The wolf hybrid, or wolfdog as they are increasingly called, has become one of the most controversial canines in North America in recent years. Their increasing popularity as pets has led to an increase of animals that the general public is ill equipped to handle. Shelters are faced with animals that they cannot put up for adoption; veterinarians are faced with concerns over inoculations.
Legislation designed to curtail or prohibit the ownership of exotic pets or their hybrids often fails when it comes to wolf hybrids for lack of enforcement or in some cases enforceability due to the inability of personnel to clearly identify the animals in question. Currently the trend for hybrid owners is to represent their animals officially as dogs.
Owning a wolf hybrid, or any animal for that matter, is a responsibility which should not be taken lightly. In the case of owning hybrids, all aspects of ownership should be addressed long before the acquisition of a pup. Thorough knowledge of the animal's needs, enclosure requirements, and safety issues as well as legality have to be understood and assessed before considering such an animal in the home. Once an animal has been brought into the home, a 10-16+ year commitment has been made.
Further information can be found at the Wolf Park's site http://www.wolfpark.org/wolfdogs/Poster_intro.html
Periodically and as they become known, I'll be compiling a list of rescue, sanctuary and perserves, and other wolf organizations (to include for all wolf-like species; a good number of these organizations aren't limited by canines but also extend to other exotic species). By clicking the name of the organization it will redirect you to their respective websites. Also note that many of the physical addresses given are primarily mailing and not actual locations, most are located in remote areas but the majority of these sites do list directions to their facilities.
NORTH AMERICA (US & CANADA)
ALASKA
-Alaska Wildlife Alliance
P.O. Box 202022, Anchorage, AK 99520
-Wolf Song of Alaska
P.O. Box 110309, Anchorage, AK 99511
ARIZONA
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CALIFORNIA
-California Wolf Center
P.O. Box 1389, Julian, CA 92036
-The Wolf Mountain Sanctuary (on: Wolf Mountain Facebook)
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
-wolves were featured in Twilight:New Moon
COLORADO
-Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC)
Lower Twin Rocks Road, Divide, CO 80814 -OR- PO Box 713, Divide, CO 80814
-Mission: Wolf
remote and north of Gardner, CO possibly around Silver Cliff - see their site for driving directions
-W.O.L.F (Wolves Offered Life and Friendship - Wolf Sanctuary)
1639 Spring Valley Road, Bellvue, CO 80512 - near LaPorte, CO
DELAWARE
-Canis Lupus Wolf Foundation
3002 Rosetree Lane, Newark, DE 19702
FLORIDA
-Big Oak Wolf Sanctuary
Jacksonville, FL
-Florida Lupine Association
-Lost Wolf Rescue, Inc.
10801 SE 146th Terrace Rd., Ocklawaha, FL 32179
-Seacrest Wolf Preserve
3449 Bonnett Pond Rd., Chipley, FL 32428
-Shy Wolf Sanctuary
1161 27th Street Southwest, Naples, FL 34117 --> soon to be moving to a 20 acre site! They will need some donations and plenty of volunteers to help with the build!
IDAHO
-Wolf Education & Research Center
Business Office: P.O. Box 12604, Portland, OR 97212
Programs & Tours: P.O. Box 217, Winchester, ID 83555
-Wolf Recovery Foundation
P.O. Box 793, Boise, ID 83701
INDIANA
-Wolf Park
4004 E 800 North, Battle Ground, IN 47920
KENTUCKY
-Wolf Run Wildlife Refuge
7376 Old Danville Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356
MAINE
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MASSACHUSETTS
-Wolf Hollow
114 Essex Road, Ipswich, MA 01938
MINNESOTA
-International Wolf Center
Ely, MN
MISSISSIPPI
-Wolf Howl Animal Preserve (currently closed to the public except during Wolf Awareness Week - October 11-17)
1177 State Road 355, Etta, MS 38627
MISSOURI
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MONTANA
-Wolfkeep Wildlife Sanctuary (as of August 2009 no longer open to public)
23545 Hwy. 200 East, Potomac, MT 59823
NEVADA
-United States Wolf Refuge
P.O. Box 2756, Sparks, NV 89432
NEW HAMPSHIRE
-Loki Clan Wolf Refuge, Inc.
PO Box 1186; Conway, NH 03818
NEW MEXICO
-Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary
Ramah, NM 87321 - site for directions
- Leyton Cougar, Master of the Wolf and Dog
Leyton is the Directior at WSWS, his site is in connection with them
-Wolf Conservation Center (WCC)
P.O. Box 421, South Salem, NY 105090
Blogspot
N. CAROLINA
-Full Moon Farm, Inc (Wolfdog/Wolf Sanctuary)
P.O. Box 1548, Black Mountain, NC 28711-1548
-Night Song Refuge
377 Highwood Ln., Zirconia, NC 28790
-Wolf Sanctum
34 Wolf Xing, Bakersville, NC 28705
OHIO
-Noah's Lost Ark Exotic Animal Sanctuary
8424 Bedell Rd., Berlin Center, OH 44401
-Wolf Timbers
P.O. Box 107, Bolivar, OH 44612
OREGON
-Howling Acres Wolf Sanctuary INC (on: Howling Acres Myspace - last login 8.9.2008)
555 Davidson Rd., Williams, OR 97544
URGENT! Sanctuary is currently for sale due to owner's health and financial problems
-White Wolf Sanctuary (Artic Wolf Sanctuary)
near Tidewater, OR 97390
PENNSYLVANIA
-Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania (on: Wolf Eyes - Wolf Sanctuary of PA Blogspot)
465 Speedwell Forge Rd., Litiz, PA 17543
TEXAS
-Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary
Montgomery, TX 77356
UTAH
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VIRGINIA
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WASHINGTON
-Wolf Haven International (on : WHI Facebook, on: WHI Twitter)
3111 Offut Lake Rd. SE, Tenino, WA 98589
-Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (mainly wildlife rehabilitation center for the care of injured wildlife)
P.O. Box 391, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
-Wolftown
P.O. Box 13115, Burton, WA 98013
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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W. VIRGINIA
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WISCONSIN
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CANADA
-Canadian Centre for Wolf Research (no longer active, physical site has been dismantled after more than 20 yrs of research)
-Central Rockies Wolf Project
-Friends of the Wolf - B.C.
-Project Wolf
-WolfEchoValley: A Wolf Adventure
MacDowell, Saskatchewan, Canada
-Wolf Awareness, Inc.
EUROPE & INTERNATIONAL
BRITIAN
-Wolf Watch UK
(physical address: located near the Welsh border)
-Wolves and Humans Foundation (may also be known as Wolf Society of Great Britian)
2 Blackrod Cottages, Compton Durville, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5EX, United Kingdom
FRANCE
-Groupe Loup (in French but translation option located along bottom bar of page)
-Les Loups du Gévaudan (in French, not sure of a translation option)
Sainte-Lucie, 48100 Saint-Léger-de-Peyre, Marvejols, France
AS OF APRIL 2010, I AM GOING THROUGH EACH SITE LISTED ON SOME OF THESE SITES LISTED BELOW SEEING IF LINKS ARE STILL CURRENT! FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEM OUT AS MANY AREN'T POSTED HERE YET.
Searching Wolf
Wolfology
Wolf Dog Rescue and Adoption
Wolf Tales / Resources and Wolf Dunn Links
http://www.mad-cow.org/~tom/temp_links.html
