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No organization can operate without a dedicated

staff, board of directors, and team of volunteers and Winter 2010
interns. The Wolf Center is blessed to have some of
the finest and most committed in all those categories. Table of Contents
With various backgrounds in business, engineering,
wildlife management, and more, we blend personalities
together with the hope of serving the mission of the
Wolf Education & Research Center.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Douglas Christensen, Idaho
Board of Directors
Doug.Christensen@wolfcenter.org
Roy Farrar, Idaho 6
Board of Directors
Roy.Farrar@wolfcenter.org 12
Sharon Lander, California
Board of Directors, Treasurer
Sharon.Lander@wolfcenter.org
Dennis Olson, Montana
Board of Directors
Dennis.Olson@wolfcenter.org
Jayme Burch, Oregon 16
Board of Directors
Jayme.Burch@wolfcenter.org
Danielle Hawthorne, Connecticut 4
Board of Directors
Danielle.Hawthorne@wolfcenter.org

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WERC STAFF age 1
S ee p Executive Director’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chris Anderson
Executive Director Ask the Biologist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chris.Anderson@wolfcenter.org
Wolf Center Adopts New Ideas . . . . . . . . . 6
Jeremy Heft
Wildlife Biologist A Native American Legend . . . . . . . . . 12
Jeremy.Heft@wolfcenter.org
Wolf Behavior 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Randy Stewart
On-Site Education & Tours Visitor’s Center Update . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Randy.Stewart@wolfcenter.org
Adoption Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wolf Education & Research Center
PO Box 12604 News and Current Events . . . . . . . . . . 19
Portland, Oregon 97212
Online Community Page . . . . . . . . . . 20
NEW!(888) 422-1110 Meet the Staff – Randy Stewart Bio . . . . . . 21
info@wolfcenter.org Kids Page - Pack Facts and Fun . . . . . . . 23
www.wolfcenter.org

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Dear Friends of Wolf Recovery,

Last year there were several articles produced by philanthropy and economy journals that
cited the paths that would have to be traveled for nonprofits to survive. Many of these
magazines estimated that numerous organizations would fail because of the economy and due
to changing values about how people give during tumultuous national times. Coming out of
a dismal fund raising year that WERC experience in 2008, we entered 2009 in a near panic.
And rightfully so as we had only, that previous Spring, brought five new wolves to our Center
and committed with you to care for them.
I’m not sure if you relate to the position I’m writing to you today from. But my sense is that many of you understand when I talk about our situation
as it has been recounted to me time and time again how many homes are suffering through great losses and the resulting uncertainty of their financial
future. It’s no surprise that when our organization has been built on these people’s generosity that it would translate into some tough times for us.
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planning simultaneously to succeed while planning to fail. The economy and our commitment to you require it. With your continued help, we’ll
succeed and keep our commitment to the seven wolves in Winchester, their wild cousins, the classrooms we reach into each year, and the tens of
thousands of people who read our website, this magazine, and walk our trails each year.
If you get this magazine, it’s because you support us already. Will you make it your goal that we survive to continue representing you? That
commitment will help guide your imagination at what the possibilities may be.
Thank you for your faithful support.

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Wolf Education & Research Center

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 Ask the Biologist by Jeremy Heft

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rabies va cc Durin g su the disease.
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lv es wo ul d need to be killed at hs of m an y wolves, possibly
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wolves and will co

2. How can I tell what percentage of my wolf-dog hybrid is wolf?

This is a popular question among hybrid owners, but unfortunately most
of those owners do not
like the answer. To date, the only verifiable way to determine the heredity of
any canine is through
accurate breeding/husbandry records. A blood test or physica l examination
of the canine will
not suffice. Since only the most respected and professional breeders, who
typically do not deal in
wolves or hybrids, maintain such records, most hybrid owners can never know
the extent of wolf
in their canine. This fact complicates the legal aspects of keeping hybrids
(or wolves) in society.
Regardless, any canine that may possess any wolf in their recent heritage
should be handled as a
potentia lly dangerous animal due to the unknown amount of wild instinct
present.

3. Is it legal to own a wolf?

The only federal
The legalities of owning a wolf or hybrid depends on the state where you reside.
out of the wild for ownersh ip, but thereaft er the regulations
rule is that no wolf can be taken
an “exotic” animal.
vary by state. Some states, such as Idaho, require a simple permit to possess
ia, are making it difficult to own a wolf by settings standards
Where other states, such as Californ
from access to the
on how the wolf or hybrid must be maintained and preventing the canine
public occur, it is very
public. As more negative encounters between “domestic” wolves and the
in society. Wolves
likely more states will follow suit with strict regulations on wolves or hybrids
where their instincts
belong in the wild, where they are harmless to humans, not in backyards
humans, or both.
and poor care eventua lly will create a very negative outcome for the wolf,
the offspring (a
Furthermore, wolves should never be bred with dogs, as experience has shown
ation of dogs and
hybrid) is more dangerous than any wolf or dog. More laws limiting hybridiz
wolves is inevitable in the near future.

