Wolf Park is a nonprofit education and research facility in
Battle Ground, Indiana
Battle Ground is a town in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,334 at the 2010 census. It is near the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Battle Ground is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metrop ...
, United States, established in 1972 by Dr.
Erich Klinghammer.
Along with research and seminars on wolf
behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as wel ...
, particularly reproductive and inter-pack social behavior, Wolf Park provides interpretive programs to school groups and the public throughout the year. They provide a variety of day tours along with their popular evening "Howl Night" programs on weekends. The park is home to several packs of
wolves
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; plural, : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been reco ...
, along with
fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve sp ...
es,
bison
Bison are large bovines in the genus ''Bison'' (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised.
Of the two surviving species, the American bison, ''B. bison'', found only in North Ame ...
, and other North American species. Displays and landscaping focuses on backyard habitats and protecting native species.
They are incorporated under Wolf Park, Inc.
See also
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History of wolves in Yellowstone
The history of wolves in Yellowstone includes the extirpation, absence and reintroduction of wild populations of the gray wolf (''Canis lupus'') to Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. When the park was created in 1872 ...
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Zoos in Indiana
Tourist attractions in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Education in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Wolves in the United States
Wolf parks
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