Ashley Judd and Defenders of Wildlife on the Idaho Wolf Hunt NEW
Actress and activist Ashley Judd lends her voice to a new video from Defenders of Wildlife calling on President Obama to take action to stop Idaho's deadly wolf hunt.
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Adopt a wolf NEW
Help save wolves from senseless slaughter. Enables Defenders of Wildlife to fight in court to keep vital federal protections for wolves in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies region.
BoomerWolf University NEW
A short interactive course about wolves. Hit "Next" to move along.
Gray Wolf ~ Enchanted Learning NEW
Print out and color this gray wolf, and learn some simple facts. For younger learners.
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) NEW
The wolf is the largest member of the canine family. Gray wolves range in color from grizzled gray or black to all-white. As the ancestor of the domestic dog, the gray wolf resembles German shepherds or malamutes. Wolves are making a comeback in the Great Lakes, Northern Rockies and Southwestern United States.
How to Draw a Wolf NEW
Find out how to draw a wolf in ten steps! This free online animal-drawing tutorial will teach you some of an artist's best tricks in a matter of minutes.
International Wolf Center - Just for Kids
There's so much to know about wolves - where they live, how they communicate, what they eat. Let's learn more about wolves! This organization also offers wolf country learning vacations.
Kids only Wolf Information NEW
Learn wolf lingo. Learn what different postures mean. Learn about the species wolves eat.
Misconceptions about Wolves. NEW
Myth #1: Wolves attack people.
Myth #2: Wolves are eating all the elk.
Myth #3: Wolves are killing all the sheep and cattle.
Wolves help ecosystems. Here's how.
Photos of Wolves NEW
Young wolves spent a lot of time attacking and wrestling each other playfully, helping them learn hunting skills that they'll need later on.
Red Wolf Pups Born at Alligator River NEW
The first red wolf puppies of Spring 2009 have been born. They were born at Sandy Ridge, on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, to a first-time Mom and an experienced Dad. Cute photos of baby red wolves.
Timber Wolf NEW
Have you ever heard a wolf howl in the wild? Not many people have. Once, the haunting sound of wolves echoed throughout North America. Three hundred years ago, somewhere betweeen 3,000-5,000 wolves roamed all over Wisconsin.
What's in a Howl? NEW
Listen to samples of wolf howls. The center of a wolf's universe is its pack, and howling is the glue that keeps the pack together. Howling is a long distance contact and reunion call; separate a wolf from its pack, and very soon it will begin howling, and howling, and howling...
Wolf Biology and Ecology NEW
Over millions of years wolves have evolved into highly intelligent animals with a successful social structure that enables them to live and hunt in family groups called packs. This arrangement allows wolves to hunt larger animals than a single wolf, hunting alone, would be able to do. This family unit also promotes greater survival of their young.
Wolf Discovery Curriculum NEW
Examine your perceptions, thoughts and feelings about wolves and the origins of your knowledge about wolves. Some links go to lesson plans and worksheets for a full class about wolves.
Wolf Park Kids! Wolf Stuff NEW
Wolves are the ancestors of all domestic dogs. They are the largest member of the canid, or dog, family. They are endangered animals.
Wolf Picture Gallery NEW
A good number of photos of wolves.
Wolves, Coyotes, and Dogs (Genus Canis) NEW
The genus Canis includes wolves, coyotes, jackals, and the domestic dogs. In the midwestern U.S. at least three members of the genus are found in sites that date from the last Ice Age. These three members are the dire wolf (Canis dirus), the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and the coyote (Canis latrans).
Wolves Fishing NEW
Wolves for Kids NEW
From Wolf Song of Alaska. Here is a list of popular stories about wolves. Each story gives the wolf a bad name. Visit the library and read as many of these stories as you can find. Then describe what's wrong with the way the wolf is portrayed in each story. This an more activity ideas.
The Wolves of Yellowstone NEW
When these eight newborn wolf pups were found two summers ago huddled together in a den in Yellowstone, biologists were elated. The pups were the first gray wolves born in the region since the 1920s--the last time wild wolves roamed the national park.