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This article reports on the controversial proposal to reintroduce wolves to Yellowstone National Park. The E. H. McCleery Foundation located near Yellowstone in Emigrant, MT became a topic of conversation when a wolf was recently killed by a car in the area. The wolf was thought to have escaped from…
Date: September/October 1990

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

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

Carolyn-Hedlund-Green-Flyer.pdf
This leaflet (one half-page) is an advertisement for the lobo wolf park. It includes the location; hours of operation, tours, and feeding; the number of wolves; and the wolves' history. Full text of the leaflet is quoted below.This leaflet has some handwritten notes on the front and back, which are…
Date: 1963

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This leaflet (one half-page) is an advertisement for the lobo wolf park. It includes the location; hours of operation, tours, and feeding; the number of wolves; and the wolves' history. Full text of the leaflet is quoted below.This leaflet is stamped with "Kane Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Kane,…
Date: 1963

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This sign is on display in the history classroom 216 at the Kane Area High School in Kane, PA. The following inscription is painted on the sign in the lower left-hand corner:

S. B. (Small Willow)
D. G. (White Water)
J. S.
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A transcription of the sign can be found below.

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Lou Widmer found this sign around 1975 when he slipped on it in the woods by the wolf park archway.

There are many bullet holes in this sign. The sign reads:

THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON ROUTE US 6

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Around 1947 or 1948, this sign was located along Route 14, about halfway between Montour Falls, NY and Watkins Glen, NY on the left hand side of the road.

This sign was hit by a bullet but the bullet did not puncture the sign. The sign reads:

THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON…

Carolyn-Hedlund-The Only Lobo Wolves In The World Flyer by Jack and Marjorie Lynch.pdf
This leaflet by Jack and Marjorie Lynch is a slightly edited version of the one Dr. E. H. McCleery distributed to visitors at the wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general, their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides some anecdotes. "From Lynch" is hand written in the…
Date: Between 1962 and 1972

tolwitw04.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: 1940

tolwitw03.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between 1933 and 1962

tolwitw02.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between 1940 and 1962

tolwitw01.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Jack Lynch's "Lobo Land USA" wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so…
Date: Between 1962 and 1979

tolwitw07.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.

tolwitw06.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.

tolwitw05.pdf
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.

gardinerpamphlet.pdf
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

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This color linen postcard is an illustration depicting five wolves at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA, among trees and metal "dens." The caption reads "The McCleery Wolf Pack at Kane, Pa." The artwork is signed "M. C. MacEwen '31" and the code 3A357…
Date: 1931

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

thelonekiller-watermarked.pdf
This book by Dr. E. H. McCleery describes the different subspecies of wolves, the psychology of his wolves, and provides anecdotes of the pack. It completely covers the time at the Kane wolf park, and a short amount of time at the Route 6 wolf park. The poem on the last page was written by the Kane…
Date: 1929