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 Ask the Biologist

4. Do the Sawto
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The Saw tooth an
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bird that flies ov hunt any small m
er the fence into am mal that slips th
both enclosures their enclosures. rough the fence
that the wolves sn There is a large m or any
are frequent visit ack on occasiona eadow vole popu
ors or possibly ev lly. In addition, squi la tion in
routinely visit th en residents with rrels, mice, and
e enclosure daily in th e enclosures. Man ra bb its
to their easy esca , most of which y birds, large and
pe capabilities, m feed on the suet small,
away. The top fiv ost birds evade at (fa t) off the wolves’
e most common tack and return food. Due
grouse, squirrels, ly caught prey in as soon as the w
and chipmunks. sid e the enclosures ar ol ves move
extensively off th R avens are a very e (in order) voles,
e pack s’ food. R co m mon resident arou mice,
defense, but the avens are occasio nd both pack s, fe
wolves never eat na lly killed by th ed ing
Interestingly, this the ravens, theref e wolves, presum
has been docum ore ra vens cannot be co ab ly in fo od
ented in nearly ev nsidered a prey sp
er y other situatio ecies.
live together, bo n where wolves an
th in captivity an d ravens
though the pack d the wild. Even
s can munch on
5. At what tempera mammals and bi as many of the sm
ture do wolves feel rd s they wish, this st all
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what the pack s ea
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is not quite as difficu y conditions, so wi much more inst e
lt for them as some nter survival requirem inct driven than
wolves probably ha other species. In fac en t. a
ve the advantage in t,
prey mak ing life ev the winter over th
en easier. Most gr eir
that experience extre ay wolves live in are
me winter weather, as
adapted anatomica l so they have
and behaviora l traits
these tough condition to endure
s. Specifica lly regard
cold temperatures, ing extreme
wolves possess a th
(below the sk in) fat ick sub-cuticle
layer and a thick do
fur coat that insulat
not possible for wolve
es them from the co
uble-layered
ld. Since it is
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cold, we must watch
s to inform us when
for changes in their
they “feel” “Sawtooth Pack Reflections”
determine if the co
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behaviors presumed ations in some
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include alterations
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energ y/movement),
lie in, and curling seeking sun to
up into tight circles
covering their muzzle with their tails
s. I have not witness
behaviors at tempe ed any of these
ratures above -5 F
However, I have als degrees though.
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in behavior down to ed no change
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dependant on each rs are likely
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more than just the sev nt circumstance
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withstand temperat
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no documentation on
succumbing to hypo healthy wolves
thermia, so we hone
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 Pack Owyhee South By WERC Staff

Pack Owyhee
across America

Wolf Center Adopts

New Ideas
The year 2008 was a pivotal year
for the Wolf Education and Research Center. In April that year, a unique
opportunity presented itself. Many of WERC’s supporters recall the events that
unfolded, allowing WERC to take possession of five gray wolves, animals that had
been neglected to the point of their lives being endangered and
increased chances of escape and death from law enforcement or
wary neighbors. With the help of the Owyhee County Sheriff’s
Department and the United States Department of Agriculture,
our team made recommendations about the condition of the
wolves and assisted with the removal and placement of the
animals. In all, wolves were one of the smaller populations of
animals removed, as the Idaho Humane Society participated in
the removal and placement of bobcats as well as other animals.

The arrival of new wolves at the Winchester site of the Wolf

Center was a welcome and exciting event. Contributors expressed
their support by donating generously and affirming that
WERC had indeed moved in a direction they were supportive
of. There were many questions about what happened to the
other 12 wolves and the bobcats. In this article, I’m excited to
share a project that has been in formation since that cold day in
Murphy, Idaho when two organizations took responsibility for
17 neglected wolves.

