Here’s a link to “Working to save wild canid species from extinction,” an article by Regina Mossotti, our Director of Animal Care and Conservation. It appeared in “Nature’s Newsletter,” a publication of the Delaware Valley Eagle Alliance. The article begins on Page 8.
The article begins with Mossotti noting “an increasing disconnect between younger individuals and their understanding of why zoos and other captive facilities still exist.”

Regina Mossotti (at right), Director of Animal Care and Conservation at the Endangered Wolf Center, during a check of a wolf pup with Stephanie Arnie of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.”
Blog History
- Giving Tuesday 2019
- Howliday Celebration on December 28
- Holiday Boutique Open House
- Cool New Junior Volunteers Opportunities
- 4th Annual International African Painted Dog Conference
- National Recognition for Our Mexican Wolf Conservation Program
- Artist Designs Wolf Shoes to Support the EWC!
- Four EWC wolf pups make cross-fostering history
- Wolf Fest 2019: Come Have a Howling Good Time
- Join us for Howl-o-Ween!
- Celebrate National Public Lands Day with our Fall Hike
- Meditation with the Wolves
- Speaker Series: Journey Into The Wild – Aug 29th
- Join our 2019 Polo Benefit
- Pints for the Pack Fundraiser with Mackenzie Brewing Co.
- Virginia Busch Appointed CEO for the EWC
- Job Opening: Receptionist
- Job Opening: Educator
- PUPDATE: Welcome Our Latest Additions to Our Pack!
- Mexican Wolf Pups Fly to Their New Forever Homes!
- Celebrate National Trails Day with our REI Hike June 1st
- Speaker Series: Famed Biologist Dr. Rasmussen Apr 4
- Javier Mendoza Concert at the EWC
- Maned Wolf Pups Add to our 2018 Puppy Boom
- Join us for Trivia Night 2019 | NEW Location
- Puppy Love: Second litter + second $50,000 match!
- Howl with the wolves at our REI Campout
- Exclusive Howliday Celebration on Dec 29
- Photography with the Wolves
- Shaba Welcomes Healthy Litter of Puppies
- Four Legged Running Virtual Race Benefits the EWC
- Job Opening: Receptionist
- Job opening for Youth Programs Coordinator
- Make Plans for Wolf Fest Oct 20th
- Join our REI National Public Lands Day Hike Sep 29
- Join our 2018 Annual Polo Benefit
- Thanks Newman’s Own!
- Lucky and Daisy on The Today Show
- 4th Annual Messy Play Day on July 29
- Your comments by July 30 are critical for Red Wolves
- EWC Staff Speaks at Key Wolf Conservation Seminar
- REI National Trails Day a sell-out success
- Celebrate Lucky’s First Birthday May 6
- Hike with us on National Trails Day June 2
- EWC Partners with BarkBox to Help the Wolves
- Celebrate International Lobo Week
- Animal Keeper Internships Open
- Lucky, Daisy and Clay on TV!
- Support our new Education & Nature Center
- Trivia Night 2018 will be Feb. 23
- STEM Trifecta Nature Program
- Help the EWC win $150,000!
- “Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest” Screening Nov 9
- EWC Partnering with the San Diego Zoo
- EWC Earns Three AAZK Awards
- Meet Lucky, the first cross-fostered maned wolf pup
- World’s first Mexican wolf pup born from artificially inseminated frozen/thawed semen
- African painted dog talk highlights positives
- Watch us on ‘Great Day St. Louis’
- ‘Working to save wild canids’
- Our 2017 events, camps & programs
- Trivia Night sponsors and donors
- Executive Director Virginia Busch’s message
- Meet Wild Earth Allies (formerly FFI Inc.)
- $50,000 matching grant was met, thanks to you!
- Cross-fostered pups surviving in the wild
- Recovery plan ordered for Mexican wolves
- ‘Red Wolf Revival’ screening & discussion
- 2nd Wolves & Wine Auction will be April 21
- Executive Director Virginia Busch on ‘STL Live’
- Livestock Guarding Dogs Protect Cheetahs & Wolves
- Antire Road resurfacing finishes early
- Thank you, Wolf Fest 2016 sponsors
- We must remain on the side of zoos
- Charity Polo Match benefits wolves
- Wolves series is now on ‘Wild Kingdom’
- ‘Wild Kingdom’ returns to the wolf center
- Historic cross-fostering involves 2 pups from Center
- Settlement provides hope for Mexican wolves
- May 19 Speaker Series: New mammals in Missouri
- Volunteer Larry Jewell receives Harrison Award
- May 10 Speaker Series: Reproductive science & wolves
- Our tours are closed for puppy season
- Want to lead one of our tours?
- Trivia Night 2016 Sponsors & Donors
- Summer Camp Intern opportunity
- Wild Mexican wolf population declines
- NPR story on our volunteers & breeding observations
- “Painted Dogs” as Super Bowl champs?
- Trivia Night 2017 will be Feb. 10
- Spring 2017 Operations Management Internship
- Complete list of our 2016 dates
- Wolves and cheetahs face similar challenges
- Center named among the best places for kids
- Shop & help nature at the same time
- Make plans for Members’ Day 2016
- Pack of red wolves joins Center’s family
- Wolf Fest 2015 was great fun
- Anna appears in Empire State Building photos
- Puppies! 3 Mexican wolves born here