Arne points out that low stubble is needed for the young ones and that adults bring their chicks onto hay fields after the first crop is cut. The birds go onto irrigated fields as well. They seem sociable. Curlews aren't the only special birds. Wolf Ranch is an enthusiastic supporter of the Kamloops Naturalist Club, which, since 1980, has maintained a blue-bird route along its northern perimeter.
Records show that the bluebirds, once in decline, are making a strong comeback.
Flora as well as fauna receive consideration. Dr. Bert Brink, respected botanist, and former instructor in Range Management in the Faculty of Agriculture at U.B.C., has recognized some of the ranch as very significant for wild flowers. Steps, including possible fencing, are being taken to protect those areas. Arne notes, to protect the deeded land than the grazing leases. Interestingly, cattle grazing does not appear to harm the flower meadows.