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HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING IDEAS!
The National Wolfwatcher Coalition has no membership dues. Our board receives no compensation. We exist because of the hundreds of hours donated by our volunteers, your generous donations, and through the profits raised from the sale of merchandise.

This year, we are offering 2 Christmas shirts for sale, designed especially for us.  Each of the shirts is available in a variety of colors and styles, including long/short sleeve tees, sweatshirt, hoodie and youth. 

The campaigns end 11/13/16 and your shirt will arrive by the end of November
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Due to popular demand, we are again offering our "Happy Howlidays" shirt.  But now, it is available in more styles and colors!


AND HAVE A HOWLING CHRISTMAS!
You can help support the National Wolf Coalition in other ways too!
Cross Fostering Successful

The Endangered Wolf Center and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) collaborated to fly two 9-day-old pups born at the Center from St. Louis to their new family.  The pups were born at the Center in the spring of 2016 and placed into the wild litter of the Panther Creek Pack in Arizona.

Fostering captive born pups into a wild den had never been tried with Mexican wolves.

There are fewer than 100 individual Mexican wolves left in the wild and these two pups represent hope for the future. 

Fostering pups is now a vital new tool to use in the effort to save this critically endangered species.

FWS has reported that pups have been observed and that the foster efforts were successful.  Howls to the Endangered Wolf Center for playing such a critical role in this historic event!
Changing Attitudes

More than 30 years ago, Stephen Kellert surveyed over 3000 Americans to gain a better understanding of their attitudes toward wildlife.  

In February, 2014  a survey was conducted involving a nationally representative sample of 1287 from three US regions.
                     
The results of this study were recently published . The majority of respondents reported positive attitudes toward wolves and coyotes, and the proportion of people reporting positive attitudes toward these species increased by 42 and 47%, respectively.

The differences in attitudes witnessed in this study may be indicative of growing concern for the welfare of animals - both wild and domestic.                          
News & Notes

In December 2014, wolves in the Great Lakes Region were granted federal protection under the Endangered Species Act after a federal ruled  that prematurely stripping wolves of protection violated the Endangered Species Act.   

The court decision was appealed by the agencies, sportsmen groups and hunting organizations including U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation, the National Rifle Association, the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, Safari Club International, the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association, the Upper Peninsula Bear Houndsmen Association, the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The hearing was held on Tuesday, October 18 and lasted about 2 hours. If you would like to listen to the court hearing, CLICK HERE  A decision is not expected for several months.
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