It has been nearly two decades since Mission:Wolfs' founder Kent Weber discovered the difficulties presented by trying to transport live wolves. The first few experiences were in the back of a pickup truck in an unexpected attempt to rescue a neglected or homeless pet wolf or wolf-dog. Over the next few years the unexpected transportation woes were reduced by improvements in vehicle selection and design.

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As public demands for nature programs increased and we discovered better ways to transport wolves the Ambassador Wolf Program evolved. By focusing on keeping the wolves content while on the road we discovered that the wolves became excited to travel. For the few wolves unafraid of humans and traveling, it became obvious to audiences across the country that these animals were actually enjoying their job. This thrilled audiences and in return the wolves quickly learned how to work the audience. The excitement this offered to communities brought the wolves of Mission:Wolf in contact with over a million people in just a few years.

Today the wolf program continues to receive more requests than we can handle. Much of our success at offering such an effective program is due to the “Wolfhound” - our name for a renovated Greyhound Bus that now carries Ambassador wolves. On September 14th, 2001, we took out a loan and purchased a retired 1986 Marine Corp. bus. In a fast paced three weeks we renovated it, loaded up Ambassador Wolf Rami and the Educational team and set out on our fall tour to New England. Now Rami’s legacy lives on and our current Ambassador wolves continue to travel the country in the converted “Wolfhound.”

The wolf bus is currently running wonderfully thanks to the efforts of Dennis Weber, many diesel shops across the country, countless volunteers, and the Omega Foundation. From a business view the bus is a huge liability to operate. In an attempt to keep the program rolling we have incurred more than $30,000 of debt. We know that the success of wolf recovery will not be achieved from a business view and accept this financial burden. Mission:Wolf is grateful for any and all donations in support of wolf education.