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During the entire morning of the day the
animals were removed, word had been
shared that an individual from Florida
had been driving through the night to
arrive in time to return with twelve wolves.
The mood was pensive, at best, as to how
this individual would possibly return to
Florida with twelve sedated animals when
we were concerned about the six hour
drive to Winchester, Idaho. When he
arrived, there was even more apprehension
as he arrived alone, having lost his copilot
somewhere in the Midwest due to some
unforeseen circumstances.
Our team had been very efficient about
bringing the sedated animals to a make-
shift staging area, a rural fire station,
where they were checked for their genders,
checked for or micro-chipped, inoculated,
and placed in kennels for transport. Many
news stations were conducting interviews
about the circumstances, hoping for some
seductive piece of journalism that would
give them the day’s ratings. They were
limited to the staging area, however, as
the authorities present prevented the
property/facility owner from being un-
duly harassed, however abhorrent the
circumstances were.
The full size pick-up truck pulling a
covered trailer did a half circle around the
large driveway in front of the fire station
before backing the trailer up to the door
outside the volunteer area where a dozen
wolves were either laying on the floor
being examined or already in kennels for
travel. A quick look into the trailer caused
a little alarm as we knew he would have
Pack Owyhee South
Opposite Left: Sampson
(Alaskan Tundra Wolf) shows
a developmentally disabled
volunteer (Kyle) some affection
at Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary.
Above: Despite the scars from
her previous living conditions,
Eve, paired with Malachi at
Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary still
displays her breathtaking
beauty.
to stack the kennels, not exactly advisable
when dealing with wolves coming out of
sedation.
“I’m John Knight from Big Oak Wolf
Sanctuary” the man with about a 6’1”
250 pound frame said as he held out
an arm wrestler’s grip. He had arrived
and following some introductions, we
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 Pack Owyhee South
Top Left: Spirit (½ Alaskan
Interior, ½ Arctic) Wolf naps in
her tree house
Bottom Left: John (left) and Bill
(right) constructing one of the
elevated platforms that cover
the 13 pool houses at Big Oak
Wolf Sanctuary.
Right: Sarah (wolfdog) and
Sampson critiquing some
personal friends of Big Oak
Wolf Sanctuary Founders.
began carrying kennels into the trailer
to get him, and our people, on the
road. Before leaving, John made sure to
get our information so we could remain
connected. As fast as he’d arrived, he was
gone, driving solo en route to Green Cove
Springs, Florida and the Big Oak Wolf
Sanctuary.
Reconnecting with Big Oak
It was six months before I spoke to John
again but when I did, I knew he was a
kindred spirit. His obvious passion for
the wolves he’d helped to remove by way
of providing a home to, was only out-
described and demonstrated by his desire
to serve people. At first, it wasn’t obvious
what that meant—wolves, people with
special needs—I couldn’t really put it
together.
Back in Winchester, we had fondly referred
to the five as the Owyhee Pack, somehow
to tie them historically to their place of
origin. They didn’t have quite the dramatic
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story of the Sawtooth Pack: Wolves of the
Nez Perce. We knew, however, they had
a dramatic future as part of our efforts
to get people face to face with nature
through exposure to wolves. Our distinct
and deliberate plan was to let the animals
acclimate to their surroundings and at
a time determined by our resident wolf
biologist, Jeremy Heft, we would allow the
public to begin viewing them. Not before
they were determined to be ready though.
In Green Cove Springs, it was a different
story unfolding. Without the presence
of a biologist on his team, John began
acclimating the twelve wolves to people.
First, to himself and his wife. Next to the
volunteers and his team at Big Oak Wolf
Sanctuary. And finally to the people that
are the heart of their mission. You see, the
mission of the Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary
is to “provide permanent sanctuary for
abused and unlawfully obtained/owned
wolves, and then, to involve the ‘rescued’
wolves in helping the physically and
developmentally disabled find a renewed
enthusiasm for life through volunteer
opportunities.”
When I discovered this about their mission,
I discovered much about our friend, John
Knight. And that discovery led to many
conversations about the future of wolf
recovery and conservation in the United
States, including the emerging reality that
organizations like ours were going to find
it necessary to begin helping each other to
survive.
WERC Looks Forward
As WERC began developing our own
adoption campaign in 2009, one of our
board members, Jaymie Burch said,
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could get
wolf centers across the country to join our
adoption efforts?” As you can imagine, we
began exploring and what we found was
simultaneously frightful and encouraging.
For starters, many programs are on the
verge of the same fate as the wolves we

advocate for. The most common reasons
include the obvious, the US economy,
but also include reasons that are hard to
know where to stand. Earlier this year,
a letter went out from my office at the
Wolf Center, stating that each time a
stuffed animal was given away by some
of the larger advocacy groups, resources
were sucked out of the budget at the Wolf
Center. The reality is simply that people
are narrowing their focus. Whereas
individuals may have supported three,
four, maybe five organizations in the 90’s,
today’s economic downturn requires they
focus on giving the same and sometimes
less funding to fewer organizations.
The end result is that organizations
like WERC and Big Oak are suffering
financially. Many small nonprofits such
as ours are suffering. Economists remain
committed to the projections that tens
of thousands of nonprofits will continue
failing as they are unable to weather the
national financial storm and compete
with larger organizations that can afford
to stay on message day in and day out. We
can’t fault them; they’re doing what we’d
do if we had the resources. It’s called top
of mind and it is critical to survival in the
business world.
There is a cost, however, when you
consider the measurable value smaller
organizations such as WERC play. We
literally correspond and reach out to several
thousand people every year on behalf of
education about wolves and their vital role
in the ecosystem. The larger organizations
are questionably effective at the level and
purpose which they operate. Their primary
function has been to leverage vast amounts
of resources toward public relations and
litigation campaigns about the federal
and state responses to wolf management.
The question begs to be asked, however,
is it working? In my short tenure in wolf
recovery, I count three administrations
now that have all been lobbied for these
outcomes, two of the three traditionally
like-minded in environmental values,
yet no more supportive than the reputed
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administration that was “against” recovery.
There are many markers of success and it
shouldn’t be implied that there has not
been success.
When you measure outcomes, however,
is there any substitute for changing the
hearts and minds of people toward your
mission? WERC is firmly committed to
our education outreach that demonstrates
this approach — a patient and methodic
instruction about wolves, their role as
predators, and their critical contribution
to preserving a larger environment.
When WERC considers our future, it
is apparent that other organizations are
facing the same challenges that we face. In
discussing these challenges with the fellow
leaders of other organizations, we realize
that we need to step up in their defense
and in doing so, continue defining our
emerging role as leaders in the community
of advocates and enthusiasts.
Top Left: John Knight building
the support structure of one of
the 13 underground dens at
Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary
Top Right: Angel (left and
Amos (right) lift their voices in
praise!
Bottom Left: Spirit enjoying one
of the pure hearts that bring
out the part of them seldom
seen by the rest of us.
Bottom Right: Debra Knight, Big
Oak Wolf Sanctuary Co-founder
and Spirit relax together in the
tree house.
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 Pack Owyhee South
Top Left: Sarah, Spirit and
Sampson bonding in their tree
house
What’s the Plan?
In short, and beginning with Big Oak
Wolf Sanctuary, the Wolf Education
& Research Center will begin working
to establish adoption campaigns that
mutually benefit both of our programs.
Our team at WERC has created a template
for adoptions that will provide awareness of
the plight of other programs while seeking
broader funding for our collaborative
initiatives. You can view this template
on our website on the Adoptions page.
WERC will retain a portion of the funding
that covers our cost of management while
sending a portion to the participating
organization. For each $25 adoption, Big
Oak will receive $7.50 for which they have
absolutely no overhead costs. In the end,
the adoption costs would provide an equal
distribution to each of us in addition to
many other benefits.
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Bottom Left: Sampson being
stalked by an extremely
dangerous predator. Well, not
exactly…
Those benefits include expanded
awareness as visitors come to our website,
read our publications, find our brochures
and rack cards in regional recreational
information and travel centers, and place
strategic advertising in travel publications.
The Wolf Center website alone gets more
than 10,000 unique visitors each month
who are searching for information about
wolves. Another benefit is that in the
face of a troubled economy, we can still
promote people getting face to face with
wolves by promoting wolf programs in
their areas. Why come to Idaho? While
we’d love to see you here, it’s getting more
difficult for our supporters to visit because
of the cost and many choose to send us
the funds instead of experiencing the cost
of travel.
The most significant benefit, in the end, is
Above: Michaela (Black Wolf, left),
13 year old Moses (middle) and Spirit
(right) showing interest in the camera
(zoomed from 200 yards away)
that we are working toward our mission
of getting people face to face with wolves
through the strategic use of all of our
resources. That is how the landscape of
wolf recovery will be changed and through
this change, the reality that other species
face may be changed as well.
When you flip through these pages while
reading, WERC is proud to introduce
you to the Owyhee Pack South. It’s
a natural partnership as these sibling
wolves overcame certain destruction to
become servants to their cousins and to
humans who interact with them. Please
join WERC in support of wolf recovery
and educational outreach about wolves
by joining our adoption campaign and
helping not one but two organizations and
the wolves we care for survive.
 Pack Owyhee South

