International Wolf Center

@IntlWolfCenter

The International Wolf Center uses science-based education to teach and inspire the world about wolves, their ecology, and the wolf-human relationship.

Ely, Minnesota

Joined June 2009

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 25

Colorado Suspends Trapping After a Wolf Tripped a Coyote Trap at a Livestock Operation and Died outdoorlife.com/conservation/c…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has suspended the issue of 30-day trapping permits after a wolf was caught and released from a trap, then died.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 15

Wolf pups at Ely center acclimate to people while helping advance scientific research 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 mprnews.org/story/2025/07/…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Cedar and Rowan, the two newest wolf pups at Ely’s International Wolf Center, are stars of science in two research studies before they’re integrated into the center’s wolf pack that’s on display.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 25

Stay connected with the International Wolf Center by signing up for our monthly WOLF TRACKS E-newsletter. Webinars, updates, articles, headlines, MERCH and more!⭐️CLICK HERE to subscribe: wolf.org/subscribe/

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 25

Months of Trail-Cam Footage in Remote Wilderness, See Highlights outdoors.com/months-of-trai…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. The Voyageurs Wolf Project shared highlights from 10 months' worth of trail-cam footage, and there are some real treats.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 25

Conservation group asks federal judge to order stronger protections for NC red wolves newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Red wolves were reintroduced to North Carolina in 1987. Their peak population since then was about 120 animals, in 2012. About 18 are left today.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 24

Here’s how two of Colorado’s gray wolves died this year summitdaily.com/news/colorado-…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the official cause of death for two of the British Columbia wolves that died in Colorado this year. The federal agency reported that a mountain lion...

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 23

Gray wolf pups seen on Colorado trail cam. What to know about 3 new wolf packs usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that there are three new gray wolf packs as part of the state’s plan to rebuild populations in the area.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 23

Michiganian of the Year: Isle Royale researcher honored for a lifetime of study secondwavemedia.com/upword/feature…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Rolf Peterson, a researcher and professor emeritus at Michigan Technological University, has been honored as one of 10 Michiganians of the Year for his life-long efforts studying moose and wolves on...

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 22

Are Higher Wolf Harvest Quotas Coming To Montana? xlcountry.com/wolf-hunting-m…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Montana may soon raise wolf hunting quotas for the 2025-26 season. Here's what’s being proposed and how residents feel about it.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 22

ID wolf numbers stabilize following short downtrend lmtribune.com/local-news/id-…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. Wildlife managers say changes to trapping seasons will likely lead to population growth

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 22

Yellowstone aspen may be recovering thanks to 1990s reintroduction of wolves thehill.com/policy/equilib…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. The restoration of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park has helped revive an aspen tree population unique to the region, a new study has found. Quaking aspen, one of the few deciduous tree spec…

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 21

⭐️FACT or SCAT? A good way to distinguish wolf from coyote is tail position- wolves tend to carry their tail up, while coyotes carry their tail lowered. Check our website to find out if this is FACT (or SCAT!)...wolf.org/wolf-info/basi…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. ⭐️FACT or SCAT?
A good way to distinguish wolf from coyote is tail position- wolves tend to carry their tail up, while coyotes carry their tail lowered.

Check our website to find out if this is FACT (or SCAT!)...wolf.org/wolf-info/basi…

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 21

✨FACT or SCAT✨: Gray wolves can consume up to 25% of their body weight in one meal. Click our FACT or SCAT page for the answer!....wolf.org/wolf-info/basi…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. ✨FACT or SCAT✨:
Gray wolves can consume up to 25% of their body weight in one meal. Click our FACT or SCAT page for the answer!....wolf.org/wolf-info/basi…

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 21

Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimates Idaho’s wolf population decreased to 1,235 idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/21/ida…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet card. The changing reporting dates are part of a larger change from using trail cams to using age and genetic data to estimate wolf populations.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 18

Visit playful Cedar and Rowan at our interpretive center this summer! Click here for details on our daily pup viewing program: wolf.org/visit/plan-you… Can't wait to see you! 🙂

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. Visit playful Cedar and Rowan at our interpretive center this summer! Click here for details on our daily pup viewing program: wolf.org/visit/plan-you…
Can't wait to see you! 🙂

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 17

Wolves often use high vantage points to gain the best view of their surroundings. Cedar's doing his best to get a high view atop a small log! Help spread our mission... like, comment, subscribe. Every action counts! 😊

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 16

From a young age, wolves exhibit social & ritualized dominance behaviors with littermates. Here Cedar & Rowan jaw spar at two months old. This instinctual behavior helps them practice bite inhibition and promotes social skills 🐺🐺.

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. From a young age, wolves exhibit social &amp; ritualized dominance behaviors with littermates. Here Cedar &amp; Rowan jaw spar at two months old. This instinctual behavior helps them practice bite inhibition and promotes social skills 🐺🐺.

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 16

Native America Calling: Tribes insist on protections for wolves in the face of public pressures indianz.com/News/2025/07/1…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. Native America Calling: Tribes insist on protections for wolves in the face of public pressures
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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 16

ECO contributes $25,000 to Range Rider Program to reduce Mexican wolf depredations on livestock gilaherald.com/eco-contribute…

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. ECO contributes $25,000 to Range Rider Program to reduce Mexican wolf depredations on livestock
gilaherald.com/eco-contribute…

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International Wolf Center@IntlWolfCenter · Jul 15

Wolf pups have a soft undercoat, covered by a layer of wiry guard hairs. The undercoat acts like a warm fleece jacket while the guard hairs act more like a water-repellant rain jacket. This combo helps them thermoregulate (maintain a stable temp) regardless of outside temps 🌡️.

IntlWolfCenter's tweet image. Wolf pups have a soft undercoat, covered by a layer of wiry guard hairs. The undercoat acts like a warm fleece jacket while the guard hairs act more like a water-repellant rain jacket. This combo helps them thermoregulate (maintain a stable temp) regardless of outside temps 🌡️.

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