The International Wolf Center has been researching wolves for decades, becoming a staple learning center in Ely for people to learn more about wolves.

Their ambassador wolves Grayson, Rieka, Blackstone, and Caz also play a role at the center. They give visitors a close up look at how wolves act in the wild.

Interpretive Center Director Krista Woerheide says, “It’s sort of this symbol of the wilderness. You don’t see them super often, you know they’re out there. And I love that part of it.”

Woerheide says the center gets visitors from around the world. And they all leave learning more about wolves.

“a lot of people have this misconception that they’re howling at the moon,” she says, “Probably not, they are howling to talk to each other. So they might be howling to wolves in their pack or they might be howling to wolves out side of their pack. But either way they are just talking.”

To find out more about the International Wolf Center, you can visit their website here.