The Mission of Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary is to provide

permanent sanctuary for abused and unlawfully obtained/owned
wolves, and then, to involve the “rescued” wolves in helping
Πthe physically and developmentally disabled find a renewed
enthusiasm for life through volunteer opportunities.

Gabriel Malachi Rebecca

As alpha male of the Owyhee Pack, Gabriel
has a strong yet calm presence. He is one of
the boldest of his pack; he often approaches
humans at the fence and will sometimes lie
down there to enjoy the company for awhile.
Malachi is mostly silver in color, with longer
white fur covering his head, shoulders, back,
and the tip of his tail. He can often be found
surveying the sanctuary from the top of his tall
wooden platform like a king.
Rebecca is the omega of the Owyhee Pack. She
is an elusive wolf to spot, as she spends more
time down in her den than above ground with
the other wolves. Despite her rank and shy
nature, she is a formidable pack member.

Luke Eve Lydia

Luke’s massive and regal appearance is the picture- Eve is a shy wolf and most do not often get a Lydia shares her enclosure with Luke. She often
perfect image of the wild wolf. His personality glimpse of her, but when she is out and about, rests near the front of the enclosure, and is one
captures many classic traits of the wolf as well with her beautiful bright coat allows her to stand out of the few who will approach the fence, albeit
a calm, yet cautious, demeanor. among the trees and shade. with care and caution.

Wisdom
Wisdom’s name is very well-suited to him and
his appearance as an old, wise wolf. He spends
much of the day silently lounging in the shade
of his enclosure’s giant oak trees
Jezebel
Jezebel (or “Jessie”) is the alpha female of the
Owyhee Pack. Jezebel does not mind those who
pass her enclosure, and enjoys resting in the
company of her packmates.

Winter 2010 SLq 11

 A Native American Legend
A Native American Legend
Once Upon A Time, there was a
wolf, and this wolf was all alone. All of the
other wolves had been caught or killed or
driven off. But this last wolf, he stayed. And
he did all of the usual wolfish things. He
lived in a cave high up in the hills. He raided
the occasional flock for a stray sheep.
He also would appear from time to time
late in the evening on a trail from the fields
running down to the village to frighten some
milk maid or herds boy coming home a little
too late from the watch. And this gave rise
to the stories of great, gnarled, bloody teeth
and wet, long, lolling tongue and fiery, red,
hungry eyes... the wolf had quite a reputation
in the village.
But that was not the worst of it. The most
horrible thing of all, the thing that froze
the souls of the old men, and caused the
red faces of the young people to blanche,
and the heads of the children to go deep
under bed covers at night was what the wolf
would do from time to time, in the cold
crackling air of the frosty silver moon, high
on the stark peak of the stoney mountain
near the village. He would sit up there and
howl, howl with the sound of a thousand
midnights down in a murky bog. Those
who heard it swore it was a sound that only
a beast could make whose soul was tortured
and lost forever. And it chilled to the
marrow everyone who heard it... everyone,
that is, except one person.
For living in the village was a boy who had
lived there all of his life. And yet no one
really knew this boy. I mean, he spoke to
folks, and they spoke to him. But no one
really understood him or cared to. Even his
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parents were at a loss to understand his ways
and his thoughts. So they mostly humored
him. And the boy would lie awake in his
bed at night wondering about his life and
why he felt so lost among the villagers. And
sometimes he would cry or sometimes he
would be angry. But when he heard the call
of the wolf on the mountain, right away he
knew that here was a voice the like of which
he’d not heard before. Here was a voice that
spoke to him of feelings no one else knew
that he had. And lying there and listening
with every fiber of his body, he knew he had
to seek out this wolf and know from it why it
cried in the night. Oh, he’d heard the stories
of the teeth, the tongue, the eyes so red and
burning, but nothing would do except that
he had to know that wolf for himself.
And so one day, before the sun rose, he set
out on the road to the mountain where
it was said the wolf made his den. It was
a long road and a steep one, but the boy
took no stick, nor wore no hat to guard
him from the sun. And it was a dangerous
journey to be sure, but the boy took no
weapon to defend himself. And though
the country was barren and rocky and not
fruitful where he was going, the boy took
no food nor drink to sustain him. And
though he’d never been on this way before,
he followed no map, but went the way of
his heart, come what may. It was sometime
at the end of a day’s travel that he began
to grow thirsty and the emptiness inside
him began to make itself known in his
stomach. He walked, becoming even more
thirsty until darkness overcame him and
he was forced to stop for the night in some
trees near the road. And as he sat hungry
and thirsty in the growing darkness, he

