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Wolf Hollow Wolf Hollow is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization educating about wolf behavior and conservation. Wolf Hollow is open to the public for educational tours!
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You can find more info at www.wolfhollowipswich.org -Wolf Hollow was founded in 1988 by the late Paul C. Soffron, with the mission of preservation of the wolf in the wild through education and exposure.

-Visitors are welcome at Wolf Hollow, where they meet the resident wolves and learn the importance of the wolf in the wild as top predator. By observing how a wolf pack functions, visitors learn how wolves are a benefit to the environment around them and ultimately to us as humans because of the many parallels to our own families. Wolves are still very much a threatened species and visitors will learn what can be done to help alleviate the threat.

-Wolf Hollow is fully licensed by the State of Massachusetts and the federal government as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We support our work solely through our admission, gift shop sales, memberships and donations.

-Visitors have the opportunity to view the Wolf Hollow pack while attending an educational presentation or tour. The recommended age for this program is five years and up. While learning about how the wolf lives in a family group, its role in nature, its history with man, and the fight to preserve their species in the wild, visitors observe the wolves interacting with their pack-mates at close range.

11/04/2026

We did it! Colorado voters rejected Amendment 83 tonight, defeating an effort to put a right to hunt and fish in the state constitution and advance a national political agenda through Colorado’s constitution.

Wildlife for All was proud to help lead the broad coalition that brought organizations, advocates, and Coloradans together to oppose this measure. Together, we built a campaign that reached beyond the usual wildlife advocacy circles and made clear what was at stake: who gets to shape wildlife policy and whether those decisions remain accountable to the public.

This victory took months of organizing, research, communications, coalition-building, and hard work from partners across Colorado and beyond. Most of all, it took voters who recognized that Colorado’s constitution should not be rewritten to serve the interests of a narrow group.

To every coalition partner, volunteer, advocate, donor, and Colorado voter who helped make this happen: THANK YOU.

This is what we can accomplish when we work together to change the systems that shape wildlife’s future.

Colorado’s wildlife. Colorado’s voice. A decisive victory.

Thank you so much to all who attended our “Wolf Hollow After Dark” Halloween event! 📷 babe ruthless
11/02/2026

Thank you so much to all who attended our “Wolf Hollow After Dark” Halloween event!

📷 babe ruthless

Happy HOWLoween! 🎃📷 Ellora Sen-Gupta
10/31/2026

Happy HOWLoween! 🎃

📷 Ellora Sen-Gupta

10/29/2026

Wolves howl for a number of reasons!

•Wolves howl to stay in touch with their pack members when they are separated.

•Wolves howl to claim territories and ward off potential rival packs.

•When wolves howl together within their pack, it helps to strengthen social bonds.

•Wolves howl to find a mate!

• Each wolf has a unique howl, just as humans each have a unique voice. We can tell which one of our resident wolves is howling by the tone of their howl!

Fun Fact: While we absolutely agree that the vision of a wolf howling at the moon makes for a great design on a t-shirt, unfortunately it’s a myth that wolves actually howl at the full moon.

Happy to share an actual auction item for the Wolf Hollow After Dark event on Halloween! Thank You Joe Sherry for donati...
10/27/2026

Happy to share an actual auction item for the Wolf Hollow After Dark event on Halloween!

Thank You Joe Sherry for donating your creativity and talent!

The event is SOLD OUT!!
(Waiting list available)

It’s tough to capture all 5 of the main pack in one photo by Sarah Hanafin was successful this past weekend! Pumpkin enr...
10/26/2026

It’s tough to capture all 5 of the main pack in one photo by Sarah Hanafin was successful this past weekend!

Pumpkin enrichment is a favorite all around!

What an amazing Wolf Awareness Week 2026... On Sunday volunteer staff members Sara, Andrew, and D attended a lecture by ...
10/24/2026

What an amazing Wolf Awareness Week 2026...

On Sunday volunteer staff members Sara, Andrew, and D attended a lecture by legendary Yellowstone Wolf Biologist Doug Smith in Maine. What an honor!

On Thursday volunteers Kassie, Nicole, Assistant Director Adam, and Sabrina pose for a Wolf Hollow family photo at International Wolf Center, Ely MN as part of IWC26 and we already have some exciting news / science to bring back to our visitors!

Today Wolf Hollow hosted a free seminar for SNHU Animal Rights and Ethics class: A three hour multi staged program focused around ethics and standards of keeping wolves in captivity and the deeper layers of conservation work.

Also, yeaterday we received a private grant by a supporter who is passionate about education... Thank you "Cheryl" for our future outdoor education space and long overdue nutrition room upgrade!!

We are so incredibly grateful for the continued support and confidence in what we do. Without the support of our visitors, members, donors and fans we could not send our hard working staff to the most prestigious of conferences and facilitate the growth of future conservation / wildlife advocates!

- Director Zee Soffron

10/22/2026

Join us TOMORROW, Friday, October 23, for our free webinar, Room to Recover: The Science & Policy of Wolf Survival! 🐺

Wildlife recovery shouldn’t be just a numbers game.

Too often, agencies set a population target, declare a species “recovered,” then open the door to hunting and trapping the very species they just called "recovered."

Wolves have lived this story across the country, but it isn't enough to ask how many wolves there are. We also need to ask whether they have what they need to thrive for the long term, like large, connected habitats, strong legal protections, and the freedom to disperse and form new packs.

That question is at the heart of our upcoming free webinar during Wolf Awareness Week. We hope you’ll join us!

🐺 Webinar: Room to Recover: The Science & Policy of Wolf Survival
📅 Friday, October 23
⏰ 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
💻 Zoom: https://loom.ly/4H0yE8c

Let's myth bust in honor of Wolf Awareness Week! Wolves are tied to stigmas and false information. Wolves are wild, they...
10/20/2026

Let's myth bust in honor of Wolf Awareness Week!

Wolves are tied to stigmas and false information. Wolves are wild, they are complex, and while there are nuances to stories told about wolves, science has proven some of them to be untrue.

Here are just a few commonly heard myths about wolves.

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114 Essex Road
Ipswich, MA
01938

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