Please consider donating to our Relocation Fund! Welcome to Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in Montgomery, Texas, run by volunteers and created to provide a permanent home for non-releasable wolves and wolfdogs to live out the rest of their natural lives safely and comfortably with loving care and attention. These animals have suffered much and deserve a stable and loving home. SFWS is also committed to educating the public about wolves, conservation issues, and the downsides of exotic pets. For more on our work, see here. Visiting: SFWS welcomes visitors, but you will need to schedule an appointment; please see our visiting page if you are interested in arranging a visit. Wolf/Wolfdog Assistance: If you need assistance caring for a wolf/wolfdog, finding a home for a wolf/wolfdog, or determining if an animal is a wolf/wolfdog, see our wolfdog help page. If you are thinking about a wolf or wolfdog as a pet, please read this page.

Donate: If you believe in the work we do and would like to support SFWS’s animals, please consider donating to us! SFWS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. For more information, see here. Volunteering: If you would like to volunteer with us, see our page on volunteering opportunities. Other: For any questions not answered on our website, please don’t hesitate to contact us. contact the webmaster with questions about this site information Copyright © Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary, All rights reserved photos Copyright © Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary, All rights reserved or used with permission design & web work Copyright © Dog Breed Designs ~wildeoffice. This comprises Dallas, Texas' animal control and dangerous dog ordinances. Among the provisions is a requirement that an owner of an animal restrain the animal at all times in a fenced yard, in an enclosed pen or structure, or by a tether or leash. Other provisions of interest include an anti-trapping provision;

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Wolves have died out both due to habitat loss and also due to active human hunting and trapping. Today they can only be found in the wild in Canada, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Wyoming, whereas they once lived everywhere. Wolf sanctuaries are trying to help protect highly endangered wolves and reestablish populations in places where they once lived. I personally had no idea that there was a population of over 20 wolves living near me in New York City until I heard about the New York Wolf Conservation Center from Subaru as part of an “Adventure Roulette” initiative. I recently had the chance to visit this wonderful wolf sanctuary less than an hour from the city, and it was an incredible experience! It was amazing to meet and be able to “speak” with these magnificent, super-intelligent animals. If you howl at them, they’ll even howl back at you! Read on to find out more about these wolf sanctuaries, as well as where you can meet some wolves in your local area.

Surprisingly, they are almost everywhere — probably in your backyard too! Watch a video about my adventures howling with the wolves of the NYWCC here! Ambassador Wolf Atka at the New York Wolf Conservation Center “To look into the eyes of a wolf is to see your own soul” – Aldo Leopold Wolves play an important part in maintaing our eco-system, and they are crucial to keeping prey populations in check. It wasn’t until the mid-90s that the government understood their importance to the land and they were placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. With this, over the last two decades wolf populations have rebounded to upwards of 6,000 in Northern Rockies and upper Great Lakes, and they’ve been delisted as a federally protected species in several states as a result. But even as their numbers rise in the northern part of the U.S., wolves still face serious threats across the states from those who still don’t understand their importance to our land.

Southern wolves like Mexican wolves are still almost extinct. And what’s worse is that corporate agribusiness is pressuring lawmakers to take the Grey Wolf OFF of the endangered species list nationally so that farmers can hunt and trap them—which is crazy because 6,000 wolves hardly constitutes a “large” and viable population (you can protest or comment on the proposed delisting here >). NYWCC Volunteer, giving Atka treats in front of weekend visitors, at the New York Wolf Conservation Center It’s not all doom and gloom, however. Efforts to educate the public on protecting these animals are underway and there are a number of wolf sanctuaries that are promoting the revitalization of the species through carefully managed breeding, wild park reintroduction and inspiring educational programs. Wolf sanctuaries across the United States have been created for the sole purpose of protecting wolves from the many threats posed by humans, both to their habitats and directly to the packs themselves.

These organizations exist to rescue and nurture wolves and wolf-hybrids that have been abused or abandoned, and to educate the public of the myths and poor treatment of these beautiful animals. Many wolves remain on the site of these sanctuaries for a period of time where staff help nurse them back to health and either try to reintroduce them to the wild, breed them, or socialize them to live with humans. Most sanctuaries do a bit of both and are actively working on breeding and eventually releasing wild wolves into protected areas. Baby wolf pup Zephyr, at the New York Wolf Conservation Center Education is also key to wolf conservation efforts, and many wolf sanctuaries invite the public to come learn about wolves, their relationship to the environment, and the role we as humans play in protecting their future. Many sanctuaries offer an array of activities that are open to the public year-round, including educational talks, hikes, and even opportunities to meet some of the wolves on site.