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Thank you for reading these important updates. We appreciate your support as we educate, advocate and participate on behalf of wolves.
 
In This Issue
All About Wolfwatcher
Non-Lethal Efforts
Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery
Other Advocacy
Wolves of the Rockies
About Us
Educate Advocate Participate
The motto of the National Wolfwatcher Coalition is to Educate, Advocate, Participate for wolves. 

Across the nation, we have volunteers who:

Educate by maintaining tables at events; speaking to groups; maintaining our Facebook page, Twitter, Pinterest; engaging children through our website -- all in an attempt to dispel the myths about wolves.

Advocate by writing letters to the editor; speaking up for wolves; issuing alerts; contacting lawmakers and collaborating with other organizations.

Participate by attending conferences and workshops; attending
hearings and submitting comments.

We have followers in the U.S. and many foreign countries including England, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand - all who care deeply about wolves.  We would not be able to accomplish all that we do, without your generous support!

We have no membership dues and we never send out letters asking for money.  We rely on donations and profits from the sale of our merchandise.  Our administrative costs are low because our
volunteers work long hours without any compensation. 

So if you have ever written a letter, contacted a legislator, attended a meeting, thank you.  If you ever sent us a donation or purchased a shirt, thank you.  It is because of you, that we exist, and it is because of you that we have been able to educate, advocate and participate for wolves. 

Wood River Wolf Project

Wolfwatcher has a strong commitment to supporting non-lethal management of wolves.  Recently, with your help, we were able to  sponsor the Wood River Wolf Project workshop.     
 

We also purchased four SPOT GPS units to be used in the project this summer.  The units will help save wolves in Idaho and duplicate these nonlethal deterrents to help wolves and other imperiled predators around the world. 

 

The wood river valley is nestled in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. This area provides grazing for more than 25,000 sheep each

summer and is  home to several active wolf packs.  

 

Over a seven year period, 2008 - 2013, the documented sheep

Working with Fladry 

losses to wolves in the project area were 90% lower than the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) reported Idaho loss-rate.  

 

The loss rate averaged 0.05% compared to 0.54% the NASS state-wide estimated during the same period. This

cooperative program between Defenders and producers is a blueprint  for what is possible when non-lethal management is implemented .

 

Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project
Wolves are native to northern Arizona but were eradicated from the region in the early 1900s as part of a wolf extermination program.

The Mexican gray wolf is now considered the most endangered mammal in North America, with a population of only about 83 individuals in the wild of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico.
 
Because of the critical ecological role played by wolves, in 2004, concerned citizens and conservation leaders joined forces to form the GCWRP, to restore the wolf to its former range.

For the past two years, the National Wolfwatcher Coalition has been a proud sponsor of the Big Lake Howliday Campout Weekend.

Join the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project for a fun-filled weekend learning about and celebrating the return of Mexican wolves to the wild. This year marks the 16 year anniversary of the first releases of Mexican wolves back into the wild in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area.

This year's event will take place 8/8 - 8/11 at Apache Trout Campground Fir Group site at Big Lake in the Apache National Forest, Arizona.  For more information and to register go to Big Lake Howliday

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed changes to Mexican wolf management and will hold public hearings on its proposal on Monday, August 11 at Hon-dah, near Pinetop, Arizona and on Wednesday, August 13 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Help bring back wolves to the Grand Canyon Region.  For talking points see http://gcwolfrecovery.org/take-action/action-alerts 
Advocating for Wolves
The National Wolfwatcher Coalition endorsed and financially
Wolfwatchers at State Capitol  
Lansing, Michigan
   

Keep Michigan Wolves Protected collected nearly half a million signatures to place two referendums on the ballot that will protect wolves from pointless trophy hunting, and restore Michiganders right to have a say on wildlife policy.

   

 

The National Wolfwatcher Coalition is a sponsor of the Timber Wolf Alliance  2014 poster.  The mission of TWA is to use education and science-based information to promote an ecologically-functional wolf population within areas of suitable habitat.  

 

 

We partner with The Red Wolf Coalition  

advocating for the long-term survival of red wolf populations by teaching about the red wolf and by fostering public involvement in red wolf conservation.

 

Your support enables our mission to thrive...
New Shirts Available For Purchase
(Until July 12, 2014)
You can support wolves by purchasing one of our shirts! They are available in a wide array of styles and sizes including youth. These shirts will be available until July 12, 2014.

Thank you to artist, Susan Miller, who donated her talents and her image, Wolf Totem for this shirt design. Visit Susan's Facebook page, SusanMillerTaosArt or her website at www.susanmillertaosart.com
                                
A portion of the proceeds  will be sent to Wolves of the Rockies to support wolf education.  Visit their site to learn more about  Wolves of the Rockies 
 
 

     501(c)(3) nonprofit, all volunteer organization  

     

  

  

Our mission:  

We 'educate, advocate, and participate' for the long term recovery and preservation of wolves based on the best available science and the principles of democracy.  We:  

  1. Educate the public about the important role that wolves play in maintaining healthy ecosystems
  2. Inform the public about challenges to wolf recovery
  3. Support measures that promote peaceful coexistence with wolves on the landscape
  4. Educate the public about the issues in all regions and ways it can effectively participate in the democratic process to promote science-based decision-making about wolves.

All donations, no matter the amount, will be appreciated because they will enable us to: 

  • Provide educational programs, materials and events
  • Participate in conferences, seminars, and consultation with other professionals in the fields of wolf biology, research, conservation, eco-tourism and environmental law.
  • Secure a Wolfwatcher Legal Fund to sustain potential engagement in litigation that challenges local, state and/or federal policies that affect wolf preservation.

To donate online, please click on the Donate button at the top. To donate by check or money order,  please send your donation to our business office at: National Wolfwatcher Coalition, PO Box 161281, Duluth, MN   55816-1281