Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center October 2011 Newsletter

OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER Our Full moon tour this month was the most successful in the history of CWWC.

Tracy getting ready to go over rules before the grand event of the meet and greet

We have exciting news that you will read in November’s newsletter of where the funds are going to.

Everyone had such a great time, so we are thinking that next year we may have our full moon tours on our traditional Saturday night PLUS adding Sunday night since we had to turn down over 70 people who wanted to attend. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to the wonderful staff and volunteers who make this Center what it is.

Everyone waiting to pet Tala

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Each month we are featuring a different animal in danger of extinction (already on the ES list) or an animal that is scheduled for inclusion to the Endangered Species list. We’ve set up a display table in the Visitor Center with information on the animal of the month and a donation jar. At the end of each month, monies collected will be sent to a non-profit ambassador organization....

Our November recipient is:

Mexican Gray Wolves The Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, MO. www.endangeredwolfcenter.org

Our Mission The purpose of the Endangered Wolf Center is simple: To save wolves and other wild canids from the precarious path toward extinction. The roots of our legacy run deep, and guide our mission even today. In 1971 the Endangered Wolf Center was founded when world-renowned zoologist Dr. Marlin Perkins, his wife Carol, and a group of individuals banded together to address the plight of endangered wolves. Today, our nonprofit organization is considered the cornerstone of wolf conservation in America, providing a real alternative to extinction for hundreds of wolves and other canid populations through a comprehensive program of education, behavioral and reproductive research and carefully managed breeding.

The Endangered Wolf Center is located on 63 isolated wooded acres with in Washington University’s Tyson Research Center approximately 20 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri. The isolation allows our wolves and other canids the opportunity to become candidates for reintroduction into their native habitats through the coordinated efforts of the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Our premier facility has been responsible for successful managed breeding and reintroduction programs for the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf.

Maned Wolf

www.wolfeducation.org Exhausted Mike trenching the quarantine pen with a broken wrist. In this photo you will see the cable from the ATV pulling the track trencher because it was burying itself in the ground every stretch along the way.

Oct 7th -1st snow of the year

I said this is my friend!

Day Spa FUN!

www.wolfeducation.org Grading a ditch for water run off

The rocky mountains are not called that for nothing Chuck with Red Bear Excavating in Florissant has done wonderful work for us. He is booked until spring.

Wood chipper has cut over 15 cords of wood so far. We have it’s work cut out for it....

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Beginning of our new fire pit

Jake using the grout bag

Brian and Rachael. Rachael tries her hand at stonework

Brian has built and created so many things for the wolf center. If anyone would like beautiful work done like we have at our Center, call him. His number is 719-499-4718.

Rock work completed!

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BUFFALO HIDE TOUR : Saturday, November 5 · 4PM : $20/adult · $10/child

Our wolves go wild for fresh buffalo hides! You will see them roll, rip and play tug of war with the hides. Hides are important to help with digestion, dental health and also provide enrichment for their enclosures. Don’t miss out on this unique experience. Reserve your spot today... space is limited!

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walk on the Feeding wild side Fest Tour

ANNUAL TURKEY TOSS

Sundays at 4PM

Thursday, Nov. 24 · 9-10 am

Start by walking with a guide through the Center and seeing the wolves, coyote and fox then prepare for a 1/2 mile walk with one of our wolves down a dirt forest road. It can be steep in places. On this tour you will learn about some of the native plants, trees and mountain ranges. $75 per person - snacks and water will be provided. Photos to a CD can be prearranged of your experience for $50. Space is limited to only 8 people ages 15 and older only please.

Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat AND SUNDAY Meet our resident animals during the feeding tour and observe them when they are most active...feeding time! Learn about hunting, howling and hierarchy and communicate with the pack in a group howl!

Adults $20 · Children 12 and under $10

Be a part of feeding our wolf, coyote and fox families! Participate in a morning group howl while you are surrounded by wolves and coyotes!

Refreshments of cocoa and apple cider will be served along with pumpkin desserts.

ALL AGES WELCOME Just bring yourself and a camera Donation fee of $20 adults and $10 for kids 12 & under RSVP 719-687-9742 (this is a pre-paid event).

Limited space available.

full moon tour

NOVEMBER 12th, 2011

Please be here by 5:00 pm to check in.

Meet and Greet one of our wolves at 5:30 - Tour starts immediately after and lasts approximately 1 hour.

• Wear warm clothes and good boots • Bring a camera and a flashlight • Cocoa and coffee will be provided ADULTS: $25 · KIDS: $15 (8-12 yrs) No kids under 8

RESERVATIONS required 719-687-9742

in the news....

JUDGE REJECTS STANCE ON POLAR BEAR

A judge has thrown out a key section of an Interior Dept. rule that declared global warming is threatening the survival of the polar bear. U.S. Dist. Judge Emmet Sullivan’s decision directs the Obama administration to set out a timetable for completing the required environmental reviews.

Sullivan left the interim 2008 designation intact while the case continues.

WOLF CARNAGE FEARED WITH 37,000 HUNTERS

A coalition has sought an injuction on wolf rifle hunting in Montana and Idaho. There are about 1,000 wolves there, and 37,000 permits to kill them were issued.

Bow-and-arrow hunters have shot 17 of Montana’s once-threatened wolf population since a controversial wolf hunt started at the beginning

of September, while 60 wolves have been killed in neighboring Idaho. Now, big game rifle-hunting season is about to start, bringing thousands of hunters into the mountains at a time when early snowfall will make wolves much easier to spot and chase. Conservation groups went to court Monday seeking an emergency injuction to block the hunts until a federal appeals court can decide whether they’re legal. “General rifle season is about to start in Montana; it just started in Idaho. About 37,000 people now have wolf-hunting permits, and they’re going to be going with high-powered rifles and long-range scopes after a little more than a thousand wolves,” Michael Garrity, executive director of Alliance for the Wild Rockies, said in an interview. He said a coalition of groups, including Friends of the Clearwater and WildEarth Guardians, is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule quickly on an emergency order, pending a hearing next month on claims that the fast-track federal legislation that authorized the hunts is illegal.

working together to make a difference...

“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” ~ Immanual Kant

Mexican Grey Wolves www.mexicanwolves.org

Natural Resources Defense Council www.nrdc.org

www.aza.org www.projectcoyote.org

www.defendersofwildlife.org

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