Wolf Sanctuary

Wolf Sanctuary

Mission: Wolf provides a sanctuary for unwanted captive-born wolves and wolf-dogs. Since 1988 we have provided lifelong care for over 125 wolves and wolf-dogs.

Overview:

Mission: Wolf currently provides a home for more than 20 wolves and wolf dogs.

A high quality of life for our wolves is our first priority. We have over 50 acres of enclosures and each wolf lives in roughly 1/2 of an acre of enclosed land.

Each wolf is placed with a lifelong mate so they have partnership, play, and connection. We vasectomize males and spay the females so we are not raising more animals into captivity.

Our wolves eat a whole animal diet for optimal nutrition. We have built a massive network of passionate members who donate deceased livestock and horses for the wolves.

The Challenge:

There are thousands of wolves in the US that have been raised by humans, often as pets. Sadly, they do not have the skills to live in the wild, so they have to spend their life in an enclosure.

When sanctuaries like Mission: Wolf cannot provide sanctuary for a wolf, domestic animal shelters often have to euthanize them. We receive over a hundred wolf care requests each year.

Wolves do not thrive in the human world: They usually come to our sanctuary terrified of people. To address this challenge, we focus all of our education efforts on why wolves are essential in the wild and not in a house.

Current Projects:

We recently completed repairs on our 13-acre playpen, an enrichment zone overlooking our sanctuary where wolves can play and explore.

Our next step is to replace our thirty-year-old enclosure infrastructure. Over the next five years we need to replace 10 miles of fencing and install over 200 gates. This will ensure that our wolves have large and safe enclosures for the next 20 years.