Born Free FoundationOpinion

Culling of wolf pack in Kent raises serious ethical questions for zoos

The recent news of a wolf pack being culled at a Kent zoo is both deeply distressing and profoundly troubling. Whilst our ...
KING5

2 endangered American red wolves settle in to new home at Point Defiance Zoo

TACOMA, Wash. — Two critically endangered American red wolves are settling into their new home at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, joining the zoo’s Red Wolf Woods habitat as part of a nationwide ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Maned Wolf Program at the National Zoo’s Research Campus Welcomes Three Pups

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the ...
CNN

‘Santa’s reindeer’ are under threat. Are Russia’s wolves to blame?

“These are Santa’s reindeer. But we are really lucky because Santa needs them only one day of the year. So we can fly them 364.” It’s a well-rehearsed line. Juha Kujala has uttered it many times over ...
AZ Central

Mexican gray wolf numbers have rebounded. Are they still endangered?

The endangered Mexican gray wolf population in Arizona and New Mexico has grown to 319, a record high. Several new bills in Arizona and Congress seek to remove protections for the wolves, citing ...