thought for a moment about turning back
and rushing blindly down the path and
back to the village. But he knew that was
not the way for him. So he sat for a long
while shivering in the night and then lay
down finally to sleep. In his dreams, the
moon shone silver on the frosty stones, the
air was clear and crisp, and the voice of the
wolf rang out from the top of one of the
peaks, calling out the way ahead, perhaps
his way. He awoke in the dawn with a start,
wondering if the dream had been real, and
the wolf had actually called in the night.
He rose, still hungry, and continued on his
way. Soon the path grew steeper and rockier.
As the sun was moving high and the day
was warming, the boy noticed ahead of him
a flock of birds swooping and playing in a
small pool beside the road.
The boy rushed to the water, fell on his belly
and drank his fill. When he rose, the birds
were watching him silently from a nearby
tree limb. Realizing he had interrupted
their play, he smiled and thanked them for
letting him drink and continued on the
path. Though his thirst was slaked, still an
emptiness was burning deep in his belly. And
as he walked, once again thoughts came to
him of quitting, of just sitting down under
a tree to wait for whatever might happen.
And what if he never got up again? Would
anyone miss him or come to find him? But
something told him this was not the end of
his journey. If he did not continue he would
never know what was at the end of the path
or why the wolf cried so in the night. And so
he decided to continue walking knowing not
what lay ahead of him.
You can imagine how relieved he was after
several minutes to see beside the path a clump
of bushes that were heavy and inviting with
A Native American Legend
red, juicy berries. He rushed to them and
began to pick and eat the sweet, ripe berries.
But then he heard a noise. And looking up,
he came face to face with a very large and
hairy bear. The bear was only a few feet away
in the bushes himself eating the tasty berries,
The boy realized that those large arms were
entirely capable of reaching out to catch at
him and crush the life out of him. And so he
did not move, but stood with the berries still
sweet on his tongue, his lips red with juice,
his cheeks now white with fright.
But the bear only stared and waited too... for
a moment. And then the long white teeth
showed in his fuzzy face, and one massive set
of claws moved... and he began to pick and
munch more of the ripe berries. The boy,
realizing that the bear was hungry only for
berries, smiled and began to breathe again,
and went back to eating as well. After several
minutes of filling himself, the boy was ready
to move along, and, smiling and waving to
his friend, he left the bushes and continued
on the path.
A way up the path the boy noticed it was
becoming steeper and so much harder to
travel. And he was beginning to wonder
when or how or if he would ever see his wolf
and meet his wolf and know his wolf and
be able to answer the strange desire he held
within him to feel what the wolf felt deep in
the night. Suddenly he heard a noise;
A stone tumbled; and the clatter echoed
as the boy froze on the trail. His eyes
darted left and right, looking for the
source of the movement when something
large moved and leaped into the path. His
heart stopped, then began to beat again
as he saw the visitor clearly. It wasn’t the
wolf at all, but a small deer, a yearling,
a young male whose nubbish horns were
Winter 2010 SLq 13
 A Native American Legend
just beginning to show on the top of
his head. The two of them stared at one
another for a moment, curious, fearless,
silent.
The deer gazed at the boy wide-eyed. The boy
gazed back, and suddenly he was concerned
that the young fellow might be in danger.
And he spoke quietly to the young deer.
“Oh, do be careful here. There’s a bear down
the path a way. And a wolf about, I think.
I’m searching for that wolf myself, but you? I
don’t think you are ready to meet him.”
The deer stared back in wonder and
listening.” Be careful, little man. Up here all
alone and so friendly. Be wary of those who
would hurt you.”
And with that the boy walked on slowly
toward the deer who started and scampered
away into the rocks. The boy walked smiling
to himself as he thought of the deer now
safely hidden in the rocks. Hiding until he
grew strong and large enough to defend
himself against a bear or a wolf.
As he was thinking of this, he noticed the
darkening sky and the cold chill of the
deepening night air as it gathered about
him. He continued along the bare path,
trying not too look too far to left or right,
trying to keep his footing, wondering if he
had been wise in coming here, if he had been
right in seeking the wolf in such a lonely
and desolate place. He was growing more
unsure of each step as he moved carefully
and slowly up the path. When suddenly... he
saw something... no felt something ahead.
It might have been nothing. It might have
been a shadow crossing the moon. It might
have been everything he sought.
14 SLq Winter 2010
His heart beat faster. His head grew light,
but his eyes stayed sharp as he stared ahead
of him up the trail. He waited quietly for
another sign, and soon came his reward as
the shadows moved up ahead and became
living and breathing flesh. There on four
paws, eyes reflecting his own bright gaze,
head still as stone and pointing down the
trail toward him, was the wolf.
He could not move. The red eyes, the
great tongue, the huge claws flashed in his
memory. But as he stared, he saw none of
them. He could also recall the song that had
drawn him here, the singer from the distant
night, now only yards from him, breathing
in the cold night, and exhaling hot steam.
And as he stood, peering into the wild
eyes before him, remembering that sad,
sweet song, he felt his heart soften and his
fear evaporate. His eyes filled and, without
warning, he knew why he had come here. He
knew in that instant what he had traveled to
find, what he had heard in that song, what
he had embraced in his lonely bed as he had
lain awake, listening and wanting. He knew
that the song had been a cry for an end to
solitude. The cry was to banish aloneness.
It had reached out across the miles and the
years and touched him. And it had guided
him. He knew this now.
And so with his heart full and his eyes afire
with understanding, the boy faced the wolf
and he spoke back... with his smile. And in
that instant, the two... boy and wolf... were
one heart.
It is said the boy never returned to the life
he had known in the village. No one there
could really be sure of his fate. No one would
ever go looking. But there is one tale, told by
 A Native American Legend

