Mission Statement:
The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wildlands and the human role in their future.
Our response to controversies as they arise is to provide information that helps people to make their own informed decisions. We pledge to educate the public by offering the most up-to-date, accurate wolf information possible.
Education may not translate into immediate action, but it does result in reevaluation and change. As people gain knowledge and appreciation of wolves and their place as predators in the ecosystem, they can become concerned about wolf survival and recovery. Decades of research have unveiled multitudes of facts about this species. That research, used in public education, has motivated people to help and to allow wolves to begin reclaiming small portions of their former habitat.
Wolf educators are challenged to deal with complex issues: reintroduction of the species into Yellowstone, population control in Alaska and Canada, bounties, livestock depredation, the tragedy of a pet wolf-dog hybrid’s attack on a child. Each is more sensational, more conducive to emotionalism, more provocative to the media than the last.
We who want knowledge about wolves need clear, thoughtful presentation of the facts and issues involved. That is exactly what the International Wolf Center seeks to provide. The study of wolf survival continues to include the study of human tolerance. It is hard for people to tolerate or to respect what they are raised to fear. The wolf problem is a people problem. We need everyone’s help to solve it.
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You can help solve the problem by supporting the International Wolf Center in the following ways:
- Join the pack! As a member of the Center, you further our mission through financial support and by sharing what you learn about wolves with others.
- Donate time, money, supplies or professional services – whatever you can – to help us bring the facts about wolves to people in your neighborhood and around the world.
- Shop for holidays, birthdays and special occasions on our online catalog featuring great gifts for loved ones of all ages.
With your support, we can spread the facts about wolves and work to ensure their survival around the globe.
Vision
The International Wolf Center envisions a world in which populations of wolves thrive well distributed in many parts of their native range. A global system of designated wildlands supports abundant habitat and prey for wolves and other large carnivores. The Center provides useful scientific information and learning opportunities to diverse individuals and groups and supports well-informed dialogue about management of wolf/human conflict. As a result, humans adopt an attitude of respect toward wolves. As informed participants, humans create policy and act in support of ecological sustainability, which includes the survival of wolf populations. In day-to-day life, humans accept coexistence with wolves.
Values
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As a teaching and learning organization, the International Wolf Center operates from a set of values. The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about the wolf’s life, its relationship to wild lands and the human role in its future.
We Value:
EDUCATION: We gather information from credible sources around the world, define our educational messages and present them in a meaningful way to our audiences. We draw information from scientific study and through collection of divergent viewpoints representing current and historic cultural perspectives. Our educational products and services are timely, comprehensive, accurate and objective. We advocate for the wolf through education and by providing a forum for dialogue on wolf issues.
EFFECTIVENESS: We create quality products and services through thoughtful process and high productivity. Through shared planning we commit to priorities and we target our work to achieve them.
LEADERSHIP: The organization grants leadership and influence to our best qualified and most knowledgeable and effective staff, board members and volunteers. Participants support the Center’s leadership and work to make everything go well.
COOPERATION: We encourage diverse viewpoints and collaboration among stakeholders. Synergy is fostered through inclusion, flexibility, ethical persuasion, courtesy and humor. Stakeholders, such as staff, board members, vendors, volunteers and customers are treated fairly and respectfully. Their contributions are acknowledged and appreciated.
EMPOWERMENT: We align delegation of authority and responsibility. Authority is thoughtfully delegated, and appropriate input is sought and given influence. Sound decision-making is fueled by sharing factual information, diverse perspectives and constructive feedback. We promote professional growth in and outside the Center.
EVALUATION: We continually assess the International Wolf Center’s values, vision, mission, goals and performance. We set goals, monitor results and make improvements. We use internal and external evaluation to improve effectiveness, help the Center account to the people it serves and provide a means of sharing with colleagues what has been learned.
SUSTAINABILITY: We answer to our customers, follow conservative fiscal policy and plan for the future. Our budget is a working document which reflects our resources and objectives. Board and staff members carry out their fiscal and legal responsibilities, and we communicate results to funders and to the public.
Make it so.
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The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wildlands and the human role in their future.