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  • Tags: The 1970s

This article reports that Jack Lynch is moving his wolf pack from Route 6 near Kane, PA to Gardiner, WA. The move was caused by difficulty in obtaining food for the 53 wolves (which eat three steers a week) and I-80 rerouting tourist traffic away from the park. Jack fears he will no longer get the…
Date: February 13, 1972

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 poem was inspired by Lobo Land in Gardiner, WA and incorporates a description of the wolves as the author perceived them.
Date: 1977

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

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This is a color photo (126 size Instamatic) of Ron Stafford as a 12-year-old boy standing by a wolf-shaped sign that reads "LOBO WOLVES." The photo was taken in 1971 by Ron's mother.
Date: August 1971

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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 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

A memory submitted by Dr. Jack Thornton, a retired veterinarian and former owner of Blue Mountain Animal Clinic in Port Angeles, WA regarding his experiences volunteering his veterinary services for Jack Lynch in Gardiner, WA. The initial interview was conducted by Kirsten Canfield over the phone.…
Date: March 4, 2014

A memory submitted by Mickey Karns regarding his visits to the wolf park in the 1960s and 1970s, helping feed the wolves with Pup Smith who worked for Jack Lynch, and "Kim" the mascot of the Kane football team.
Date: April 18, 2014

This article describes how much more magnificent the lobo wolves of Kane are compared to dogs passed as wolves in the movies and on TV, and describes a few of the wolves' individual habits. It reports that Jack Lynch plans to move the wolves to the west coast next month but plans to retain the…
Date: January 19, 1972

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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

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This photograph depicts at least seven wolves and Jack Lynch at his "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. This photograph has "June 1974" written on the back, so I assume it was taken in June 1974 and developed in January 1975.
Date: June 1974

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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

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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

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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

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This photograph depicts Jack Lynch with a wolf on a leash, and John Shetler at Jack Lynch's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Another wolf can be seen in the pens, and a sign hangs on the gate into the pens which says "keep out" with a skull. Judging by Jack's outfit…
Date: February 1972

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This photograph depicts Jack Lynch leaning over a wolf with a syringe in his mouth, sedating the wolf so that it can be put in a trailer to be moved from the lobo wolf park's location along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA to a new location in Gardiner, WA. Judging by Jack's outfit, I believe…
Date: February 1972

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This photograph depicts Jack Lynch leaning over a wolf with a syringe in his mouth, sedating the wolf so that it can be put in a trailer to be moved from the lobo wolf park's location along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA to a new location in Gardiner, WA. Judging by Jack's outfit, I believe…
Date: February 1972

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This photograph depicts Jack Lynch and John Shetler loading a wolf into a trailer to be moved from the lobo wolf park's location along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA to a new location in Gardiner, WA.
Date: February 1972

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This photograph depicts Jack Lynch and John Shetler loading a wolf into a trailer to be moved from the lobo wolf park's location along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA to a new location in Gardiner, WA.
Date: February 1972