a brave hunter who became lost after chasing

a large deer up the mountain one day. When
he returned, he told a wild and unbelievable
story of seeing a boy and a wolf through
the trees, lying asleep together under a tree
some distance away. But as he made his way
thrashing and crashing through the forest to
where he thought he would rescue the lad,
he became lost, and could no longer see nor
find them. And so he returned to his safe
villager’s life, speaking in hushed tones of
his brief glimpse of another life he could
never understand. And as the people listened
to his story told over and over again until
the words were worn, and as the long years
passed, some who listened would laugh,
some would weep quietly, a few would cross
themselves in disgust, and, once and again,
some few would take heart and lie awake at
night listening with hope to the strange and
wolfish duet, sung high upon a distant peak
in the silver moonlight.

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 Wolf Behavior 101 by Jeremy Heft

Lesson 14: dogs, this behavior is most commonly

used to break ice in order to obtain the
unfrozen water below. Dogs may do
Stiff Legged stiff legged jumps on frozen puddles
or ponds by rudimentary instinct,
Jump but when remaining hydrated in
the wild is a factor of life or death,
the behavior could hold significant

H
ave you ever watched a dog try
to break ice by pounding on
it with their front legs? This
usually comical behavior is
actually an official recognized behavior
among wolves. It is known as a stiff
legged jump, and it includes the
wolf rearing up on his hind legs and
slamming both straightened and held
rigid front legs down to the ground.
The wolf throws significant weight into
the pounding of the front legs creating a
great deal of downward force. Just like
importance. However, at some point
the ice becomes too thick to break, at
which point wolves (and dogs) simply
eat snow to obtain water. Another
important function of the stiff legged
jump is to pin small mammals when
hunting. Such small prey as voles
and mice become trapped by the fast
and heavy front legs, allowing the
wolf to easily inflict a lethal bite and
successfully obtain the nutrients of
the small snack. Foxes and coyotes
also use this behavior when hunting,
but occasionally jump off the ground
to increase speed and weight, which
creates the well-known exaggerated
hunting leap of a fox. So the next time
you witness this quite funny behavior
in a dog, while you are smiling and
laughing at them you can also realize
the behavior has a history with a very
serious purpose among wolves and
other wild canids.

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 Visitor’s Center
UPDATE
Piyip (left) and

Winter Needs at the Wolf Center

Leq’eyleq’ey (right)
enjoying the new snow
at the Wolf Center.
By Randy Stewart

The winter season began a little over two

weeks ago with below freezing tempera-
tures and a little snow in Winchester,
Idaho. Minus 18 degrees is the low for
the season so far. Since then, the snow
has built up to about a foot on site how-
ever; we know that we will have more cold
weather and lots of white stuff fall before important thing is that during this time
spring arrives. of year, the wolves are much more active
and the chance of you to ‘Get Face to Face
In considering outlining our needs for the with Wolves’ is better.
winter season here at WERC, honestly,
the only item that will benefit the orga-
nization here in Winchester is your gen-
erous and continued financial support of
WERC.

We continue providing educational op-

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portunities as they arise and I assist Jer-
emy with pack-care related items. As you
know, it is a 24 hour per day, 365 day Owl Brand Discovery Kits
per year job to ensure that the wolves are recognizes the importance
properly cared for. So far, we have been of teaching prey predator
able to continue this excellence of care relationships.
that WERC is known for. 1/4 Page AD We are proud to support the
efforts of WERC and will
Replacing an aged plow truck or the even
older snow mobile is not practical at this for OBDK include brochures in every
science lab between now
time, unless one of our supporters has an
and the end of 2009 including
extra one they are willing to donate or
WERC’s Pack Owyhee promotion
work out a deal. However, having funds
in our instruction manuals. In
available for repairs that will invariably be
addition, Owl Brand family of
needed is the reality of the situation.
businesses will market Pack Owyhee
to our teachers to promote wolf
Although many of you are warm weather adoption and education.
folks by choice, come on over to see us this
winter. If you get cold, we’ll turn on the Learn how you can make science hand-on
heater at the Visitor’s Center. If you get and exciting at www.obdk.com. Serving K-12
wet, we’ll provide towels to dry off. The educators, camps, and teachers since 1996.

