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A memory submitted by John Holland who served on the board of directors at Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve (located in Gardiner, WA) and volunteered at the wolf sanctuary between 1977 and 1981. He also purchased three Alaskan wolves (Canis lupus pambasileus) from Jack Lynch which he raised in an…

Date: June 25, 2014

This excerpt describes Raven Bear (a member of the Crow Nation) and his grandson's visit to the wolf park on the Olympic peninsula, where the remnants of the Great Plains wolf "Canis lupus nubilus" were said to be kept. Raven Bear says that the wolves were in small pens and looked like they were…

Date: 1978

This photograph depicts Jack Lynch with a wolf at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA.

Date: June 18, 1972

This article describes Jack Lynch, his partner Mary Wheeler, and their work with wolves. At the time of writing, Lynch had 125 wolves representing six subspecies (72 of which are buffalo wolves). It reports that the buffalo wolves can reach up to 200 pounds and seven feet in length. Lynch has…

Date: December 13, 1979

This article, written for children, profiles Jack Lynch who cares for a pack of 80 of the last of the lobo (or buffalo) wolves, which are larger than most wolves. Lynch first read about the wolves in 1961 and purchased them from the aging Dr. E. H. McCleery who had saved the original 25 lobo wolves…

Date: April 1980

This photograph depicts two wolves at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA.

The full caption on the back reads, "Above: Shortly after feeding, these wolves bedded down. Left: It is not easy to stare a wolf down, particularly when it doesn't know you."

Date: October 29, 1978

This article reports that Jack Lynch has moved the wolf park from Gardiner, WA to Livingston, MT. Lynch stopped soliciting visitors to "Loboland" a couple of years ago, having never gotten many in the first place, and that an "adopt a wolf" program was started to help fund the wolves. The Gardiner…

Date: September 10, 1981

This publication includes Durward L. Allen's proposal for a Great Plains National Park which was presented in 1976 at the First Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks in New Orleans, LA.The proposed park would be located near the tri-state area of Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming…

Date: 1979

This article reports on the deplorable conditions of "Lobo Land," run by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lynch, who purportedly have seven subspecies of wolves at the park including the last of the plains wolf. Dr. Eaton reports that during his visit to Lobo Land on August 17, 1973 he was unattended and observed…

Date: February 1974

This leaflet was distributed to visitors at the Pacific Wolf Preserve in Gardiner, Washington, run by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lynch. It describes buffalo wolves (Canis lupus nubilus) in general and the history of the pack and the Dr. E. H. McCleery Lobo Wolf Foundation. The leaflet describes the financial…

Date: Between 1975 and 1977

This article reports that the former wolf park land (as well as a few small buildings and a trailer) has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Novosel of Kane. Mr. Jones is removing the old wolf park signs on the land and in the area. The sale reduces hope that the wolves - which were moved to Washington…

Date: April 27, 1973

This photograph depicts three wolves at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. This photograph seems to be in the same series as several other photographs with a development date of January 1975. One of those photographs has "June 1974" written on the back, so I assume each of these…

Date: June 1974

This photograph depicts the truck at Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA.

Date: Between 1977 and 1979

This photograph depicts two wolves at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. Although this photograph does not have a date on it, it seems to be in the same series as several other photographs with a development date of January 1975. One of those photographs has "June 1974" written…

Date: June 1974

This photograph depicts a wolf at Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA.

Date: Between 1977 and 1979

This photograph depicts a wolf at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA.

Date: April 5, 1980

This photograph depicts a wolf near its shelter at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. This photograph seems to be in the same series as several other photographs with a development date of January 1975. One of those photographs has "June 1974" written on the back, so I assume…

Date: June 1974

This photograph depicts a wolf in a pen at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. This photograph seems to be in the same series as several other photographs with a development date of January 1975. One of those photographs has "June 1974" written on the back, so I assume each of…

Date: June 1974

This photograph depicts the wolf-shaped sign at the entrance to Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA, overlooking Discovery Bay.

Date: Between 1977 and 1979

This article describes veterinarian Jack Thornton's experience in 1976 working for Jack Lynch, owner of the wolf preserve in Gardiner, WA. Two of Lynch's wolves got into a fight, leaving one of his favorite wolves with a lacerated scrotum. Lynch administered the anesthetic to the wolf and…

Date: June 17, 2009