Sponsor Our Resident Wolves
Symbolically sponsor one of our resident wolves to contribute to their care and wellbeing.
Sponsor A Wolf
Sponsors of $100 or more will receive receive a digital package with photos, certificate, and biography of the sponsored wolf.
Northwestern Gray Wolves
Wintu
Wintu was born in a litter of five on April 29, 2013 at the California Wolf Center. He was named after the Wintu, a Native American tribe of Northern California, in honor of the wolf making a comeback in our state.
Yana
Yana was born in 2014 and was transferred to us from a captive wolf facility in Bridger, Montana in 2017. She is named after the Yana Native Americans of Northern California to honor the wolf coming back to our state.
Poppy
Poppy (born 2018), also known as our “Popstar” is probably the most curious and least shy wolf at the California Wolf Center. She is named after the California state flower in recognition of wolves making a comeback in our state.
Tulici
Tulici (born 2018) is named after the Washoe word for “wolf”, in recognition of wolves making a comeback in our state. The Washoe are a tribe of Native Americans from California and Nevada.
Mexican Gray Wolves
Thor (M1781)
Thor (M1781) was born in a litter of seven in 2018 at the California Wolf Center. He has a dark coloration to his coat and likes to mark his territory during tours.
Durango (M1782)
Durango (M1782) was born in a litter of seven in 2018 at the California Wolf Center. He is the least shy male of his pack, which consists of his brother and aunt.
Frida (F1219)
Frida (F1219) was born in 2011 and was transferred to CWC in 2018 to be paired with Phoenix (M1384) to breed as part of the AZA SAFE Mexican Wolf. Frida has given birth to 15 healthy puppies with her mate.
Bailey (M1139)
Bailey (M1139) was born on April 22, 2008 at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. He was transferred to the California Wolf Center in 2015 to be paired with our female Mexican Gray wolf, Joy, to breed.
Luna (F2020)
Luna (F2020) was born on May 7, 2019 at the California Wolf Center. As a puppy, Luna lost vision in one eye, but that hasn't stopped her from becoming one of the sassiest and most adventerous leaders in her pack.
Phoenix (M1384)
Phoenix (M1384) was born in the wild in the spring of 2014. His pack was removed from the wild in 2015 due to livestock depredation, and Phoenix was transferred to the CWC in 2018 to participate in the breeding program.