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 Author name, info...
Article
Owyhee Pack
Wolf Center Adoption Program Wolf A
Himtuuqin’

It costs nearly $60,000 per year to care for 7 wolves, including their health Sex: Male
and upkeep, food that is not donated, and the maintenance of the Wolf Camp. Age: 5-6 years
The Wolf Center’s ability to carry out this function depends on your continued
support. If you haven’t considered it, please adopt. And maybe consider giving
an adoption to someone else so they can learn about this valuable program.
Owyhee Pack
Please help preserve the legacy of the Sawtooth Pack by helping us out today. Wolf B
Kuckuc

Owyhee Pack: Sex: Female

Age: 4-5 years
Q Himtuuqin’ (Bearded One) . $25 Q Kuckuc (Little Gray Girl) . . $25
Q XayXayx (White Watcher) . . $25 Q Leq’ey leq’ey (Gentle Water) $25
Q MiyooXat (Wise Giant) . . . . $25
Sawtooth Pack: Owyhee Pack
Wolf C
Q Motoki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Q Piyip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 XayXayx

NEW! Owyhee Pack South: Sex: Female

Age: 4-5 years
Q Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Q Lydia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Q Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Q Malachi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Q Gabriel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Q Rebecca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Q Jezebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Q Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
Owyhee Pack
Wolf D
Wolf Artwork: Gifts over $100 Leq’eyleq’ey
Q Scott Doing – Pencil sketch Q Sawtooth Tribute Poster Sex: Female
Age: 4-5 years
Pack Owyhee: Classroom Membership
Q Membership includes: Wolf Center Classroom Poster,
ClassPack Photos of the Owyhee Pack, Classport to Wolves,
Wolves: IMAX DVD, Quarterly Wolf Behavior Updates . . . . . . . $150/yr Owyhee Pack
Wolf E
MiyooXat
Q Friend of the Sawtooth Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75/yr
Q Wolf Advocate Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225/yr Sex: Male
Age: 5-6 years
Q Sawtooth Legacy Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1000/yr

Q Sawtooth Legacy Quarterly subscription now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25/yr

Q I am adding a gift of $______________ to help the Wolf Center
reach more people for Wolf Recovery. Sawtooth Pack
Motoki

Q Please mail the Adoption or Gift Adoption Packet to the following person, Sex: Female
Age: 13
business, or school:
Member Number ______________________________________________
Name ______________________________________________________
School/Business _______________________________________________
City ________________________________ State ____ Zip ___________ Sawtooth Pack
Piyip
Email _______________________________ Phone (____) _____________
Sex: Male
Please mail completed form with check or money order to: WERC, P.O. Box 12604, Portland, OR 97212 Age: 13
or Visit: www.wolfcenter.org, click on the “Meet Our Wolves” menu, and choose “Adopt A Wolf”

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 News and Current Events
Owyhee Pack
South
Eve

Sex: Female

Owyhee Pack
South
Gabriel

Sex: Male

Owyhee Pack
South
Jezebel
Did you know that Bank of America and Wolf Education &
Sex: Female
Research Center can reward you when you use your BofA
credit card? It’s true!
Owyhee Pack
South Many banks have promotions that allow you to designate a charity that
Luke is special to you and each time you use your card, a portion of their
earnings are set aside for that qualified charity. Last year alone, Bank
Sex: Male
of America paid the Wolf Education & Research Center more than
$15,000! That’s putting your purchases to work for wolf recovery and
Owyhee Pack
education! For more information, you can contact Bank of America at
South 1-866-438-6262 and use Priority Code UAA4DM or sign up online at
Lydia www.newcardonline.com. Reward yourself today!

Sex: Female

Owyhee Pack
South
GoodSearch to date
Wisdom Goodsearch.com continues to help WERC identify smaller pieces of our financial puz-
zle. Thanks to a handful of searchers, their search engine has generated the following
Sex: Male
results. You can magnify our results by installing their toolbar, searching and shopping
from Goodsearch. The GoodSearch Toolbar works with your browser to ensure that
your favorite cause earns money every time you shop and search - even if you skip com-
Owyhee Pack ing to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Search the web, find coupons, track donation
South earnings, and more!
Malachi
In 2009, the Wolf Education & Research Center earned $99.02 from your searches and
Sex: Male purchases. What will we do in 2010?

$ Raised from $ Raised from Total

Owyhee Pack Month Searches
Searches Shopping (Estimated)
South
Total: Year-to-Date 4042 $40.42 $37.48 $77.90
Rebecca Total: Since Inception 8701 $99.02 $37.76 $136.78
Sex: Female

Winter 2010 SLq 19

 Articleand Current Events
News Author name, info...

Follow the wolves on

Facebook & Twitter
With more than 1,000 Facebook Fans in
two Groups, WERC is making friends
for wolves. By joining the Facebook Page
“Wolf Education & Research Center
(WERC)” or “Wolves (WERC)” you
can follow daily news items and key
information about challenges facing
gray wolves. Information is posted daily
related to wolf behavior, predation
news, population studies, and just about
everything that makes headlines.

Once you’re there, follow each of the

wolves by searching for their email
addresses (name@wolfcenter.org). And if
that’s not enough chart the progress of the
Owyhee Pack South by searching for their
name and see regularly updated pictures
and information about wolves in Florida.

Don’t have time to surf Facebook? Then

you probably want to follow us on Twitter.
When you subscribe to the Sawtooth
Pack on Twitter, you’ll receive immediate
notices of important articles, happenings,
and Facebook postings.

