What does the Endangered Species Act do?

What does the Endangered Species Act do?

What do red wolves, tigers, sea otters, and black-footed ferrets have in common?  They’re all protected by the Endangered Species Act. What does the ESA do?  The ESA was passed in 1973 and has been one of the most comprehensive conservation laws ever put in place by...
Instructor Spotlight: Jeremy Heft

Instructor Spotlight: Jeremy Heft

If you’ve been around WERC for a few years, you have probably met, read about, or viewed Jeremy Heft at one time or another. We thought you’d enjoy knowing just a little bit about our “lone wolf.”  Jeremy Heft is one of our instructors for our...
What traits do real wolves and werewolves have in common?

What traits do real wolves and werewolves have in common?

Did you have a good Halloween? We hope so! Today we’re wrapping up our werewolf series by connecting the characterizations of werewolves we see in popular media with real information about the wolves that they’re based on! Communication – in the Harry Potter series by...
Where does the term “lone wolf” come from?

Where does the term “lone wolf” come from?

When you think of someone who is a “lone wolf”, what do you think of? Someone who carves their own path in a new and creative way?  Someone who commits a crime on their own? Someone who doesn’t want to socialize with others and lives on the outside?  When we look up...