days they have events going on. There are many wolves, foxes, and bison that you can see.
– Ilakkiya V. | Google Reviews
This is a wonderful alternative to animal watching. The park's involvement with wolves is to be admired. Personnel are knowledgeable and the wolves are so very special. Our grandchildren love this place. The night programs are especially fun!
– Elaine M. | Tripadvisor
Great experience to bring the family to. The guide was super knowledgeable and made the whole experience allot of fun. We got to give ice treats to the pups and everyone had a good experience and learned about wolves and foxes.
– Jeramy M. | Google Reviews
A group of us visited in the afternoon for the tour, then came back in the evening for the howl. Highly recommend doing both, as the information and experiences are different and both are amazing. The social behavior of the wolves is complicated and deserves the study this facility is doing. The social attitude of people towards wolves (usually negative) would change if they understood all the wolves contribute to the ecosystem.
– Holly S. | Tripadvisor