You’re an important part of our community

and we hope these online tools make it
easier to keep track of the Packs, both at
WERC and in the wilderness.

20 SLq Winter
Fall 2009
2010

Meet the Staff
Randy Stewart
WERC Staff since 1995
My first introduction with the Wolf Edu-
cation and Research Center began in 1995.
It was during an open house that was held
to discuss with the local folks, what was
being planned regarding having wolves in
a captive environment in the area. WERC
envisioned the operation to be on 300
acres of Nez Perce Tribal land, just outside
the town of Winchester, Idaho.
I will provide a little background before
that open house. I retired from the U.S.
Navy in October 1993 and after over 21
by Randy Stewart
years of service, moved to Winchester
from Millington, Tennessee. In August
1993, I started the Fall semester at Lewis
Clark State College (LCSC). I was go-
ing to use my GI Bill and become a high
school teacher.
I have to admit that had the same general
knowledge about wolves as many people
have, which is that they look like dogs and
ate meat, sometimes people. See, in the
submarine service, wolves weren’t a part
of my everyday life. And growing up in
Southern California, again wolves didn’t
fit in with beaches, motorcycles, and Dis-
neyland.
I attended the open house because I had
concerns about having wolves in the area
since my kids were raising livestock as 4H
projects. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. The
folks there, and I don’t remember who all
was there, stated that it was going to be
safe since the wolves would be in double-
fence enclosures and with staff on-site, the
chances of them getting out was less then
minimal. Good enough for me.
My next opportunity to interact with the
staff of WERC was during the Summer of
Meet the Staff
1997. I was working at Winchester Lake
State Park as the Park Interpreter and
asked Keith Marshall, WERC’s biologist
at the time, to come do a program about
wolves for the campers. After that pro-
gram, I was hooked about learning more
and even possibly working with wolves in
the future.
While student teaching in Culdesac, Ida-
ho, I was able to arrange the first school
group to visit WERC during the Spring
of 1998. It was a wonderful visit with the
class seeing wolves up close. I graduated
from LCSC in the Fall of 1998 and started
working at the Lapwai School District. I
kept loose contact with the staff of WERC
and sometime in the Summer of 1999, I
was informed that the position of Edu-
cational Coordinator would be available.
Although I had started my second year
at Lapwai and thoroughly enjoyed teach-
ing there, the thought of working with
wolves, educating the public, and having
a 300 acre classroom enticed me to fill out
an application for the position.
In October 1999, I was hired and began
the process of learning what was needed
to support the biologist and the care for
Winter 2010 SLq 21
 Meet the Staff, cont.

the wolves. That is because their health
MEMORI AL
and welfare is the number one priority.
And with the public coming up to the site,
I needed to provide a program for those
The Sawtooth Pack visitors that they wouldn’t soon forget.
and its family join Mainly, it involved getting the visitors the
Fe’ Ironeyes in opportunity to see wolves since that was
remembering why they were there. With the re-intro-
Charlie Ironeyes duction of Canis lupis into Idaho, Mon-
and his passion for tana, and Wyoming beginning in 1995,
wolves. folks were very interested in seeing and
learning more about this misunderstood
Your example lives on and mystical animal.
in the lives of those
who knew you. This morning, I woke up and still having
the belief that I can help provide the nec-
essary opportunity to help change the at-
titudes of people regarding wolves, I went
to see the wolves, conducted an enclosure
walk, and then came to the office. After
10 wonderful years, I know that there
has been headway. At times, it has been
slow in providing an environment where
gray wolves can reside free of the stigma
that has followed them for over a hundred
years, but it is still progress.
With your continued support, your ef-
forts to share the true facts and the belief
that all animals, including the gray wolf,
have a right to live in their natural envi-
ronment without persecution, my position
may no longer be needed. Wouldn’t that
be great!

TRI BUTE
The Kidwings website
was designed to teach
Tribute to young and old about
Tony Demalio the wonders of birds.

From Joyceann The most exciting part of the site is the Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection.
Many interactive activities await you as you explore the wonders of
Greene interactive activities that teach children about prey and predator
relationships related to birds. The Wolf Education & Research Center
Merry Christmas, and our resident horned owl are proud to acknowledge Kidwings’s
contribution to conservation. Learn more by visiting www.kidwings.com
Tony & Stephen! and do the virtual dissection!
xo-Joyceann
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TRI BUTE
Wolf Center Promoting Habitat Conservation

Tribute to The Wolf Center promotes species conservation, through partnering

Margie DeCoster with individuals and businesses carrying out education & habitat
development.

From your son, Marc Trueb of Old Farm Sales in Oregon City, Oregon promotes the
habitats of barn owls by constructing and installing nesting boxes
Michael throughout the region and is an approved conservation partner of
the Wolf Center.

Thank you for Since barn owls perform a natural form of pest control and remove
1000’s of pests and rodents from farms each year, environment
your example friendly methods are ideal and affordable.

of love for others For more information on how to promote barn owls in your area,

and animals contact Marc Trueb at OwlNests@WolfCenter.org or by phone at

503-715-6225.

22 SLq Winter 2010

 With scissors, Cut
apart each shape and
reassemble, then tape the
shapes together on the back side
to complete this puzzle.

Can you recognize the shape that the

pieces make once they are
reassembled?

Ask your parents

for permission to
use their scissors if
you don’t have your own.
Make sure to put them back
after you are done!

Winter 2010 SLq 23

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